CONGRATULATIONS! It's so hard to ride a bike rally, and be out there alone finishing up your miles. I'm pretty slow, and when I do the longer routes, the crowds thin out and I find myself out there riding alone. That's mentally tough.

After 3 years of riding... I finally did my first 100 miles on 8-22-07. I did it with my cycling club. Talk about slow. We started out good and had about a 16 mph average. But after our 2-hour lunch (SLOW SERVICE!) it dropped to a 14 mph average. We started at 8:00 AM and finished at 6:45 PM. LONG DAY!

I don't know about you, but I loved the long distance. It was great!