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I did my first century last yr ( the evanston/ccc pampered century ) almost a year to the day. The longest I had ridden was 35 miles, and did not even have 100 miles in for the season. I had also not ridden a bike for more then 10 miles in over 20 yrs. In the last year I have over 7000 miles in, including at least 10 organized centuries and 2-3 x that is just long rides..... If a 45 yr old 245 lb man can do it, almost anyone can. The longest I can remember was a 160 mile day. My group did a 200 miler but I was racing that day.
A new personal best a 94 mile ride in under 5 hours, and then the perimeter ride so the total was 190 or so. A very fast century followed by the a very slow century....
The perimeter ride this year was by far the longest time I've spent in the saddle not to mention the longest I've worn my cycling shoes. Considering how great I felt afterward (except my toes are still a little numb) I have a pretty good feeling that I'll be able to finish the North Shore century in a modest time. I'll see you there Marion, right?
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