HHH Century Ride

Yes, we did it! Jared and I rode in our first century ride, "Hotter 'N Hell Hundred", in Witchita Falls, TX. We rode 100 miles in 6 hours and 20 minutes. I was SO SO nervous. Picture this.....14,200 riders, wall to wall bikers and bikes....and then me, the first time rider. Once we got through the starting gate my nerves eased. It was a perfect day, 64-85 degrees, and dry. We did get a strong head wind the last 30 miles, but thanks to a paceline, with Jared in front, I survived. Jared was nice enough to stay with me the whole time, and I only had to ask him once to slow down (my heart rate was a little to high). Can I also say that west Texas is NOT flat. We had hill after hill. We train in Louisiana where we have one hill that we ride, so this was a little different for us. My friend Kaye rode the ride with us. She was actually the one who talked us into this, thanks Kaye! We are now planning our next big ride.

Taken before the race started (phone camera quality), can you see how nervous I was......
After the race, back at the car (we didn't carry the camera with us)

We just crossed the finish line....sigh of relief...happy thoughts!