Originally Posted by
Richard Cranium
Sure, just avoid the "no confidence trap." As long as you really pay attention to your pace, and not try too hard to keep up with faster riders, you'll be fine.
For the longest time, this was my problem. I just couldn't learn to pace myself, and I'd be all burned out by the time I hit 75 or 80 miles. Getting past the century mark to a 200k was the toughest thing for me. Once I figured that out, going to 300k or a full double century was not an issue.