It is hard for me to believe now, but when I was younger and living in Austin, TX, I would not hesitate to hop on my bicycle and do a hundred mile training ride in the middle of the summer. It would be in the low 80s already as the sun was coming up and would be approaching the century mark at about the same time that I was. In those days, I could do a century ride in a little over 4 hours on a good day and with a friend to help pull.
