Almost my first century..some thoughts

[Mr. Bloom]

Denny, no shame in tryin'!

You'll make your goal. I was at Reynolds Plantation a couple weeks ago, and that Central Georgia heat nearly killed me in my 50 mile solo ride (on roads that weren't on the map!) If it hadn't been for my iPhone map and 5 bottles of water/gatorade, I might have been back to ashes in that heat!

Also: If you want your first century to be an organized event, I encourage you to look for one with a lot more than 100 riders.

[denny]

Denny, no shame in tryin'!

You'll make your goal. I was at Reynolds Plantation a couple weeks ago, and that Central Georgia heat nearly killed me in my 50 mile solo ride (on roads that weren't on the map!) If it hadn't been for my iPhone map and 5 bottles of water/gatorade, I might have been back to ashes in that heat!

Also: If you want your first century to be an organized event, I encourage you to look for one with a lot more than 100 riders.

Hey Silver- that ride had over 700 riders! Now the next ride in September is rumored to have about 900+ , gotta figure out a way to recruit medium paced riders. Maybe I can leave a comment on active.com to try and start a seperate group.

[Pedal Wench]

Hey Silver- that ride had over 700 riders! Now the next ride in September is rumored to have about 900+ , gotta figure out a way to recruit medium paced riders. Maybe I can leave a comment on active.com to try and start a seperate group.

Which one in September? We always call that Century Month. Seems like there's a good one every weekend in September.

A lot of the markings were hard to see. I was alone for most of the ride, and was always really happy to see someone else to confirm I hadn't missed a mark.

Like I said - at least you tried. I think only four women from my club did the century.

[Tri Girl]

I teach and always tell my students that you learn more from doing something wrong than from doing it right.
You sure gave it your best effort, and now you have some tricks in your bag to use for the next one. You'll make it, and on your own terms next time.