100-mile time: 5:18:46

My rear derailleur wouldn't shift into my 21 tooth cog (I'm on an 8 speed) so my easiest gear was 39-19. That sucked for the hills in which i got dropped several times. Drafting is amazing. I bonked at mile 66 then all the good people to draft off of left me in their dust causing me to fend for myself the rest of the way. After getting food at mile 70, I had more energy, but was slowed down by no drafting and headwinds. I took my sweet precious time at the last 4 or 5 aid stations and actually dozed off to be awaken by a medical lady. All in all, it was a good first century, especially considering my previous longest distance was 56 miles.

Tried not to die. Went well. I ate a bagel then took down my camp site. This was followed by 3 6" subs at subway. (Gotta love the daily special)


The aid stations only had bananas, oranges and pickles (except the unofficial free beer stop). It would have been nice to have a wider selection. Somebody had leaned up their bike against an unmarked cop car and when the disgruntled cop noticed he picked it up and threw it several feet onto another bike. That was pretty lame. Overall a good experience.