Saturday, I completed my second century. The Ojai Valley Century had 5,000 feet of climbing, some nasty descents, and a long stretch than ran beside the 101 Freeway.
The highlight of the seven-hour ride (which includes rest stops and lunch), was when I pulled a group of four riders five miles in a headwind to the finish at Nordoff High School, where I out sprint them at the end.
The day started out foggy and ended very warm, so fluids and lots of salty stuff (pretzels) were required.
Cyclists out there: you have to try a century. Great camaraderie, rider support, and the sense of accomplishment is tremendous, even if painful.
Neither I nor my buddy had a camera, so I'll try to find some photos somewhere from the Ojai Valley site or from the Brooks Institute, who shot the photos.
Next up: possibly the Santa Barbara Century, with 10,000 ft. of climbing. Yikes!
