First Metric Century
06-17-07, 05:38 AM
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First Metric Century
A 31 mile out and back between my in-laws and my parents through rural Indiana. It was hot!!! This is as sore as I've been after a ride in a long while, but I feel great overall. I even did it in just under 4 hours (on the bike, there was a break at mom's for water).
06-17-07, 05:45 AM
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Cool beans! Good job, Dave!
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great Job brother!!!
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Originally Posted by BigDave
A 31 mile out and back between my in-laws and my parents through rural Indiana. It was hot!!! This is as sore as I've been after a ride in a long while, but I feel great overall. I even did it in just under 4 hours (on the bike, there was a break at mom's for water).
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62 miles in 4 hours means an average speed of 15mph, which seems like a really good pace to me.
I did my only metric century at an average of 12mph and I was really pleased with that.
I was riding a hybrid and boy was it hilly, I must have spent about 30 minutes climbing a hill in the lowest gears. I'm now looking for a flat 100 miler.
Well done to you sir, what's next?
I did my only metric century at an average of 12mph and I was really pleased with that.
I was riding a hybrid and boy was it hilly, I must have spent about 30 minutes climbing a hill in the lowest gears. I'm now looking for a flat 100 miler.
Well done to you sir, what's next?
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Originally Posted by steve2k
62 miles in 4 hours means an average speed of 15mph, which seems like a really good pace to me.
I did my only metric century at an average of 12mph and I was really pleased with that.
I was riding a hybrid and boy was it hilly, I must have spent about 30 minutes climbing a hill in the lowest gears. I'm now looking for a flat 100 miler.
Well done to you sir, what's next?
I did my only metric century at an average of 12mph and I was really pleased with that.
I was riding a hybrid and boy was it hilly, I must have spent about 30 minutes climbing a hill in the lowest gears. I'm now looking for a flat 100 miler.
Well done to you sir, what's next?
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. “He who fights with monsters might take care lest he thereby become a monster. And if you gaze for long into an abyss, the abyss gazes also into you.”- Fredrick Nietzsche
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Congrats and good job. You were much faster than I was on my first metric century. I think I did it between 13 and 14 mph. If you're going to do more, just remember to keep hydrated and increase your distance a little at a time as you get stronger.
06-20-07, 05:49 AM
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Originally Posted by steve2k
Well done to you sir, what's next?
06-20-07, 08:32 AM
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Congrats and good work! The average speed is downright rockin' for such a ride. I'll need to get mine soon, so I can finally join the century club 
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Well done, good speed and good luck on your next long distance ride :-)
