[Sportsandrec] Century riding

[Ron & the bears]

Hi Jennifer,

Thanks for the note! The bears and I were wondering how you made out on your 
ride.

I wanted to encourage you, since you had a pilot who believed in you, but 
after I posted, was not sure that was the best ride for you at the time, not 
knowing your recent ride history.

We purposely rambled on a bit to give the sense of how long a century ride 
really can be. I was happy to hear the fact you had the opportunity, but did 
not think you had enough preparation before the ride. Had it not been a good 
experience for you and your pilot, you may not have wanted to keep riding.

I believe that if you do a few 50-60 mile rides that your chances of 
finishing a century go way up.

What I feared is that you currently do not know enough to get yourself 
comfortable on the bike. For a 7-8 hour ride, that is a huge part of 
surviving. For example, my saddle was at the right height, but it took me 
lots of miles to determine that it needed to be slid forward to get under my 
natural position better.

I'd say that a 100-mile ride is definitely in reach for you this summer, but 
those important intermediate steps should be taken.

How was your tournament, anyway? I will look for previous posts to see if 
you posted already.

Keep on Rolling! R E O Speedwagon, indeed!

Ron & the there is a season bears
Austin, TX 



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