I'm having a dilemma re:Century Ride this weekend and group

[pll]

At this point, I'm not even sure I can complete the 100 miles because I'm not feeling 100% health wise.

I did the same ride last year and finished the 100 so I know that I can do it, but I am really worried that if I push myself to keep up with the group, I will completely crash and burn especially since I'm battling a stupid cold.

You are battling a cold, so your body needs energy to recover. Perhaps take a shorter route (if offered as part of the organized ride), so you ride at your own pace, enough to break a sweat but without over exerting, which might result in dragging the cold along much longer than you would like.

[Nole Girl]

Thanks for the welcome and the replies. Right now, I am just being a big whiney butt because I WANT to ride but I know that I am just not up to it. The ride is broken into 25 mile segments so I can do whatever I feel like, but I was so excited to be able to ride with a group this year. It just sucks.

[Biciclista]

there are many more rides in your future. Take care of yourself now and keep riding. I hope you get to go out and ride with them even if it's only 25 miles of it.
take care. (I'm the slow one too)

[Velocivixen]

@Nole Girl....well, what happened? It's Sunday, so I presume you either are riding at this moment or you already finished. How did it work out? How do you feel? Were your riding buddies understanding? Whatever happened I hope you enjoyed yourself and do get well soon.

[Nole Girl]

Thanks for asking. I decided to ride by myself (well, there were 2000 other riders so I wasn't really "by myself"). I didn't want to put the group in the position to wait or not wait for me. I was also kind of embarrassed to even ask 'cuz it makes me feel like a slacker.

Anyway, I was planning on starting and at about mile 20 there is a Starbucks so I figured if I was miserable, I would head into the 'bucks and chill. I ended up feeling really good once I started riding. I finished the half, thought about riding to the 75 and than good sense prevailed and I quit at the 50 mile turnaround. I'm so glad I did because it was soooooo hot, and I felt good when I finished. I'm still disappointed that I wasn't up to the 100 today, but what the hell...there WILL be other rides.

Here is a picture at the top of one of the climbs. It was actually taken on a training ride but this is some of the awesome scenery I got to look at today.

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[Koronin]

That is a really cool picture.

[Velocivixen]

Thanks for the update! You did the right thing for you and that's all that matters. Great photo and breathtaking scenery. I'm like you in that I like to plan for "options" during my ride, so that if I decide I can't or don't want to keep going I can go for lunch or stop for coffee! Good going.