Signed up for my first Century!

[Jiffer]

Thanks for the enthusiasm, guys. I was completely bummed when I realized we missed registering in time for the train ride back. DH set his alarm to go running this morning and was going register when he got back. Instead, he turned off the alarm and went back to sleep! But we decided to get our own business class tickets and do our own train ride back in even better style. DH has heard people have had to sit on the floor on the "party train" because they over sold tickets. I don't know if it's true, and I was looking forward to riding with everyone, but I'm okay with this. It will be us and the couple riding tandem with us.

I've done Torrey Pines before and, pretty much, hated it! But now I know what to expect and, if that's the worst of it, I'm okay with that. We rode from Carlsbad to La Jolla and back ... 52 miles. That's the farthest we've ever gone on the tandem. Though DH has done several centuries and is a very strong cyclist ... yay for me!

I have to say, saddle sore is my worst fear with this century. I've been enjoying getting up and out of the saddle on my single whenever I feel like it. I may be trying out some other saddles. We'll see. How long should I be able to reasonably last in this saddle to know if it will be okay for 100 miles?