I have one more thing I also like to mention on training. About a month ago I bought a Polar HRM. The simple one no alarms it just displays my HR. I wear it everytime I cycle. I highly recommend a HRM for training. There are formulas to calculate what your HR should be and I do need to learn more. However after riding it for a month and doing trhe century with it I really know my range. I feel I can go all day when I am in the below 150 range but when I get 155 to 165 what a workout that becomes, I have gotten it as high as 180 but just for a couple seconds. I did a quick ride yesterday and kept it above 160 most of the time and when I rode the century 3 days ago I averaged around 155.

steve