I'll chime in by noting that I completed a metric century on Sunday--actually 63.8 miles--the second longest ride of my life. (The first being 77 miles back in June for the local MS150.) I managed to come in with a 13mph average, which is pert darned good for me!
Much of the route was somewhat flat or small rollers, but there were also a bunch of hills that really challenged me. Best part (besides finishing) was that I wasn't as wiped out as I thought I might be. Various parts of my anatomy were aching, but overall I felt pretty fine once I tucked the bike back into my truck and headed home!
Two years ago you would never have convinced me that I'd ever do a ride over about 25 miles. And now I'm getting ready for my first century in three weeks!
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09-08-2009, 10:34 AM #1
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09-08-2009, 06:07 PM #2
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Proudest moment...doing a metric century ride! New to biking this year and I made it a personal goal to do 60 miles because I'll be 60 in a few weeks! I love this forum, I've learned so much from all of you. Thanks for the wisdom...
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09-09-2009, 04:13 PM #3
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I put new bar tape on my Dahon the other day -- it needed to be done, and I had been putting it off forEVER . . . and this was the first time I had done this for any of my bikes!
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