First 100 mile ride

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BrumJim

Forum Stalwart (won't take the hint and leave...)
I managed my first 100 miler for 31 years yesterday. I enjoyed the challenge and was really pleased to get round. Solo effort. Feeling a bit tired today though. How people ride 200km plus Audaxes is beyond me.

I managed to crack the 100 miles and 200km barrier in the same ride. It was a social ride, however.

A lot of it is in the mind. When I started riding distances, I thought that 50 miles was just about doable, and 100 was crazy. When I did the 200km audax, I was getting encouraged to go for the 300km and 400km marks, like it was simply another step.
 

GuyBoden

Guru
Location
Warrington
Congratulations to all the 100 Milers, I've only started back cycling in July 2015, but I'm determined to do a very slow 100 miler in 2016. I ride two or three slow 30-40 milers every week and did plenty of 100 milers when I was a young man, but I'm now 52. My uncle, Alan Boden, was a 100 mile specialist, 3rd in the 1968 National 100 and regular Milk race rider back in the old days, so I'm just hoping it's in the DNA.

Update: May 2016, I'm riding three to four 60 to 70mile rides per week, I've even done a 85 mile ride, so I'm hopeful that I'll cycle 100 miles in 2016.
 
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Joshua Plumtree

Approaching perfection from a distance.
Congratulations to all the 100 Milers, I've only started back cycling in July 2015, but I'm determined to do a very slow 100 miler in 2016. I ride two or three slow 30-40 milers every week and did plenty of 100 milers when I was a young man, but I'm now 52. My uncle, Alan Boden, was a 200 mile specialist and regular Milk race rider back in the old days, so I'm just hoping it's in the DNA.

I rode my first ever 100 miler at the age of 53. Age is no barrier to distance. Speed, however, now that's anotherly matter! :ohmy:
 
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