I did my first Century!
03-09-08, 05:27 PM
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I did my first Century!
Fellow Cydes,
I did my first century this weekend. Actually, it was 101 miles. The ride was the Wheels of Fire in Georgia. I understand that this ride has approximately 8K feet of climbing through the ride. If that wasnt enough, the ride started out in a snow storm! I am not kidding either. Snow, sleet and rain. I had just started when my bike bag broke and fell off my bike. The plastic that held it to my seat froze and broke. About five mile further and in the blowing snow, I had a flat tire. The back one. Not a good way to start out a ride.
I have never seen so many hills on a bike ride. There were several the last 5 miles of the ride. Anyway, I can say that I have now done a century!
Tall Steve
I did my first century this weekend. Actually, it was 101 miles. The ride was the Wheels of Fire in Georgia. I understand that this ride has approximately 8K feet of climbing through the ride. If that wasnt enough, the ride started out in a snow storm! I am not kidding either. Snow, sleet and rain. I had just started when my bike bag broke and fell off my bike. The plastic that held it to my seat froze and broke. About five mile further and in the blowing snow, I had a flat tire. The back one. Not a good way to start out a ride.
I have never seen so many hills on a bike ride. There were several the last 5 miles of the ride. Anyway, I can say that I have now done a century!
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03-09-08, 05:48 PM
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Congrats, are you going to be at Tour de Pike down in Concord, Ga next weekend? If so, look for me and the wife there.
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03-09-08, 06:11 PM
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Nice! That is an awesome accomplishment! Congratulations! My goal is to have my first century be the Tour de Steamboat at the end of this summer...
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Fellow Cydes,
I did my first century this weekend. Actually, it was 101 miles. The ride was the Wheels of Fire in Georgia. I understand that this ride has approximately 8K feet of climbing through the ride. If that wasnt enough, the ride started out in a snow storm! I am not kidding either. Snow, sleet and rain. I had just started when my bike bag broke and fell off my bike. The plastic that held it to my seat froze and broke. About five mile further and in the blowing snow, I had a flat tire. The back one. Not a good way to start out a ride.
I have never seen so many hills on a bike ride. There were several the last 5 miles of the ride. Anyway, I can say that I have now done a century!
Tall Steve
I did my first century this weekend. Actually, it was 101 miles. The ride was the Wheels of Fire in Georgia. I understand that this ride has approximately 8K feet of climbing through the ride. If that wasnt enough, the ride started out in a snow storm! I am not kidding either. Snow, sleet and rain. I had just started when my bike bag broke and fell off my bike. The plastic that held it to my seat froze and broke. About five mile further and in the blowing snow, I had a flat tire. The back one. Not a good way to start out a ride.
I have never seen so many hills on a bike ride. There were several the last 5 miles of the ride. Anyway, I can say that I have now done a century!
Tall Steve
03-09-08, 06:35 PM
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Congratulations!!!!
I think it is a great accomplishment.
I think it is a great accomplishment.
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03-09-08, 06:48 PM
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thanks everyone! I am glad that it is done.....now whats next??? 200k?
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Great job Steve! You always seem to remember your first century and what a first century. Not only did you have to ride 101 miles with 8K of climbing (a good days ride) but you had elements. The elements made the ride just that tougher. Again, GREAT JOB!!!!!
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Big congrats! Great job.
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Just damn...snow, Ice and Hills. Dedication brother, that is dedication.
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Good Job! With a start like that I am not sure I would have completed it.
03-10-08, 05:43 AM
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Before I leave on vacation, allow me to present this!
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03-10-08, 06:36 AM
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The feeling of accomplishment after your first century is something that you will never forget!
Congratulations!
Congratulations!
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Good job! Sounds like you overcame some adversity to get there too! Congrats!
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Nice going! That's a heck of a lot of climbing for a first century, too.
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03-10-08, 10:23 AM
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Wow... you had quite some obstacles to overcome in your first century. Nice work!
Feels great to have accomplished such a ride, doesn't it?
Is it spring yet?
Feels great to have accomplished such a ride, doesn't it?
Is it spring yet?
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Way to go!!! I'd love to hear more about how you trained, how you felt throughout the ride, what you'd do the same, and what you'd do differently in the future... (training for my first century and love to hear what works and doesn't for other folks!)
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Wow! Way to go. I hope to do a half century by June 1 and a century by the end of August.
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WOW! Can't get much tougher than that. Great job!