Isn\’t it high time I attempted another century? I have four under my belt: the one on the tricycle; two on the hybrid; and one on the road bike. That last was in July 2013, and part of me feels that it’s about time I did another century.

Why I feel that way, I\’m not sure. I’m afraid it would be a bit like this YouTube. I\’m certainly not adequately trained to ride a century this coming weekend! One web site I\’ve read had the author mentioning having known riders who completed a century ride \”with no miles in their legs\”, but that taking such an approach might mean that you\’d be only too ready to get rid of your bicycle upon finishing the ride.

Not that I haven’t been riding, but my Sunday “long” rides haven’t been that long lately! It’s been very hot, and I’m not sure how wise it would be to push for 50 miles and more when the heat index will be over 100 degrees before I can finish.

So, how soon could I  be ready to get out there and knock out 100 miles? Some advice says, you can ride double your usual weekly long ride; some says you can do triple. Whichever it is, I\’d want to wait until the weather cools off, but not until it\’s cold. Could I be ready by late October?

I really don\’t know. I did my century rides because I wanted to see whether I could; and, like the Little Engine, I could! Maybe that\’s why I\’ve never done another one — yet. But maybe some day? You might say that it\’s high time.