islandboy

I have just completed my 1st Century (163 km - 24 kph) 6:45 riding time, 7:32 overall time, with a partner for the first 40 km then solo. I am 47, 6'1", 195 lbs and wondering how that is for a pace.

Any one else willing to post their times for a century ride?

BetweenRides

Well, congrats on completing your first century! That's a very respectable time, especially with the amount you rode solo. My first century 11 years ago was completed in 5:55 ride time, so I use 6 hours as a bench mark. I've probably done 40 since, with the majority under 6 hours. I completed the first one of this year 3 weeks ago in a time of 5:35, riding with a group of 4, so time was faster than usual. My best was 4:59 as part of RAIN (162 miles), but that was unusual, as there were major pace lines going for the first 75 miles. And I'm 50, 6'2" and 235 lbs.

Machka 

First ... congratulations.

Second ... I've ridden 67 centuries (and a bunch more longer rides) and my times range from 6 hours to 15 hours and 20 minutes (total time, of course). These times depended mainly upon environmental conditions (i.e. weather, terrain, etc.)

Godwin

Congrats. Just got back from my first double metric, about 225km total (I always seem to get lost). 7h48m riding time, somewhere around 10h from when I left the house (I didn't really keep track). All solo and average at 29.0 according to my computer. I'm a little guy, 125lbs and I'm in my mid 20's.

FIVE ONE SIX

good luck in the TdF...

FrankBattle 

TdF?

Averaging 18 mph (29 km/h)? Yes, he would need luck .. or some cortisone.

urodacus

or wings. or just PUSH HARDER you slacker.


(kidding)

i did one last weekend in just over 6 hours ride time. 2500m climbing, 161.5km, 30-35 degrees (except on top of the mountains where it was 21 and thunderstorms).

no photos, but there's now a map here:

https://maps.google.com/maps/ms?ie=UT...9ecce11a902d52

aham23

i have done 6 or 8 since i started riding last year. fastest ride time was 5:13 and slowest around 6:20 ride time. depends on the weather, the group, and my legs. sometimes not all things line up in our favor. later.

Looneytuna

4 years ago at age 46, my first century was 102.75 miles in 6:26 hrs mostly solo, with 35 miles of hills with 3800ft of climbing..

My best time was this May, 102.44 miles in 5:08 with 2 friends pace lining and sometimes hooking on to larger groups.. it was mostly flat with 1640ft of climbing

FIVE ONE SIX

that was my bad, i didn't see the km measurement, i thought he was talking about mph...

Ryanf

Mine Friday was in 4 hours and 57 minutes.

rbart4506

Congrats on completing your first..

My wife and I did our first this spring and completed it in 6 hours total time, 5hrs-20min ride time. We were in a group of 10 or so for about 15km and then rode together for the next 30km. At that point we picked up a third and increased the pace until the 15km to go mark where I got dropped. My wife saw me lagging and came back to get me, she paced me in the rest of the way...She is a damn good rider! I learnt something that day...Don't spend all day at the front, take your breaks and leave something for the end.

kuan

Congrats!

Heh heh... my ridetime was definitely over 7.5 hours.

ViperZ

5:02 for the one Century last year. There was a huge head & cross wind for a good 50% of the ride

cooker

Do you people turn off your bike computers during rest stops, lunch, etc?

ViperZ

No, but the stops were few and brief....

55-11

My computer registers both Ride time and Total time. The ride time only records when in motion

barndoor

102miles Bay Bridge to O.C. Maryland a few years ago in 4:35...included fast pacelines first 40-50 miles.....rode with 2 other guys the rest of the way....that is a flat century with about 5' of climbing.... ;^)

Normally I do centuries in the 5:30 to 6:30 depending on the severity of the climbs....I'm 6'7" / 275....and get drafted on a LOT.....

Machka 

Nope! I always count total time no matter how long or short my breaks are.

DMF 

Fastest was 6:30 total time. Last was 6:45. I don't know riding time or avg mph as my computer doesn't go there.

islandboy

I have mapped out 1st Century my route including elevations on www.mapmyride.com.

Mycircuit was To Gordon Head and Waterfront then a quick Prospect Loop (P) followed by a spin out to Lands End and returning from Lands End to Gorge . This site has interesting software that once perfected could be pretty useful.

I think some of the distances on the map are short as my cycle computer registered differently and my partner and I noticed this on other rides as well.

SDRider

My first was just at 6 hours ride time and slightly under 8 hours total...we had some wheel trouble with one of the guys I was riding with that probably held us up for about 30 minutes or so. He had three flats and found out he had a rough spot on his rim that kept flatting his rear tire.

Psimet2001 

Incorrect.

We finished a sub 5 hour century this last Saturday. Granted it was flat, in one direction, had a tailwind, and was on the way to completing 160 miles.....but it counts.

merlinextraligh

Fastest recent century for which I have data was was 4:32:22. (total elapsed time)

Was aiming for sub 4 hours that day. But after a mechanical problem was OTB from the A group, and then spent an hour or so solo, and then doing most of the pulling in the slower group.

MIN 

My fastest is 4:45, from the first half of the Seattle-to-Portland (205 mile) bike ride.