is a metric century realistic?

[Andrea]

Also if you can get electrolyte pills (they are call Endurolytes) by all means use them! You probably only need about 4/hour but they will help as well.

If you want to go cheap like me, you can just add 1/8 tsp of lite salt to your water bottles and/or take salt pills- available from your local pharmacy at a fraction of the price of Endurolytes!

[cyclingmama]

You can definitely do it!!!!! I had been biking a few years, then ended up taking a 5-yr hiatus when I had my kids. This is my first season back on the bike after those 5 years, I've been averaging a couple 20-mile rides weekdays and a 35-45 mile ride weekends. Sunday I did an organized ride, 75 miles with significant climbing. It took me a little longer than I had hoped, but I finished it and felt surprisingly good yesterday. The stocked rest stops and the commardarie (sp?) of being with other riders make the miles fly by. +1 on what the others have said about eating and drinking, and you will be absolutely fine. Good Luck and have fun!!!!

[batsheva]

Thanks for all your encouragement and advice especially re: nutrition and hydration and pacing myself-- and it paid off!

Managed the 62 miles /Metric Century on Sunday without bonking out! I worked really hard on taking in the energy and fluids and keeping myself cool with icy water over my head and ice cubes down my bra as it was HOT HOT HOT - and it worked out! I reckon I could even have done another 15 miles reasonably comfortably-- even though I had barely been on my bike during the 3 preceding weeks - maybe that helped!

Thanks again for your support all of you to give me the little push I needed to go for and succeed at the 100km

batsheva

[jobob]

Excellent!

[andtckrtoo]

WAY TO GO!!!! Congrats on going out there and challenging yourself and for completing the ride in such great shape!!!

[Blueberry]

Yay!!! Congratulations!!!!

CA

[SadieKate]

A big yippee for you!!!!

[GLC1968]

Excellent! Congratulations!

[melissam]

Great job, batsheva!

What's next on your list of things to do?

[batsheva]

the English century for Diabetes - Tour de Cure in February :-)

[bikerchic]

Congrats on a job well done!

[LBTC]

Congratulations, Batsheva! You rock!!! Well done! Don't you love that feeling of doing something you've never done before?

Hugs and butterflies,
~T~

[melissam]

the English century for Diabetes - Tour de Cure in February :-)

Best of luck in reaching another most worthy goal!