stevelon
10-29-06, 07:11 PM
Did my first century today. Wind was rough. Navigation left something to be desired and ended up doing 107. Butt has blisters. I loved it. Want to do another tomorrow, well maybe in a week or two.
Fifty Plus (50+) - 1st century
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Trsnrtr
10-29-06, 07:18 PM
Put your feet up, watch TV, and have something enjoyable to drink. You desrve it. :)
Mojo Slim
10-29-06, 09:53 PM
Nice going. One of the neatest parts about completing a century is that you get to tell other people you rode your bike 100 miles! You say it, and quietly walk away. Your blistered butt is your badge of honor.
dauphin
10-29-06, 10:13 PM
congratulations. I can't wait to do another one...
stapfam
10-30-06, 12:33 AM
Well done and due to your problem- no pics required. Take a gentle ride in the next couple of days to make certain that the legs are not siezing up but keep it short as it is awkaward to do distance standing up.
BlazingPedals
10-30-06, 06:47 AM
Congrats on the first century. Heres a little poem that you might appreciate:
Poem didn't show up on my first try, see below.
Poem didn't show up on my first try, see below.
BlazingPedals
10-30-06, 06:56 AM
The Scorcher
He tumbled from his weary wheel and set it by the door;
Then stood as though he joyed to find his feet on earth once more;
And as he mopped his rumpled head his face was wreathed in smiles;
"A very pretty run," he said, "I did a hundred miles!"
"A hundred miles!" I cried, "Ah think what beauties you have seen!
The reedy streams where cattle drink, the meadows rich and green.
Where did you wend your rapid way - through lofty woodland aisles?"
He shook his head. "I cannot say - I did a hundred miles."
"What hamlets saw your swift tyres spin? Ah, how I envy you!
To lose the city's dust and din beneath the heaven's blue.
To get a breath of country air; to lean o'er rustic stiles!"
He only said, "The roads were fair; I did a hundred miles!"
From the "Riverside Daily Enterprise," July 10, 1896
He tumbled from his weary wheel and set it by the door;
Then stood as though he joyed to find his feet on earth once more;
And as he mopped his rumpled head his face was wreathed in smiles;
"A very pretty run," he said, "I did a hundred miles!"
"A hundred miles!" I cried, "Ah think what beauties you have seen!
The reedy streams where cattle drink, the meadows rich and green.
Where did you wend your rapid way - through lofty woodland aisles?"
He shook his head. "I cannot say - I did a hundred miles."
"What hamlets saw your swift tyres spin? Ah, how I envy you!
To lose the city's dust and din beneath the heaven's blue.
To get a breath of country air; to lean o'er rustic stiles!"
He only said, "The roads were fair; I did a hundred miles!"
From the "Riverside Daily Enterprise," July 10, 1896
p8rider
10-30-06, 08:06 AM
Congrats!
The first is a major milestone. I've done two now and still feel elated. I don't know if I was better prepared on the second or if it was because on my second, the ride was supported, but it felt alot easier than my first.
Nice Poem Blazingpedals
The first is a major milestone. I've done two now and still feel elated. I don't know if I was better prepared on the second or if it was because on my second, the ride was supported, but it felt alot easier than my first.
Nice Poem Blazingpedals
sour01
10-30-06, 08:51 AM
Congatulations on your achievement. Welcome to the club. Now get some well deserved rest and begin pondering about when you will put yourself through that again.
jcm
10-30-06, 08:51 AM
Congratulations! I didn't even know I did my first century til I plotted it out the next day and found that I had gone 111 miles! When I discovered it, I collapsed into a quivering, gelatinous mass.
Shameless Plug o' the Day: No butt discomfort - I ride a Brooks! ;)
Shameless Plug o' the Day: No butt discomfort - I ride a Brooks! ;)
howsteepisit
10-30-06, 08:53 AM
Congratulations and I am jealous. 4" of snow greeted me this am, and the forecast is for a low of 4 degrees tonight!
rck
10-30-06, 05:58 PM
Stevelon, Congrats on your 1st century! Was that the intracoastal waterway century?
jppe
10-30-06, 07:39 PM
Congrats!!
stevelon
10-31-06, 06:22 AM
Ride in Brevard county FLorida. East coast area where the space launches take place.
bobkat
10-31-06, 06:26 AM
Way to go! Looking out the window, we got snow here last night, too!