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A couple weeks ago with my wife out of town I decided to ride a century. It wasn't easy, but it wasn't hard, either. Well, yesterday being a holiday, and with my wife and I training for a 1000km charity ride through Thailand this November (http://www.tourdethailand.com ; if anyone wants to make a tax-deductible contribution, please pm me!), we thought this would be a good time to break my wife in to century riding.
We rode from our home in DC all the way up to Baltimore's Inner Harbor for lunch at the Cheesecake Factory, and then back home. Round trip was 103 miles. My wife absolutely loved the ride, as did I. But for a 3 mile uphill that couldn't suck enough at about mile 70, it was a fun adventure for us.
So take this as a lesson everyone. If you stay properly hydrated and pace yourself, riding a century isn't that big of a deal. We did it in about 8 hours of saddle time; my solo century was about 6h20m or so a couple weeks ago.
My wife is still so jacked up about her 1st century, and I'm so proud of her. It's a great feeling of accomplishment, and I wish everyone on this board could feel what she feels right now!
We rode from our home in DC all the way up to Baltimore's Inner Harbor for lunch at the Cheesecake Factory, and then back home. Round trip was 103 miles. My wife absolutely loved the ride, as did I. But for a 3 mile uphill that couldn't suck enough at about mile 70, it was a fun adventure for us.
So take this as a lesson everyone. If you stay properly hydrated and pace yourself, riding a century isn't that big of a deal. We did it in about 8 hours of saddle time; my solo century was about 6h20m or so a couple weeks ago.
My wife is still so jacked up about her 1st century, and I'm so proud of her. It's a great feeling of accomplishment, and I wish everyone on this board could feel what she feels right now!