Great job! I rode the Apple Century several times and always enjoyed it. It sounds like you and your DH had a great time - rode your own ride, did well, had fun, finished safely, so I'd agree with the advice to let the thoughtless and probably well-intentioned comment just slide off your back fender!



Quote Originally Posted by lauraelmore1033 View Post

Ever get those?
Did the Apple Century over the weekend, and was so proud of the fact that DH and I were cookin' right along, passing people right and left (well, really only on the left, but you know what I mean...) and made quite an improvement on our previous performance. We kept leap-frogging back and forth with a certain pace line for most of the ride--mainly because they kept having flats and/or other mechanical issues. After the ride, as I was lying in a heap digesting a surprisingly delicious burger, the lone woman from the group came up to gush on about how impressed she was with me. I was totally eating it up until she asked if this was my first century! Why would you assume that? This happens to be my third season of doing not only centuries, but double centuries! I guess I'm just too sensitive, because it totally killed my buzz.