Did my first century Friday

Good job. I would be very happy with 19.4 over 100 miles.

"Jim West" <[email hidden]> wrote in message "]news:[email hidden]...

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Just felt compelled to post about it. We averaged 19.4 MPH while actually riding, but 4 rest stops
(due to a 100+ F heat index in the afternoon) meant it was about 6 hours real time. I'm very
pleased with myself overall.

In article said:

Just felt compelled to post about it. We averaged 19.4 MPH while actually riding, but 4 rest stops
(due to a 100+ F heat index in the afternoon) meant it was about 6 hours real time. I'm very
pleased with myself overall.

Congratulations!!! When's your next one?

I'd be ecstatic with 19.4 over 20 miles, but everything's uphill both ways around here...and I live
in Rhode Island, not a mountain range or anything. Hrmph. Must be me (out of shape, bad technique,
bad choice of bike doesn't fit properly, or any other such problem..)

Rivermist said:

Good job. I would be very happy with 19.4 over 100 miles.

"Jim West" <[email hidden]> wrote in message "]news:[email hidden]...

Quoted message said:

Just felt compelled to post about it. We averaged 19.4 MPH while actually riding, but 4 rest
stops (due to a 100+ F heat index in the afternoon) meant it was about 6 hours real time. I'm
very pleased with myself overall.

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Rick Onanian

Good job! I did a 93 mile ride to my parent's house. Average speed
13.3. 1500 ft. climb in the middle really slowed me down...

Eric

Jim West <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:<[email hidden]>...

Quoted message said:

Just felt compelled to post about it. We averaged 19.4 MPH while actually riding, but 4 rest stops
(due to a 100+ F heat index in the afternoon) meant it was about 6 hours real time. I'm very
pleased with myself overall.

In article said:

I'd be ecstatic with 19.4 over 20 miles, but everything's uphill both ways around here...and I
live in Rhode Island, not a mountain range or anything. Hrmph. Must be me (out of shape, bad
technique, bad choice of bike doesn't fit properly, or any other such problem..)

Well, I've been riding an awful lot lately, and it was an organized ride so I was in a big group
during the first half or so. No way I could have done anything close to that speed solo. We have
some rolling hils, but nothing major, which also obviously helps. We had done an 80 mile tune-up on
Sunday, and I thought I was going to die by the end of it. I felt much better at the end of the
century. I assume it is because of the big group.

I do now have to ask if "peloton" is French for "We are all about to
die." ;-)

Quoted message said:

Rivermist said:

Good job. I would be very happy with 19.4 over 100 miles.

"Jim West" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
"]news:[email hidden]...

Quoted message said:

Just felt compelled to post about it. We averaged 19.4 MPH while actually riding, but 4 rest
stops (due to a 100+ F heat index in the afternoon) meant it was about 6 hours real time. I'm
very pleased with myself overall.

Fri, 11 Jul 2003 03:59:07 GMT, <[email hidden]>, Jim West

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I do now have to ask if "peloton" is French for "We are all about to
die." ;-)

Actually, it's more like "rolled up in a ball".
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