First cycling century

[JCL]

Not a big deal for the marathon runners and tri-athletes here, but on Saturday I rode my first century (161 km, 100 m).

After 23 years off the bike, except for short rides with the kids, I got back into road cycling this spring. In the past month I did 100 km twice, and then last Saturday I did a full century. I rode solo, so no drafting. 6.5 hours riding time, approx 24 km/hr. Four flats, all fixed on roadside. Not fast, but then Vancouver has a few hills as well. On my one-hour rides I am keeping it above 30 km/hr, so the next step is to improve my speed over the 100 km intervals.

True story: In the sandwich shop at lunch, a gentlemen well north of 65 asked me how far I had come that day, and whether I though Landis would hold on in the tour. His personal best was 300 km in one day. I have some work to do...