My first century was yesterday (March 18, 2007)! Whoo hoo! 103.41 miles in 7 hours. It was the Sarasota Tour de Cure. The set up a great ride with clear directions and great support volunteers. Despite start temperature in the 40's, I was able to accomplish my goal. About an hour into the ride it started to warm up a bit. There were a lot of crosswinds and head winds and very few tail winds. I felt great until mile 80 when I started to have muscle pain in my lower back. At mile 100, my back started to kill me. the last 3 miles were brutal! All of my training paid off and I have reached my goal!
I started at 7:30 am
and finished at 2:30 pm
Right now it still doesn't seem real. Me, ride 100 miles? That's ridiculous! When I think of it I start to laugh.