Oh, so an imperial century is just a way of saying a century of miles rather than kilometers! I was thinking, hmm... were King George's miles longer than our colonial miles??? But I guess it would only be longer if you were riding nautical miles and then you'd be getting wet.
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06-05-2005, 02:30 AM #1
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Work sure suts into cycling time, doesn't it? Or school - I dread the next semester starting Monday because it means a LOT less time to ride - I really want to be riding 100 miles every weekend and a couple 2 to 4 shorter rides during the week. It's gonna be hard!
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06-05-2005, 03:18 PM #3
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Hmmm, so what did I end up with? I rode 62.7 miles, but it poured on the last 15, so was it a nautical century or just a metric???
Originally Posted by nuthatch
Oh, so an imperial century is just a way of saying a century of miles rather than kilometers! I was thinking, hmm... were King George's miles longer than our colonial miles??? But I guess it would only be longer if you were riding nautical miles and then you'd be getting wet.
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06-05-2005, 05:13 PM #4
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Nautical century
Aww, let's call it a nautical century and start a trend. Looks like Corsair got her imperial century in this weekend and I only got a, hmm, what would you call 40 miles sprinting away from a thundercloud and up big hills? Just mighty fun ridin' I guess!
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06-05-2005, 05:51 PM #5
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Sounds like a heck of a good time! Originally Posted by nuthatch
hmm, what would you call 40 miles sprinting away from a thundercloud and up big hills? Just mighty fun ridin' I guess!
And... way to go C-Mac!
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06-05-2005, 08:01 PM #6
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*shaking head*
Yup, I got bit bad. I did another imperial century (that just sounds SOOO much more important than just a plain "century) yesterday. and then for grins and giggles, rode another 50 today. Unfortunately, I don't have 2 back-to-back 8 hour days to ride a double imperial. hmmmm....I might just have to take a day off work to try that. And I'm with Nut on this one------if you're riding in the rain, it should be counted as nautical miles!
As for mine: it started out cold - 56 degrees!
I didn't want to have to carry warmers with me since my rides are all self-supported and I have to carry everything so I left them home. By the time I stopped by my LBS (6.50 miles from home) I was freezing and feeling downright whiney and cranky about riding 100 miles. As I climbed back on the bike I had talked myself out of doin a century. Soo 100.56 miles and 7:08 hours later...I got home riding the last 40 miles or so in 21 mph headwinds with 28 mph gusts. (gotta love this city) Guess it was a good thing I'd talked myself outta riding that century yesterday huh?
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06-06-2005, 03:00 AM #7
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Wow, Corsair! As a friend of mine would say, "you're just a glooten for punishment!" Hope you can still walk today!
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06-06-2005, 06:34 AM #8
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Whooooo-eeee! I'm afraid of you grrl!
I think you're turning into one of those extreme long distance gals. Soon we'll be waiting for those "across America and beyond" road reports.
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06-06-2005, 10:34 AM #9
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Heck cap'n, I ain't got no brains - I rode to work today too. But my tummy is feeling a lil peaked so I'm skipping my lunch ride. Originally Posted by nuthatch
Wow, Corsair! As a friend of mine would say, "you're just a glooten for punishment!" Hope you can still walk today!
and yeah spazz....those 24 hr endurance rides actually have more appeal to me than road races do. My momma always said I weren't right in the head.Life should NOT be a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in an attractive and well preserved body, but rather to skid in sideways, champagne in one hand, strawberries in the other, body thoroughly used up, totally worn out and screaming: "Yeah Baby! What a Ride!"
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