Listen 10 Wheels, obviously you have a "bit" of experience on me. I am huffing and puffing and sweating through everything just riding at a comfortable pace (12-16 mph) for 16 miles to my office. I have only logged 77.2 miles since the beginning of the year. Though I know that my new bike has "DRASTICALLY" improved my time, a century is just so daunting to me at this point. Hell, a metric century is daunting at this point. Of course, encouragement, like yours, goes a long way to motivate an individual. Keep it up. :-)
Doc