Beth and I participated in the Culpeper VA century ride last weekend. It was a beautiful day for cycling, with over 100 riders participating in one of three courses: 21, 65, or 101 miles. We set out to complete the 101-mile loop, but managed to get completely lost by accidentally following some 21-mile riders. We weren't aware of our mistake until almost finishing the 21-mile loop! At that point, we realized that our only viable option was to return to home base - downtown Culpeper - and start on the 65-mile loop. With generous support from the local volunteers, we thus completed two of the courses - plus some extra "wrong turn" miles - mostly on our own. With some challenging hills, we felt good completing our longest-ever ride (91 miles) at just under 17 mi./hr.
We feel we have now invented a new kind of century ride: not the classic century, nor the "metric" century - the DYSLEXIC CENTURY!