A century what?

This is my awesome friend Kim who I owe my bike riding obsession to.  We were on a ride last tuesday and she mentioned that she needed to take it easy because she was going to do a century on Sat.  For those of you who are not obsessed with biking a century is 100 miles.  Kim did a few centuries last year and I remember thinking that is something on the list of not worth it will never do right next to a marathon.  But for some reason it all of a sudden sounded like a really fun idea.  All I did was mention it and it took Kim about thirty seconds to say will you go if I pay for it?  Hmmmmmm You betcha, so off we went saturday morning starting at 7:30 a.m.  I honestly can say that it was one of the greatest times I have ever had.  It is amazing to push your body to the limits like that.  

This picture was taken at the end.  I think we look like we could go at least 100 more.

Along the way I was too prideful to ask them to take a rest so I just started trying to hit stuff so I could pop my tires.  Just kidding you would have thought that was what I was doing but no.  The first time I hit some sheet metal and slaughtered my tire.  We had to back track 4 miles to the previous rest stop, on a tire that Macgyver Layne and Kim jimmy rigged for me with a plastic wet wipe wrapper.  Scored big time by getting a free new tire and a new spare tube.  Off we went again and about 7 miles away from the next stop guess who gets another flat.  Me, I was a little afraid that Layne and Kim were just going to keep riding and leave me to fend for myself, which I wouldn't have blamed them, they both bloodied their fingers trying to get my new tire off while I watched on.  Layne and Kim never let me change my own tire.  (Maybe it is because I never volunteer who knows.) About 40 miles, 3,000 bugs and a lake that smells like the worst Hopey diaper ever I got another one:)  Luckily this one wasn't totally flat, Layne was sitting on the grass holding my tire and I swear he had to be saying a few unpleasant words in his head, I know I would have, when he yells at these two riders going by asking if they had a pump and low and behold they did.  So after a 10 min bicep burning pumping session Layne put my tire back on and off we went to finish without any more incidents.     
The above picture was taken at Flat #3 I think.  Layne and Kim you two are so freaking awesome.  I love riding with the two of you.  You take such good care of me when we go on rides and I just think you are two of the greatest friends a person could ever have.  Thanks for an awesome ride!!!!!!