Completed my first 100 miles

sigorman85

I have been cycling for 4 years now and have been wanting to do this for a while now .after not having my bike for 8 weeks due to the frame cracking I was going to find this hard .... And yes it was .. I done the Jurassic beast epic 101 mile route rated 4.5/5 with just under 7k of climbing..... I'm so glad that I've done it but I can honestly say I won't be doing a century any time soon ...

7 hours 7 mins 101.3 miles .... Very hilly

Sorry I had to tell its a big achievement for myself


http://www.ukcyclingevents.co.uk/events ... -sportive/

neal1984

Well done. Onward and upwards now. I did my first 100 miler (112) on Sunday so I know it's a good feeling!

dabber

Well done. Always nice to get the first one done. I found that once I'd done my first one it gave me a lot more confidence on bit shorter ones and my overall performance improved.

oldbazza

Dabber wrote:

Well done. Always nice to get the first one done. I found that once I'd done my first one it gave me a lot more confidence on bit shorter ones and my overall performance improved.

This^

After doing a 100 it seems like the world's your oyster.Did my second last month with at least three more and an all-dayer being planned for some time this year.

cgfw201

It's liberating getting 100m out the way. All of a sudden you feel both no obligation to have to do it again, and that 60 miles is now a quick trip out rather than something to be feared.

apreading

Yeah, great to get the monkey off your back and all other rides seem easier now! I have done a couple but none with that much climbing - I deliberately chose flatter ones. I can recommend the Action Medical Research Ride 100 series if you want to do more: http://www.action.org.uk/events/cycling/ride100-series (really well run and not as busy as the typical Wiggle rides).

slowmart

Congratulations OP I'm pleased its worked out with the warranty.


I'll be following in your footsteps later this summer..

sigorman85

Cheers guys and yes the smaller rides are easygoing now ... I did notice that over the 80 m mark I had nothing left even tho I was eating and drinking 30/45 mins ... Also my bib shorts became very uncomfortable castelli with kiss3 pad .... Also need to tilt the bars up ever so slightly but other than that it was ok ...

Calamity Al

Hi,

Great achievement well done.

Can I ask how you found the experience of entering an event like this for the first time? It says its non competitive but is that really the case? What's the general nature of it all? Did you enter on your own or as a group?

Cheers

Alex

markhewitt1978

Well done. I did mine this time last year after it bugging me for ages.

I thought I would do a few more but as others say I don't feel the need since I've done it once.

sigorman85

I registered for the ride by my self but met a few guys there that I no but they wer a lot fitter than me so I stuck with them for 30/40 miles is then I started dropping back everyone is helpful giving support when needed on hills also no one is racing it's a personal test or challenge for your self or group you do get the occasional racing snake zooming by at light speed but that's up to them best advice is to just enjoy it and take advantage of the feed stops as you paid for it lol .... It's well organised and briefing at the start was ace as I didn't no some of the roads and there was quite a bit of gravel on the off line .... But go for it in sure you won't regret it but then it's not everyone's cup of tea

slowbike

Calamity Al wrote:

Can I ask how you found the experience of entering an event like this for the first time? It says its non competitive but is that really the case? What's the general nature of it all? Did you enter on your own or as a group?

It is non-competitive ... there are those groups who swish past you too close and I had a couple of close calls - so don't lower your concentration too much. Too close is a distance that is too close for someone I don't know and don't normally ride with ... you don't know their ability and they don't know yours!

But - those incidents were few and far between.

I had a few on my wheel at times - and even had an offer of a thru&off (but I was waiting for my mate so had to decline). I got the chance to follow a couple of wheels for a bit and could've done more of that if riding by myself.

Nobody was arsey, nobody pushed in - had a bit of banter with a few as we went round - stopping in different places meant we kept passing each other ...

All in all it was a good ride despite the mizzle ..

norvernrob

I did my first 100 four months after I started road cycling, and I haven't done one since. I've done a lot harder rides than that one though, purely down to the amount of climbing. The 103 was 3500ft, I regularly do 6,000ft+ in 60 miles.

Calamity Al

Slowbike wrote:

Calamity Al wrote:

Can I ask how you found the experience of entering an event like this for the first time? It says its non competitive but is that really the case? What's the general nature of it all? Did you enter on your own or as a group?

It is non-competitive ... there are those groups who swish past you too close and I had a couple of close calls - so don't lower your concentration too much. Too close is a distance that is too close for someone I don't know and don't normally ride with ... you don't know their ability and they don't know yours!

But - those incidents were few and far between.

I had a few on my wheel at times - and even had an offer of a thru&off (but I was waiting for my mate so had to decline). I got the chance to follow a couple of wheels for a bit and could've done more of that if riding by myself.

Nobody was arsey, nobody pushed in - had a bit of banter with a few as we went round - stopping in different places meant we kept passing each other ...

All in all it was a good ride despite the mizzle ..

Thanks for the info

Anyone know if its acceptable to get sponsored for charity at these events?

slowbike

Calamity Al wrote:

Thanks for the info

Anyone know if its acceptable to get sponsored for charity at these events?

The obvious question - who is going to know?!

It's a commercial ride - you pay, you ride, you eat, you get timed, you get a medal - you can get people to give money to a charity if you like ...

Monty Zoncolan

Congrats to the OP. I've been up to 85 and felt in quite good shape but a combination of boredom and pressure for time due to family commitments has gotten in the way of me going further - so far.

It's definitely true that the longer rides make those in the 40- to 60-mile bracket seem psychologically a lot easier.

sigorman85

Thanks guys for all the nice comments...it is a long time to spend in the saddle considering most of us work 39 plus hours a week .... So feeling at the top of your game is never going to happen well not for me anyway as I work long hours in the week so don't she much of the family and the weekends are the only real time I get to spend with them so doing 7 hours riding is rare for me and don't think il get the chance in the next few months

I'm a cnc miller (computer numerical control)engineer if any wanted to no

zak3737

I'm doing a 117mile ride in September this year, so trying to build up the miles - altho so far, 47 miles is furthest i've ridden on a road bike.
Have done C2C on MTB's before, circa 65/75 miles in one day, and was pretty whacked after that, so now 10yrs older, I have no idea how I'll fare for the test ahead !
4 of us in a Team, so I guess the brief will be to ride at a reasonable pace, and draft wherever poss, taking it in turns ? & Eat/drink.
*gulp*