Originally Posted by
DougG
Now that I'm able to run again, I will probably decrease my cycling (at least the long-distance stuff) and might write off ever doing a century. I can see that it takes a bit more dedication to the sport to be able to see it through.
My life calls BS on this. I'm 42, obese, with scoliosis and knocked knees. I rode a century last year. I'd only learned how to ride ten months before. If a physical train wreck like me can ride a century, you should be able to do so, if you want to.