Did a century (100 miles, not 100 pounds)

Congrats, Bob. I did 71 miles on Saturday and 45 today. It was really
windy, which made the ride a lot harder. So I feel your pain.

Thanks, Roger! Wind does suck, and this was strong and seemingly from
everywhere. That's a lot of riding, too, though.

BTW, last weekend I did a metric century. During that ride I came upon a
short, but really steep hill. I didn't realize how steep it was until it
was
too late. I had to stand to complete it, but I found that what I
throught
was my max HR wasn't. I have a new max HR.

That's also how I've set my max HR -- it's the highest HR I've seen on my
HR monitor. (Aside from bad readings that I know are invalid.)

There was a lot of debris in the roads here, too, due to Ivan.



Debris makes the route much harder.

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Bob in CT
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On Mon, 20 Sep 2004 10:08:08 -0500, wrote:

I suppose so. It is not a true racing bike, but it is fast and certainly
good enough for a century. I don't have fenders or racks on it, but it
can
take them.

Well congrats on the century!

I used to do a lot of bike riding but haven't for
years. Need to get back into it as its wonderful
exercise.

Tell me... did you have any pain with the saddle doing
100 miles?

I did not, but I also rode a lot of smaller distances (multiple 60 milers,
70, 75, and 80 miles) in order to build up my butt (along with my
endurance). I also use a Brooks saddle, which some like and others hate.
If you fit a Brooks, they work really well. Plus, the wind was so bad
that I kinda forgot all the other pains being produced.

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On Mon, 20 Sep 2004 10:08:08 -0500, wrote:

I suppose so. It is not a true racing bike, but it is fast and certainly
good enough for a century. I don't have fenders or racks on it, but it
can
take them.

Well congrats on the century!

I used to do a lot of bike riding but haven't for
years. Need to get back into it as its wonderful
exercise.

Tell me... did you have any pain with the saddle doing
100 miles?

I did not, but I also rode a lot of smaller distances (multiple 60 milers,
70, 75, and 80 miles) in order to build up my butt (along with my
endurance). I also use a Brooks saddle, which some like and others hate.
If you fit a Brooks, they work really well. Plus, the wind was so bad
that I kinda forgot all the other pains being produced.

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On 20 Sep 2004 13:02:55 GMT, LCer09 wrote:

Today, I rode my first century.

You must feel like Superman! LOL!
LCing since 12/01/03-
Me- 5'7" 265/165/140
& hubby- 6' 310/188/180
http://f2.pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/lcer09/my_photos

I do now, but I have to say that there were some times when I was riding
alone, I hadn't seen anyone in a while (even hours), it was getting to the
80-90 mile mark, I ran out of water and food, and I was heading into yet
another windy area where I was seriously considering quitting. Luckily, I
made it to the last food stop, which was only eight miles from the end. I
figured that if I'd already ridden over 90 miles, I could ride another 8.
I went as fast as I could for that last eight miles, as I told my
girlfriend to meet me at 3pm and it was past 4 pm at the food stop. Plus,
it was less windy for some reason, and I'm always good at motoring when I
can see the end of a ride.

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On 20 Sep 2004 13:02:55 GMT, LCer09 wrote:

Today, I rode my first century.

You must feel like Superman! LOL!
LCing since 12/01/03-
Me- 5'7" 265/165/140
& hubby- 6' 310/188/180
http://f2.pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/lcer09/my_photos

I do now, but I have to say that there were some times when I was riding
alone, I hadn't seen anyone in a while (even hours), it was getting to the
80-90 mile mark, I ran out of water and food, and I was heading into yet
another windy area where I was seriously considering quitting. Luckily, I
made it to the last food stop, which was only eight miles from the end. I
figured that if I'd already ridden over 90 miles, I could ride another 8.
I went as fast as I could for that last eight miles, as I told my
girlfriend to meet me at 3pm and it was past 4 pm at the food stop. Plus,
it was less windy for some reason, and I'm always good at motoring when I
can see the end of a ride.

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A lot of people do not understand that riding a century has a large
psychological component. Huge, in fact.

Pat in TX

On Mon, 20 Sep 2004 11:28:15 -0500, Pat wrote:

A lot of people do not understand that riding a century has a large
psychological component. Huge, in fact.

Pat in TX



It does! By the way, congratulations on completing a century in 6 hours.
That's an achievement!

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On Mon, 20 Sep 2004 11:28:15 -0500, Pat wrote:

A lot of people do not understand that riding a century has a large
psychological component. Huge, in fact.

Pat in TX



It does! By the way, congratulations on completing a century in 6 hours.
That's an achievement!

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I did not, but I also rode a lot of smaller distances (multiple 60 milers,
70, 75, and 80 miles) in order to build up my butt (along with my
endurance). I also use a Brooks saddle, which some like and others hate.
If you fit a Brooks, they work really well. Plus, the wind was so bad
that I kinda forgot all the other pains being produced.

OK

Ive been considering a recumbent for such long distance
riding. Hence the question

I did not, but I also rode a lot of smaller distances (multiple 60 milers,
70, 75, and 80 miles) in order to build up my butt (along with my
endurance). I also use a Brooks saddle, which some like and others hate.
If you fit a Brooks, they work really well. Plus, the wind was so bad
that I kinda forgot all the other pains being produced.

OK

Ive been considering a recumbent for such long distance
riding. Hence the question