Originally Posted by
CliftonGK1
Since it's a club ride, find people doing your pace and get chatting with them. The miles will peel away if you're talking instead of eyeballing your odometer every 30 seconds.
This is doubly good advice. If you're talking, you're not overexerting yourself.
I went out hard on my last century and suffered the last 20 miles for it. A few weeks later I did a slightly shorter ride with twice the climbing at my pace and finished strong.
If you pace well and just want to leave everything on the course, hammer in the last 15 miles. The andrenaline will carry you to the end if you get tired, and it is kind of fun
Suck wheels like no one's business. When it's your turn to push into the wind, take short pulls. Most people make the mistake of taking long pulls. No need to stay in the wind for more than 30 sec to 1 min if you're in a paceline.