Joel,

I'm no expert, but I would venture to say that the full century might be a bit much for you if the max you've done is 50 or so miles. It's not just the extra 50 miles (which is not something to take lightly), but it is the terrain as well. The full century has a fair amount of climbing (7.400 feet) - that's pretty significant. As mentioned above, the local century last weekend (Bay Country) had 4,400 feet - there were plenty of people hurting from that. You may want to try the metric century - here's what they say: "On this ride you get to look at the mountains, not climb them, as you meander along pleasant country roads through the lush rolling farmland of the Monocacy and Carroll Valleys to Gettysburg and back. As a bonus, you'll see five covered bridges on this route."

Now you might be a monster and the full century may be a stroll in the country for you, but it's something I'm taking seriously and have been training for for several months. There's also a 77 mile route as well and you can bail out of the full century at 66 miles for an easy downhill back to the starting point.

Regardless, it will be a great ride and it would be nice to see you out there!

Bob