First Century Ride

I tried to post this yesterday but later realized my reddit was on a really old alt account that apparently has been hacked and flagged as being a bot. Anywhos…

I have been cycling and bikepacking for a few seasons now and really wanted to get my first Century in this year so I planned a route on my local trail system, the C&O canal, in the mid Atlantic region of the US. Did a 40 mile first night out as a warmup ride to camp and to position myself in a part of the trail I could have access to food stops and went for it! I messed up my watch activity at my first stop and lost 18 miles but rode extra at the end of the day to get the Coros achievement. Seemed fitting my first Century was a loaded ride in the rain, mud and gravel. Had a blast and look forward to more long rides!