For those folks who have completed an iron distance race.
I rode my first century today and my butt hurts.
I was 90 degrees and there was 5000 ft of climb. I got lost twice and ended up covering 104mi. But I did it.
By about mile 80 it stopped being fun.
I started breaking it up into 5mi I tervs and promising myself that I could stop if I wanted to after each. A couple of times I did.
I don't think I want to sit on a bike for a day or two.
The best news of all is that after I put the bike in the car I ran 100m or so and felt pretty good. Not the same as a marathon I know but I have run enough marathons to know what good feels like and what bad feels like.
So call it a success and cross it off the list!
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