solo century - twice around lake washington!

the lake washington bicycle loop is a popular ride in the seattle area, with both city and suburban views and some nice hills in between.

since i'm shooting for the one-day STP (200 miles!) this year, i decided to do an unsupported solo century just to see how i'd feel. the easiest route i could think of (and that i've done before) was to do the lake washington loop, but twice.

i completed it yesterday, and here are the stats:

• distance: ~110 miles
• total time: 6 hours, 50 minutes
  
• bottles refilled: 4
  
• flats: 0
• cramps: 2
• sore knees: 1
• boosted ego: 1

anyway it wasn't all that bad, although 200 miles this july won't be very easy, and this put it in perspective.