Completed My First Century
09-07-14 | 11:59 AM
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Completed My First Century
I rode my first ever century in a Bike MS event yesterday. The day was absolutely great with temperatures in the mid 70's but, the wind was kind of stiff out of the north. My teammates and I were numbers 7, 8, 9 and 10 to finish. The terrain was relatively flat but, most of the climbs were the last 50 miles against the wind. We completed the ride in 5:51moving and 7:28 overall for an average moving time of 17.2 mph. I actually felt great after the ride and could have gone for more if it had been required.
FYI - Team riding certainly helps in the motivation and overall ride (we all took turns pulling against the wind)
I set 3 personal bests yesterday:
Total Miles 100.5
Fastest 40km 20.8 mph
Most elevation gain 3,169 feet (the route was flat but, the miles gave me the elevation gain)
We were schedule to ride 55 miles this morning but, chose to ride a 35 mile recovery ride (averaged 18.7 mph) so we could get home early after being gone from home for 2 days.
FYI - Team riding certainly helps in the motivation and overall ride (we all took turns pulling against the wind)
I set 3 personal bests yesterday:
Total Miles 100.5
Fastest 40km 20.8 mph
Most elevation gain 3,169 feet (the route was flat but, the miles gave me the elevation gain)
We were schedule to ride 55 miles this morning but, chose to ride a 35 mile recovery ride (averaged 18.7 mph) so we could get home early after being gone from home for 2 days.
09-07-14 | 05:06 PM
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Way to go, and go, and go! 
09-07-14 | 05:11 PM
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Let's do a Century
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Well done! Like you, my first Century was also a MS ride. It turned out to be a 117 mile day though.
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09-09-14 | 09:06 AM
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Excellent job on that century! Now, are you hooked and ready to register for the next one? That's usually what happens ...
09-09-14 | 11:20 AM
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Congratulations! You are now and forever more a century rider.
09-09-14 | 07:22 PM
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Great job and congratulations! I'm doing my first.'metric century' this Saturday and it's encouraging to hear that you felt great afterwards. Again; well done.
09-10-14 | 07:53 AM
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I'm doing my first Metric this Saturday as well after a 26 year "hiatus". Have a great ride Saturday! I believe we'll both be reporting a successful and enjoyable ride.
09-10-14 | 08:43 AM
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Nice! I've never done an MS ride ... gotta try one.
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