Here's my other post, moved from the other thread:
"My second century" by DScott
Miles: 102miles
ride time: 6hr. 23 min.
total time out: 7hrs 6min.
About 16mph avg.
I saw no one from BF.net I recognized.
I spent less time at rest stops.
This ride was hard, for some reason.
Fast pacelines are fun.
Descending Drum Cyn. shook at least one filling loose, I think.
But, the downhill run back to town with a tailwind is *very* fun.
I suck at climbing.
I'm very tired.
Beer is good.
Cheers to everyone who got a chance to do this ride!
ETA:
Sorry to hear about the leg, Joy, though it sounds like you made the best of a bad situation.
I don't have much experience with these things, so I can't say just why this ride was so tough. Maybe it was just me, since every time the road turned up, it just hurt. Putting Drum Cyn. at the end of the ride was just a bit sadistic, IMO. I'd do it again, but need to be a better climber to have more fun.
My wife and kids came up with me, and they frolicked though the Santa Ynez valley, eating pastry, enduring the constant pressure to buy stuff, and played with the ostriches and miniature horses. It was cool having a little cheering section at the start!