volvosong we have all been there rather a century + ride or even a small ride. Sometimes what we expect to accomplish and have a mind set on just dosen't always happen regardless of circumstances or situations.

You should look at what you accomplished as a gift, not as a failure. we all have great days, good days, and bad days when it comes to everyday life events.

I applaud your tenacity, strenght and discipline to set out on a ride with a goal in mind and still accomplish a century. Not many can do that and get up the next morning and ride 24 miles young or old, { how about middle-age** I am 62 and more than once I have felt the same as you and didn't finsih the way I expected.. The difference is you got back out there and finished what you started. Your goal was 124 miles. It stil got completed!

2nd thought. At our age sleep and recovery is more essential than it ever has been as we just don't recover like we did when we were younger. Sometimes it is neccessary that recovery andrest or much more importantthan the ride.