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I know John does a lot of road biking but for anyone else that does as well; I just finished my first Century ride today (100 miles in one day - my odometer actually read 103.5). Man just shoot me now I hurt in places I never knew I had. I really hadn't done enough pretrain rides but just decided I really wanted to get a 100 miler under my belt. I am not a real fast hill climber so got kind of slowed down there and it ended taking 10 hours (I know I'm really slow). My buddy I rode with is in much better shape so ended up waiting for me at each aid station - He probably would have finished in 8.5 - 9 hrs but it kicked his butt too. Even with the pain though I have to say - what a sense of accomplishment I'm so glad I crossed the finish and didn't sag it. Cathy
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Wow, Cathy...congratulations! I'm a longtime (30 years?) road biker, but have never done longer than about 50 miles in a day...(what's my problem?) But hey, since my new bike's finally built up, who knows what's in the future? Even more amazing is that you did it so early in the season...I think most folks attempt centuries in late summer or fall after tons of training. How much of the course was hilly? Nice going.
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Joe, You can see the ride profile here: 100 mile road course profile It starts at 5400' and rises to an elevation of 7600'. It weaves through about 35 miles of "scenic" rolling hills. One road is called Rollercoaster Road to give you an idea. They have another century up in the mountains in July called the The Triple Bypass. Since this one pretty much did me in I think it will be quite some time before I attempt that one. Joe are the courses/rides in your area fairly level or are they hilly? Cathy
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Cathy,
Wow, I am impressed with that jagged course profile, then with your ability to do it!
Then again, in Colorado, as home to the Rockies, one might expect some ups and downs!
I'm Atlantic coastal, mostly pretty flat but (depending on exact location) go inland 20 to 50 miles and you can find some decent hills, but nothing like yours.
However there are surprises, and my own home neighborhood has some streets as steep as San Francisco's, including one that has switchbacks a la SF's Lombard St. So I appreciate my triple crankset with a 24T granny.
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Cathys, while Joe is technically correct about the one steep hill there on his island and the scores of cyclists and bulldozers that pour down it during July, you should know that it is made up entirely of white Yamaha's G2's and U1's stacked up like Legos and is torn down after they figure they have been tuned and regulated about as well as they are every going to get. :rolleyes:
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Congratulations Cathy! You should feel very good about yourself. It is a terrific accomplishment. (And great excercise!) Saturday I completed the "Ride around the Bear" A century with 9,150 feet of climb. Whew! Toughest ride I've ever done. http://www.ocw.org/bear/bearinfo.asp Profile
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Looking at that profile and description makes me physically hurt! That initial climb just looks gruesome - quite an accomplishment!!! My favorite part of the description "Heading out from this final stop you will be rewarded with 40 miles of glorious nonstop downhill." That is what makes this kind of ride worth it. What were your top speeds on the downhill?
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nothing like long distance cycling... Now they have those gel seats... They didn't use to. When I lived North of San Diego, by car died and I biked quite a distance to a bike bus daily... those hills! Biking in Kansas is a breeze in comparison.
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Cathy, My top speed was only 42.8 mph. (My all time top speed is 52 mph) One's mental state after all that climbing tends to make you want to go easy on those downhills. Especially since there were many switchbacks. That's the last place you want to lose control. I did very little pedaling downhill. (And there were actually two climbs in the middle of that glorious 40 miles!)
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Originally posted by cathys: I just finished my first Century ride today Good for you! Even I am excited and happy for you. Congratulations! No small feat indeed.
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Thanks Gryphon!!!
John - I know what you mean about being cautious my all time top speed is about 45 mph but I did have an incident about a few years back which involved laying down my bike in gravel spilled out on a curve going downhill. Lots of lost skin and healthy caution were results of that experience.
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Cathy, On a ride I did earlier this year we came around a downhill corner and immediately saw a downed rider at the next slight bend in the road. There was gravel on the road and everyone was going way too fast for the corner. While we stopped and waited for help to arrive a couple of other riders came around the same corner and almost crashed. For the life of me I don't know why people ride as fast as they do on unfamiliar terraine. But too many do. I'm getting too old to be easily put back together. I try and stay in one piece!
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