I was up until midnight last night because of an urgent work issue and then got a 5:30 AM call this morning about another one. By the time we were able to work it out, I had missed my planned 7 AM and back up 8 AM start time. But I decided to go to Marymoore and still ride the ADA century route as I had planned -- just with a 9 AM start time.

The route was beautiful and I had a great ride. I was actually glad for the late start once I made it through the 45 mile crowd because I got the roads to myself most of the ride :) This time, I really did focus on nutrition and started with a thick concoction of Perpeteum and 3.5 energy bars. I was able to poach some water at the rest stops but also stopped at a store on the route to get another water and enjoyed a nice iced tea.

I worked to keep my pace and nutrition steady and consistent and achieved it! I got a little cranky about the hills near the end and did throw some not nice thoughts towards the skinny sadistic route designer. However, I was very happy to finish strong and with some energy to spare! To be clear, just some energy. Definitely didn't have a marathon in me but not bad for my first century :) I looked at my notes from last year's ride and had done the 70 mile route at a 15.2 pace. This year, I did the 100 at a 15.1 pace so I feel pretty good about that :)

100 Mile Ride @ 06:30:00 (> 6000 ft of elevation)