>>2019383Did two this fall. First was a very long group ride and I got done 170 miles at a pace of about 12mph avg. Lots of stop time though for meals and chilling. Great vibes even though I was spacing out 10 hours in at 5am. Sunrise makes all the difference.
The second was tougher. 12.7mph pace but banged out 114 miles with only about 90min so stopping over the day. Thighs were feeling it that night. I think I'll manage another metric or something on a random weekday this coming month, I really don't mind riding in pre-dawn and into the evening. It's less about having daylight and more about having the day free to do it. All of my centuries have also been on the touring rig with big tires and low gearing too so that didn't do me any favors. I really want to spend a day on either my road or quasi-rando bike just crushing pavement, I suspect I could probably bang out a metric with a long lunch stop and still be under 6 hrs. It really tests your bike fit too.
