Quote Originally Posted by Rakekay
I rode -- and finished -- my first century yesterday. What an experience. It was great fun (well, most of the time) and the other riders and people working the ride couldn't have been nicer. I wish I'd had a friend to ride with however. There were only about 750 riders registered for the ride and there were four different route options (20, 40, 60 and 100), so there were many long stretches where I was all alone, out in the middle of nowhere. I didn't mind that much at the beginning, but I sure could have used a companion to ride with for motivation at the end. Couldn't really hook up with any of the other century riders since we were all so spread out and the ones I did run into were all much more advanced riders than I am.
But, I still feel like it was a major accomplishment. I've been riding for fewer than three months, so to complete this in under seven hours (6 hours and 47 minutes to be precise) gave me quite an ego boost.
I must say, however, my crotch is mighty sore today!
Rakekay - WOW congratulations thats one great ride. Good on you for getting thru those stretches on your own with no riding buddy. Sending champagne toasts your way.
Trek