In my opinion... all rides should be measured in elapsed time, not riding time. Maybe this is why some threads sounded strange because of this misunderstanding? I mean think about it...if I split up a century into 5 min 25mph + sprints...(so I averaged 25mph throughout the century measured by riding time) and took a 20-30 minute recovery break in between each sprint...I would not brag that I could do a 4 hour century. Its just crazy. Elapsed time only.