100k

penugent
penugent Posts: 913
edited September 2008 in The bottom bracket
Did my first 100k today and I'm well chuffed. :)

The weather was overcast and quite breezy and I hadn't planned to do the 100. However, once on the road, I just started to enjoy myself so much that I decided to keep going.

I realise that it may not be a big deal to most. However, I don't belong to a club or do group rides or anything like that so it's a bit of a milestone for me.

Now for the imperial 100 - some day!!

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  • Desert Orchid
    Desert Orchid Posts: 239
    ever had that feeling of deja vu ? :)

    well done ( again )
    climbs like a sprinter, sprints like a climber.
  • snakehips
    snakehips Posts: 2,272
    penugent wrote:

    Now for the imperial 100 - some day!!

    Well done. Why not aim for the Dunwich Dynamo on 4 July 2009 as your imperial 100

    Like yourself , I don't do club runs etc and the only metric 100s I have done have been in preparation for the Dun Runs in 2007 and 2008

    Snake
    'Follow Me' the wise man said, but he walked behind!
  • Nuggs
    Nuggs Posts: 1,804
    I did my first metric ton a couple of weeks ago.

    The wife and I had only planned a 50-miler but we took a couple of wrong turns and ended up back at home on 58 miles.

    I made the wife ride laps around the block to make up the missing 4 miles. She still hasn't forgiven me... :lol:
  • alanmcn1
    alanmcn1 Posts: 531
    Well done fella. I did my first 100k for about 13 years last month, as training for my first ever 100 mile sportive the following week. I didn't find the 100 mile too much more of an effort, just needed more food and drink
    Robert Millar for knighthood
  • penugent
    penugent Posts: 913
    Thanks for the encouragement folks.

    I have the bit between my teeth now so I will try for the 100m before the summer is over - I hope!!
  • Doobz
    Doobz Posts: 2,800
    if you can get out with a group of riders you can do 100 miles easy without even knowing it
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  • penugent
    penugent Posts: 913
    I just thought I would update this thread as I was pleased to receive words of encouragement when I posted about my first 100K back in July.

    I completed my first 100 miler today and managed to hold the same average speed that I achieved on the 100K. Needless to say I am pleased and just hoping that my legs are up to an easy spin tomorrow. I can now claim to be a 'real' cyclist, eh! :D
  • toshmund
    toshmund Posts: 390
    I have done the traditional Derby - Skegness ride, annually for the past 3 years. Lincolnshire...not all that flat at times! Listing below, of a 404 km Audax :shock: You would need those hours of daylight. Funny how with the Audax's, the average age...always seems to be 52. We must be getting a bit "nesh"!?!?!


    http://www.aukweb.net/cal/calsolo.php?Ride=08-657
  • Fastlad
    Fastlad Posts: 908
    nesh??? :?
  • singlespeedexplosif
    singlespeedexplosif Posts: 1,564
    nesh??? Confused

    soft. northern expression :)
  • ColinJ
    ColinJ Posts: 2,218
    penugent wrote:
    I have the bit between my teeth now so I will try for the 100m before the summer is over - I hope!!
    Officially, you're too late - the Autumn Equinox was a few days ago :wink: !
  • penugent
    penugent Posts: 913
    ColinJ wrote:
    penugent wrote:
    I have the bit between my teeth now so I will try for the 100m before the summer is over - I hope!!
    Officially, you're too late - the Autumn Equinox was a few days ago :wink: !

    I'm claiming a technical get out on that on the basis that Summer began approx 10 days ago. Where I live August and early Sept were 'borrowed' by Winter :wink:

    Indeed, due to the weather I didn't think I would get to the 100m mark this year. I was well chuffed to make the milestone in 2008.

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