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Century = Done.

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shoo | September 7th, 2008

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Well I did it. I finished my first ever Century. I’ve been working up to it since July putting on about 700 miles over the summer.

I started just a little past 7am. It was cloudy and overcast. After 11 the sun and clouds came out. When I see the white clouds against the blue sky I always think of the opening to The Simpson’s.

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My route would take me through Auburn, Divernon, Glenarm, and Virden. At one point I was riding on Old Route 66 which was still all brick. Not the smoothest part of the ride.

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There was a point where I didn’t see anyone else for over an hour. It was cool. I was in the middle of the country with nothing but corn.

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Physically, it was one of the hardest things I’ve done. Six hours and ten minutes riding time. After a few pain pills, a beverage or two, and a back massage I am starting to feel relaxed.

Okay – what next?

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Categories: Biking

16 Comments

  • 9/7/2008 at 8:07 pm
    G-pa shoo says:

    Way to go. :-)

  • 9/7/2008 at 8:08 pm
    Dan at BFS says:

    Congratulations Shoo.

    What next? I would say a couple of fine beers. You’ve earned it.

  • 9/8/2008 at 12:34 am
    ben says:

    HURRAY!!!!! WELL DONE!

  • 9/8/2008 at 6:06 am
    daveheinzel says:

    Great job! Sounds exactly like my experience a couple of years ago. On that last loop before heading home, I didn’t see anyone until I got close to Auburn. You beat my time by about fifteen minutes though. So it’s ON next year! Oh yeah.

  • 9/8/2008 at 6:57 am
    Christa says:

    Great Job! I knew you could do it.

    What’s next?…Well there’s a century ride the 3rd week of August each year in Texas called ‘Hotter than Hell Hundred’….interested?

  • 9/8/2008 at 7:43 am
    nancy says:

    Congratulations, Shoo. Awesome!

  • 9/8/2008 at 8:09 am
    Sterno says:

    Well done, Shooey!

  • 9/8/2008 at 8:16 am
    Jeff says:

    Nice job, dude. Maybe one of these days we can get together and ride in the woods. Not for a 100 miles, though.

  • 9/8/2008 at 10:11 am
    Jessie says:

    Hooray! I’m proud of you! I must say, 700 miles= trim wasteline. Maybe I should start biking…

  • 9/8/2008 at 11:59 am
    Bradjward says:

    Nice! If I tried that, I’d be twittering ‘help….’ after mile 15. :)

  • 9/9/2008 at 6:21 am
    shoo says:

    @Jeff – For real. Now only if we could get schedules to line up.

    @Jessie – Your wedding is one of the reasons I hoped on the bike this year.

  • 9/9/2008 at 6:23 am
    shoo says:

    @Dave – Bring it, dude. My goal next year is to have a riding partner. It helps that you take turns drafting and you keep your momentum going when someone else is challenging you.

  • 9/9/2008 at 7:46 am
    Nattie says:

    Congrats Shoo. That’s huge….

  • 9/9/2008 at 8:15 am
    shoo says:

    @Christa – Your comment was stuck in spam land, sorry. Hotter-than-hell-hundred? Sounds like I might need to put some more miles on the bike and invest in some sun screen.

  • 9/9/2008 at 9:01 am
    Jeremy Wilburn says:

    Congrats Shoo! First 100 miles…next cross country!

  • 9/9/2008 at 10:08 am
    shoo says:

    @Jeremy – If I only I had the vacation time.