| Cnt | When | Where | Bicycle | Total Distance | Total Time | Total AVG | 100 Time | 100 AVG | Comments |
| 1 | 1994/09/11 | New Badan IL area | TREK 830 | 102.10 | 8:05:00 | 12.63 | n/a | n/a | Century Ride #01 of 01 total. AYH Flat as a Pancake Century 8hr/5min 12.6. First ever century ride, age 35 years old. One of the last people to finish, a woman was kind enough to take my photo. Hands were numb for a couple days afterwards. Solo. |
| 2 | 1995/06/16 | Sedan KS/Parson KS | TREK 830 | 101.82 | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | Century Ride #01 of 02 total. Biking Across Kansas Day 7.Last full day of BAK so we decided to go for the century ride. With Joe Dietrick. |
| 3 | 2001/07/07 | Webster Groves MO/Elsah IL | TREK 830 | 107.74 | 7:32:43 | 14.28 | n/a | n/a | Century Ride #01 of 03 total. Century Ride from home via Riverfront Trail COR Bridge, Route 3, 143, 100. Start 6:01am, End 3:41pm. 3:00pm heat index=110. Hot! Leg cramps once home. |
| 4 | 2002/08/31 | Columbia IL/Ellis Grove IL | TREK 830 | 104.02 | 7:16:51 | 14.29 | n/a | n/a | Century Ride #01 of 04 total. Century ride on the Bluff Rd, Route 3, Shawnee Town Trail Rd. Saw the following dead things: 8 racoons, 1 deer, 1 fox, 1 cat, 1 skunk. Also saw 10 trains. R leg cramped at 99.90. |
| 5 | 2003/06/29 | Greenville IL/Vandalia IL | TREK 7500FX | 101.32 | 6:36:53 | 15.32 | n/a | n/a | Century Ride #01 of 05 total. AYH Filecracker 100 ride. Original route only 96 miles. Rather warm at the finish 89°. Jerry drove and drank a beer on the way back, I fell asleep. With Jerry Roloff. |
| 6 | 2004/10/09 | Webster Groves MO/Grafton IL | Klien Q Carbon Team | 116.16 | 7:10:19 | 16.20 | 6:08:53 | 16.27 | Century Ride #01 of 06 total. Big Bend, Germania, Broadway, Riverfront Trail, COR Bridge, Trail to Alton, Great River Rd. 100 miles in 6:08:53, 16.2. Temp 60-69°. |
| 7 | 2005/07/01 | Saint Charles MO/Jefferson City MO | TREK 7500FX | 104.70 | 7:18:23 | 14.33 | 6:58:45 | 14.33 | Century Ride #01 of 07 total. One way ride on the KATY trail. Start 6:35a, end 5:40p. Backtracked for camera lens cap. Front tire sliced open on beer bottle @ 75 miles. Repaired and limped to Jeff City. Mary came and got me. Iwas so tired a the end. Solo. |
| 8 | 2006/09/02 | Webster Groves MO to Alton IL | Klien Q Carbon Team | 115.04 | 7:15:52 | 15.84 | 6:14:21 | 16.03 | Century Ride #01 of 08 total. Home to Creve Coeur Park, Saint Charles, Alton, Edwardsville, East Saint Louis, home. Nice weather. First 100 miles: 6:14:21 riding time, 16.028 avg, 8:09 total time. Entire ride: 9:52:07 total time. Tom Crespi's first century and then some. First century with a Garmin GPS. |
| 9 | 2007/09/08 | Columbia MO area | Klien Q Carbon Team | 104.35 | 5:52:23 | 17.77 | 5:37:53 | 17.76 | Century Ride #02 of 09 total. MS150 Day #1. The Hilly day. Clock time: 6:31:39. Century time: 6:16:41 clock time, 5:37:53 riding time, 17.7 average. Overcast, no rain, moderate temps. |
| 10 | 2008/09/06 | Columbia MO area | Klien Q Carbon Team | 100.36 | 5:49:39 | 17.22 | n/a | n/a | Century Ride #01 of 10 total. MS150 Day #1. The less Hilly day. Clock time: 7:44:19. Temp in low 50's and foggy at start. With Rob Zilch, Vic Ottenlips. Vic's first century ride. |
| 11 | 2008/10/12 | Saint Charles MO area | Klien Q Carbon Team | 101.42 | 6:08:37 | 16.51 | n/a | n/a | Century Ride #02 of 11 total. Trailnet Ride Rivers Century. Great weather day. With Mark Weaver and Rob Zilch. |
| 12 | 2009/09/12 | Columbia MO area | Klien Q Carbon Team | 100.15 | 5:32:33 | 18.07 | 5:31:52 | 18.08 | Century Ride #01 of 12 total. MS Bike Ride Day 1, Saturday. With Rob Zilch, Vic & Michael Ottenlips. |
| 13 | 2009/09/13 | Columbia MO area | Klien Q Carbon Team | 100.18 | 5:47:18 | 17.31 | 5:46:31 | 17.32 | Century Ride #02 of 13 total. MS Bike Ride Day 2, Sunday. With Vic & Michael Ottenlips part of way. With Rob Zilch most of the way. Made a bad turn. |
| 14 | 2010/05/11 | Columbia IL to Prairie Du Rocher IL | Klien Q Carbon Team | 100.79 | 6:03:05 | 16.66 | n/a | n/a | Century Ride #01 of 14 total. With Dave Fiedler, Mark Weaver and friends. Windy. |
| 15 | 2010/06/12 | Webster Groves MO to Edwardsville IL | Klien Q Carbon Team | 112.01 | 7:15:58 | 15.42 | 6:18:46 | 15.84 | Century Ride #02 of 15 total. Hot, humid, windy, some rain. Heat Index about 100 in the afternoon. Visited Rahul Kommineni. Got soaked in final mile. Suffered last 20 or so miles. Solo. |
| 16 | 2010/07/17 | Columbia IL to Pinckneyville IL | Klien Q Carbon Team | 201.42 | 12:08:28 | 16.59 | 5:54:45 | 16.91 | Century Ride #03 of 16 total. Pinckneyville Rib Run Double Century. With Jim Amelung (organizer) Dessa Paris, Bob Beaury and Ben G. Detour around Chester do to flooding. Hot, Heat Index > 100. Visited lots of Casey stores. |
| 17 | 2010/08/28 | Webster Groves MO to Staunton IL | Klien Q Carbon Team | 108.29 | 6:58:49 | 15.51 | 6:27:37 | 15.48 | Century Ride #04 of 17 total. Madison County Trails, with Mark Weaver |
| 18 | 2010/09/12 | Columbia MO to Mexico MO | Klien Q Carbon Team | 102.80 | 5:43:48 | 17.94 | 5:35:12 | 17.90 | Century Ride #05 of 18 total. MS Bike Ride day 2 (Sun) with Mark Weaver. |
| 19 | 2010/09/21 | Webster Groves MO to Edwardsville IL | Klien Q Carbon Team | 108.74 | 6:17:55 | 17.26 | 5:44:49 | 17.40 | Century Ride #06 of 19 total. Loop around Madison County trails. With Dave Fiedler, Mark Weaver and friends. |
| 20 | 2011/08/06 | Webster Grove to Elsah IL | Klien Q Carbon Team | 103.61 | 6:46:15 | 15.30 | 6:31:15 | 15.34 | Century Ride #01 of 20 total. Left at 5:45am. Missed rain but bike dirty from wet roads/trails. Saw 7 wild turkeys, 1 fox and 1 muskrat. Hot and humid last couple hours. Windy on return. With Mark Weaver. New front tire. Mark had a flat. |
| 21 | 2011/08/20 | Webster Groves MO to Saint Charles MO, Alton IL, Downtown Saint Louis MO | Klien Q Carbon Team | 104.41 | 6:13:24 | 16.78 | Century Ride #02 of 21 total. Big clockwise loop around Saint Louis County and more. Rained on from Saint Charles to Alton. Early lunch at Subway. Rob rear flatted at 91 mile mark near the Riverfront Trail head. With Mark Weaver. | ||
| 22 | 2011/09/03 | Columbia IL to Chester IL | Klien Q Carbon Team | 114.01 | 6:34:57 | 17.32 | Century Ride #03 of 22 total. Century ride along the Bluff Rd, thru Ellis Grove, Riley Lake Rd, County Rd 6. Lunch at Subway. Short but strong storm north of Old Valmeyer - got soaked. With Mark Weaver, Rob Zilch, Mike Gawlak (first 25). | ||
| 23 | 2011/09/10 | Columbia MO to Centralia MO | Klien Q Carbon Team | 100.37 | 5:19:57 | 18.82 | Century Ride #04 of 23 total. 2011 MS Bike Ride Day 1. With Mark Weaver and Rob Zilch. | ||
| 24 | 2011/09/11 | Columbia MO to Mexico MO | Klien Q Carbon Team | 102.31 | 5:44:43 | 17.81 | Century Ride #05 of 24 total. 2011 MS Bike Ride Day 2. With Mark Weaver and Rob Zilch. | ||
| 25 | 2011/10/02 | Webster Groves MO to Edwardsville IL | Klien Q Carbon Team | 100.17 | 6:05:15 | 16.46 | Century Ride #06 of 25 total. To Saint Louis City, Grantie City, Alton, Edwardsville, Collinsville, East Saint Louis, Saint Louis City. Home thru FoPo. With Mark Weaver. Refuel at Avanti Coffee. | ||
| 26 | 2012/05/26 | Webster Groves MO to Ste. Genevieve, MO | Klien Q Carbon Team | 103.70 | 6:28:38 | 16.01 | Century Ride #01 of 26 total. Home to Charleville Winery and Brewery near Coffman MO. Headwind most the way. With Mark Weaver. Crossed the river on the ferry at Modoc. Hot and windy. Karen and Mary met us via car. We arrived about 1 minute before they did. | ||
| 27 | 2012/06/09 | Webster Groves MO to Alhambra IL | Klien Q Carbon Team | 110.05 | 6:51:34 | 16.04 | Century Ride #02 of 27 total. Downtown. Riverfront Trail, McKinley Bridge, Schoolhouse trail, Heritage Trail to Marine IL, backrounds to Alhambra, Nickel Plate trail to Edwardsville. Refuel at Café Avanti. Home via Nature Trail. With Mark Weaver. | ||
| 28 | 2012/06/21 | Webster Groves MO to Sunrise Beach MO | TREK 7500FX | 167.66 | 12:00:11 | 13.97 | Century Ride #03 of 28 total. Left about 4am, to Creve Coeur Park, across bridge to KATY Trail. West about 100 miles with stops in Dutzow and Portland for food. Across the MO River into Jeff City. Then south on US 54 about 40 miles to the Lake of the Ozarks. Ended on the far side of the Community Bridge about 830pm. Rick Peterson retrieved me. | ||
| 29 | 2012/07/28 | Webster Groves MO to Alton MO | Klien Q Carbon Team | 101.24 | 6:00:40 | 16.84 | 5:54:20 | 16.93 | Century Ride #04 of 29 total. Clayton, Ladue Rd to Creve Couer. Saint Charles, 94, H, West Alton. Lunch at Subway in Alton. Home via Riverfront Trail. |
| 30 | 2012/08/19 | Webster Groves MO to Marine IL | Klien Q Carbon Team | 102.04 | 6:23:20 | 15.97 | 6:13:29 | 16.06 | Century Ride #05 of 30 total. Tour of East Saint Louis and Washington Park. RZ lost water bottle on Heritage Trail so we doubled back to find it. Refuel at Avanti Coffee in Edwardsville. Great weather day. With Mark Weaver and Rob Zilch. 100 miles in 6:13:29. Century #31. |
| 31 | 2012/09/08 | Columbia MO to Centralia MO | Klien Q Carbon Team | 100.51 | 5:42:55 | 17.59 | Century Ride #06 of 31 total. 2012 MS Bike Ride Day 1. With Mark Weaver and Rob Zilch. | ||
| 32 | 2012/09/09 | Columbia MO to Fulton MO | Klien Q Carbon Team | 100.68 | 5:51:26 | 17.19 | Century Ride #07 of 32 total. 2012 MS Bike Ride Day 2. With Mark Weaver. | ||
| 33 | 2013/05/25 | Webster Groves to Edwardsville IL | Klien Q Carbon Team | 100.36 | 6:09:12 | 16.31 | 6:07:12 | 16.34 | Century Ride #01 of 33 total. Solo century ride. Ran into Frank Buffe on the Riverfront Trail. Some wind and about 25 miles of rain. Saw about a dozen deer, 2 baby bunnies, 1 turtle and one wild turkey creature. 100 miles 6:07:59. |
| 34 | 2013/06/02 | Webster Groves to Breese IL | Klien Q Carbon Team | 103.15 | 5:58:46 | 17.25 | Century Ride #02 of 34 total. 3 flat tires, too much time on St Clair Ave in East STL, great hamburgers at Wally's in Breese, rode by Excel Bottling Co (think Ski soda), got buzzed by a group of helmetless wanna-be Hell's Angles, sprinkled on a little bit, some wind, a crazy dude who dumped an 18 pack of Busch in his backpack then rode away from a convenience store after explaining that he normally gets the 30 pack but he had to work the next day. | ||
| 35 | 2013/06/15 | Webster Groves MO to St Peters MO | Klien Q Carbon Team | 100.19 | 6:06:14 | 16.41 | Century Ride #03 of 35 total. 7:15am start, temp about 72. Rode to St Charles bike shop, then did a Trailnet ride out to Southshore Marina, then back to St Charles, then back home. With Mark Weaver. | ||
| 36 | 2013/07/04 | Webster Groves MO to Old Valmeyer IL | Klien Q Carbon Team | 100.10 | 6:19:50 | 15.81 | Century Ride #04 of 36 total. Century ride with Mark Weaver. Met Mike Gawlak at Columbia IL. Met Rick A, Todd P & Joe W at Valmeyer. BBQ at Old Valmeyer. | ||
| 37 | 2013/07/27 | Webster Groves MO to Pere Marquette State Park IL | Klien Q Carbon Team | 126.07 | 7:35:41 | 16.60 | Century Ride #05 of 37 total. Century Ride, mild temps. With Mark Weaver. | ||
| 38 | 2013/08/24 | Webster Groves MO to Hermann MO | Klien Q Carbon Team | 100.74 | 6:08:20 | 16.41 | Century Ride #06 of 38 total. Big Bend to Maplewood, Manchester east to add mileage then Clayton Rd, 109, 100, AT, 50 to Union. From Union we followed the Tour of Hermann route (44 miles) to Hermann. Ended at the Tin Mill Brewery. The biggest hill of the day came at the 97 mile mark - that hurt. With Mark Weaver. | ||
| 39 | 2013/09/07 | Columbia MO to Centralia MO | Klien Q Carbon Team | 100.94 | 5:26:28 | 18.55 | 5:23:34 | 18.54 | Century Ride #07 of 39 total. 2013 MS Bike Ride Day 1. Temp in the mid 90's by the end - rather warm. With Mark Weaver. Debut of new chain, new rear cassette, new cables. |
| 40 | 2013/09/08 | Columbia MO to Fulton MO | Klien Q Carbon Team | 100.57 | 6:06:40 | 16.46 | 6:04:11 | 16.48 | Century Ride #08 of 40 total. 2013 MS Bike Ride Day 2. Rain delayed a couple hours at the start. The poured on about the 13 mile mark. Strong headwind as we headed south. Place was desserted when we finished about 4:30pm. With Mark Weaver. |
| 41 | 2014/05/25 | Webster Groves MO to Alton IL | Klien Q Carbon Team | 100.52 | 6:01:02 | 16.71 | 5:58:57 | 16.72 | Century Ride #1 of 41 total. Cool and overcast first 30 miles, then 40 miles of wind and driving rain with a little lightning and thunder thrown in for good measure. Last 20 miles no rain but 2 front flats. Century times was just under 6 hours. No breakfast or lunch, just a Cliff Bar and a couple GU's. BTW: I'm really not fond of the rain. Solo. |
| 42 | 2014/06/07 | Webster Groves MO to Jerseyville IL | Klien Q Carbon Team | 100.19 | 6:04:22 | 16.50 | Century Ride #2 of 42 total. By way of Hardin IL to get cake picture. Major rain the final 20 miles. W/Mark Weaver. Kelly retrieved us and we had lunch at Fast Eddie's in Alton. Major rain on the way home. | ||
| 43 | 2014/06/29 | Webster Groves MO to Breese IL | Klien Q Carbon Team | 101.79 | 6:15:05 | 16.28 | Century Ride #3 of 43 total. The long way, collecting cakes (x6). Through downtown Saint Louis, Granite City, Edwardsville, Greenville, Carlyle and then to Breese. W/ Mark Weaver. No rain but 30 miles of strong headwinds. Lunch at Wally's. Ms Kelly retrieved us. | ||
| 44 | 2014/07/05 | Webster Groves MO to Old Valmeyer IL | Klien Q Carbon Team | 100.18 | 6:04:51 | 16.47 | Century Ride #4 of 44 total. Downtown, then across the Eads Bridge. Got cake pics (x7) in East Saint Louis, Cahokia, Columbia & Waterloo. Then to Old Valmeyer for BBQ. W/Mark Weaver. | ||
| 45 | 2014/07/12 | Webster Groves MO to Belleville IL | Klien Q Carbon Team | 102.60 | 6:32:17 | 15.69 | Century Ride #5 of 45 total. Downtown, then thru North Saint Louis, across McKinley Bridge, East Saint Louis, Collinsville, Shiloh, Belleville. | ||
| 46 | 2014/07/19 | Webster Groves MO to Warrenton MO | Klien Q Carbon Team | 110.02 | 7:01:08 | 15.67 | Century Ride #6 of 46 total. The long way thru north Saint Louis County, Florissant, Saint Charles, O'Fallon, Troy and Warrenton. Collected 15 cakes. With Mark Weaver. Kelly & Kerry retrieved us. | ||
| 47 | 2014/08/23 | Webster Groves MO to Piasa IL | Klien Q Carbon Team | 120.30 | 7:44:11 | 15.55 | Century Ride #7 of 47 total. With Mark Weaver. | ||
| 48 | 2014/08/30 | Webster Groves MO to Portage Des Sioux MO | Klien Q Carbon Team | 105.33 | 6:39:21 | 15.83 | Century Ride #8 of 48 total. With Mark Weaver. 6:18:46. | ||
| 49 | 2014/09/06 | Columbia MO to Centralia MO | Klien Q Carbon Team | 100.97 | 5:27:55 | 18.47 | Century Ride #9 of 49 total. MS Bike Ride 2014 Day #1. | ||
| 50 | 2014/09/07 | Columbia MO to Fulton MO | Klien Q Carbon Team | 100.23 | 5:41:43 | 17.60 | Century Ride #10 of 50 total. MS Bike Ride 2014 Day #2. | ||
| 51 | 2014/09/28 | Saint Louis MO (downtown) to Saint Albans MO | Klien Q Carbon Team | 100.96 | 6:01:05 | 16.78 | Century Ride #11 of 51 total. Pedal The Cause 2014. | ||
| 52 | 2014/10/18 | Webster Groves MO to Meramec Caverns Stanton MO | Klien Q Carbon Team | 103.36 | 6:38:00 | 15.58 | Century Ride #12 of 52 total. Chasing cakes with Mark Weaver and Bob Nathe. To St Charles, Busch Wildlife, Daniel Boone home, Augusta, Washington, Union, St Clair and Meramec Caverns. | ||
| 53 | 2014/11/02 | Webster Groves MO to Alton IL | Klien Q Carbon Team | 100.57 | 7:00:23 | 14.35 | Century Ride #13 of 53 total. Collecting final cake, #253 at Columbia Bottoms. Lunch in Alton at Subway. Cool, overcast and windy. A little rain as we came into Alton. With Mark Weaver. | ||
| 54 | 2015/06/03 | Webster Groves MO to Alton IL | Klien Q Carbon Team | 102.24 | 6:44:14 | 15.18 | Century Ride #1 of 54 total. Early start, explored new routes off of Highway H. Lunch at 9:35am at Subway. Stuck in ballgame traffic in downtown midday. Solo. | ||
| 55 | 2015/06/06 | Webster Groves to Worden IL | Klien Q Carbon Team | 106.08 | 7:05:44 | 14.95 | Century Ride #2 of 55 total. Encountered guy who hit a raccon and hurt his shoulder on Nature Trail. Lunch at Yellow Dog Grille in Worden. Bob & Mark touched wheels and Bob fell. With Mark Weaver and Bob Nathe. | ||
| 56 | 2015/07/05 | Webster Groves MO to Marine IL | Klien Q Carbon Team | 100.09 | 6:28:32 | 15.46 | Century Ride #3 of 56 total. Limited route choices due to the flooding. Used the newly redone Madison County Trail to Marine, then north to catch the Nickel Plate Trail back to Edwardsville. Lunch at DQ. Mark had a rear flat. Saw 2 wild turkeys. With Mark Weaver. | ||
| 57 | 2015/07/11 | Webster Groves MO to Maeystown IL | Klien Q Carbon Team | 104.45 | 6:29:25 | 16.09 | Century Ride #4 of 57 total. Overcast and mild at the start, sunny and hot at the end. Ran into Rick Akin outside of Columbia. Bratwurst in Maeystown. Lots of big groups out riding. Lots of flooding. Pics of flooding and Gateway Arch. Mark had some cramping towards the end. With Mark Weaver. | ||
| 58 | 2015/07/18 | Webster Groves MO to Hamel IL | Klien Q Carbon Team | 100.55 | 6:30:21 | 15.46 | Century Ride #5 of 58 total. Warm, humid and windy. Breakfast at Weezy's in Hamel. Good service but mediocore food. With Mark Weaver. Century: 6:28:00. | ||
| 59 | 2015/08/15 | Webster Groves MO to Alton IL | Klien Q Carbon Team | 100.56 | 6:06:57 | 16.44 | Century Ride #6 of 59 total. Warm, humid and windy. Lunch at Subway in Alton IL. Ran into Gary Lorenz & friends south of COR Bridge. Suffered a bit the last 15 miles. With Mark Weaver. Century: 6:28:00. | ||
| 60 | 2015/08/22 | Webster Groves MO to St Charles MO to St Louis MO | Klien Q Carbon Team | 100.36 | 6:38:35 | 15.11 | Century Ride #7 of 60 total. Were headed to St Paul MO but had to seek shelter in St Charles Fox Hill Park because of rain, thunder & lightning. After 2 hour cold & wet rain delay headed back to STL and got drenched. Lunch in Kirkwood. Dried out and headed downtown by way of Grant's Trail and JB Park, then to Forest Park, then home. 2 miles from home got drenched again. With Mark Weaver. | ||
| 61 | 2015/09/12 | Godfrey IL | Klien Q Carbon Team | 109.03 | 6:34:37 | 16.58 | Century Ride #8 of 61 total. MS Bike Ride 2015 Day #1. 100 mile time: 5:55:25. | ||
| 62 | 2015/09/13 | Godfrey IL | Klien Q Carbon Team | 101.56 | 6:09:28 | 16.49 | Century Ride #9 of 62 total. MS Bike Ride 2015 Day #2. 100 mile time: 6:03:17. | ||
| 63 | 2015/09/22 | Webster Groves MO to Alton IL | Klien Q Carbon Team | 102.22 | 6:17:39 | 16.24 | Century Ride #10 of 63 total. Through Creve Coeur Park, Saint Charles, West Alton, Alton, Granite City, Saint Louis city, home on Grant's Trail. Lunch at Subway in Alton. Beautiful day. | ||
| 64 | 2015/09/27 | Chesterfield MO to Eureka MO | Klien Q Carbon Team | 100.41 | 6:14:04 | 16.11 | Century Ride #11 of 64 total. Pedal The Cause 2015. Century time: 6:12:29. First year at Chesterfield location. Mild temps and overcast. At 78.96 miles I hit 20K miles on my bike. First 30 miles at 18.8, first 50 at 17.2, first 75 at 16.5. | ||
| 65 | 2015/10/18 | Webster Groves MO to Festus MO via Illinois | Klien Q Carbon Team | 104.17 | 6:51:19 | 15.20 | Century Ride #12 of 65 total. Had to adjust route several times to avoid the Rock-N-Roll Marathon in Saint Louis City. Cold at the start. Windy the whole time we were headed south. We were the only passengers on the ferry across the Mississippi. Lots of rolling hills between Ste. Gen and Festus. Dinner at Main and Mill (open about a week) in Festus with Mary and Karen. Century time: 6:33:11. | ||
| 66 | 2015/11/14 | Webster Groves MO to St Elmo IL | Klien Q Carbon Team | 100.65 | 6:05:50 | 16.51 | Century Ride #13 of 66 total. One way, late season century ride. Upper 30's at the start. Mary & Katie picked me up enroute to Terry Haute IN for Nike Regionals XC Meet. Saw 3 wild turkeys and 3 deer. | ||
| 67 | 2015/12/12 | Webster Groves MO to Alton IL | Klien Q Carbon Team | 101.23 | 6:58:53 | 14.50 | Century Ride #14 of 67 total. Very foggy at start, temp in the high 50's. Humidity 90%. Pics of bridges and barges in the fog. MadCo Trails to SIU-E, thru Wanda, Wood River to Alton. Pic of Stag billboard. Mark rear flat in Alton. Lunch at Subway. Headwind on the return. Very dirty from the wet roads but no rain. Last ride before hernia surgery. PR for Y-T-D miles. With Mark Weaver. | ||
| 68 | 2016/04/17 | Webster Groves MO to Alton IL | Klien Q Carbon Team | 100.90 | 6:45:45 | 14.92 | Century Ride #01 of 68 total. Left about sunrise, thru Creve Coeur Park then St Charles. Ran into Trailnet ride starting and crit race near Old Town so rerouted around that. Trailnet Ride rider followed me a bit before turning around to find the real course. Lunch at Subway in Alton about 10am. Took pics about every 10 miles or so. Earlist century ride to date. Beautiful day. | ||
| 69 | 2016/05/01 | Webster Groves MO to Alton IL | Klien Q Carbon Team | 101.22 | 6:28:16 | 15.64 | 6:22:17 | Century Ride #02 of 69 total. Left a little after 7am, thru Creve Coeur Park then St Charles. Highway 94 & H. Back way to West Alton. Video of Mark on Clark Bridge. Lunch at Subway in Alton. Mark lot front wheel traction on a wet painted strip and almost crashed - great recovery! Mark had flat near Lewis & Clark Museum, glass in rear tire.Saw Joel on Grant's Trail. 100 miles in 6:22:17. Mild temps and a little wind. | |
| 70 | 2016/05/29 | Webster Groves MO to Breese IL | Klien Q Carbon Team | 101.84 | 6:15:59 | 16.25 | Century Ride #03 of 70 total. Out and back ride to have lunch at Wally's. Left about 6:35am, nice day, warmed up a bit in the afternoon. No flats. Light traffic on way over, heavier traffic on return. Got there about 9:40 but they didn't open til 10:30. Rode over to Excel for pics. White Ranger with air horn honked at us. Beer on patio afterwards. With Mark Weaver. | ||
| 71 | 2016/06/05 | Webster Groves MO to Worden, IL | Klien Q Carbon Team | 103.54 | 6:42:44 | 15.43 | Century Ride #04 of 71 total. Left about 7am and headed down the riverfront to try out the new trail, well done. Crossed the river using McKinley Bridge, then on to Edwardsville via MadCo trails. Saw a deer. Lunch at Yellow Dog in Worden. Then by Hatton home, over to Holiday Shores, then down to SIU-E. Riverfront Trail crazy busy. Almost nailed by a red light running car at Jefferson Ave. 4-Hands Tropical IPA on the patio afterwards. | ||
| 72 | 2016/06/17 | Webster Groves MO to Dutzow MO | TREK 7500FX | 102.29 | 7:41:14 | 13.31 | Century Ride #05 of 72 total. Home to the Dutzow Deli for breakfast. Left home at 4am, arrived in Dutzow just before 8am. Rode across the new I-64 Bridge bike lane. Had a nice omlet, hashbrowns, toast and 3 glasses of ice tea! | ||
| 73 | 2016/07/09 | Webster Groves to Ava IL | Klien Q Carbon Team | 105.51 | 6:04:46 | 17.36 | 5:45:20 | Century Ride #06 of 73 total. Left before 6am, did Grant's Trail, over to Telegraph and the shoulder of I-255 across the JB Bridge. Stopped in Old Valmeyer for bathroom. Got ice and tea at Prairie Du Rocher. Hit big chunky gravel on Marigold Rd. Lunch at AJ's Bite to Eat in Evansville IL. Ended at Scratch Brewing Co where we sampled 9 beers. Mary & Kelly arrived 10 minutes after we did. | |
| 74 | 2016/07/20 | Wilshire Terrace, Webster Groves MO | TREK 7500FX | 100.89 | 7:13:37 | 13.96 | Century Ride #07 of 74 total. Wilshire Terrace Century ride. About 306 loops of the flat and mostly shaded 1/3 mile loop of Wilshire Terrace. Kelly, Katie and Kerry each rode with me for a bit. Started at 4:45am and ended about 1:40pm after a thunderstorm delay. | ||
| 75 | 2016/07/24 | Webster Groves MO to Alton IL | Klien Q Carbon Team | 100.28 | 6:25:07 | 15.62 | Century Ride #08 of 75 total. Left about 6:20am, thru Creve Coeur Park then St Charles. Highway 94 & H. Back way to West Alton. Lunch at Subway in Alton. Video of Mark on Chain of Rocks Bridge. Crazy hot towards finish: 100 degrees and heat index of 117. With Mark Weaver. | ||
| 76 | 2016/08/06 | Webster Groves MO to Grafton IL | Klien Q Carbon Team | 102.41 | 6:37:40 | 15.45 | Century Ride #09 of 76 total. Creve Coeur Park, almost hit a dog, Saint Charles, Grafton Ferry, then to Alton for lunch at Subway. New chain caused shifting issues on my middle ring. Saw two deer on Grant's Trail. Rear tire worn down to threads. 100 miles in 6:26:31 | ||
| 77 | 2016/08/22 | Webster Groves MO to Marine IL | Klien Q Carbon Team | 102.37 | 6:55:38 | 14.78 | Century Ride #10 of 77 total. 5:52am start. Cool, about 60. Downtown, McKinley Bridge. To Edwardsville via Poag Rd and Wanda. Coffee and carrot cake for breakfast at Sacred Grounds. Heritage Trail to Marine IL. Had to wait for oversized truck to get around main intersection. To Troy, then Collinsville. Collinsville Ave to East Saint Louis. Lots of pics along the way. Found wrench. 100 miles in 6:44:13. | ||
| 78 | 2016/08/28 | Webster Groves MO to Belleville IL | Klien Q Carbon Team | 100.90 | 6:34:52 | 15.33 | Century Ride #11 of 78 total. 6:35am start. Lots of traffic on Choteau because I44 closed. Nature Trail to Edwardsville. Saw 3 deer and 1 snake. Goshen Trail to southern trailhead. Stop in Troy to refuel. Used Troy O'Fallon & Scott Troy Rds south. Rode Metro BikeLink Trail. Talked with a couple at the trail end. Lunch at Taco Bell, very slow service. Rode about 3 miles of the Metro East Levee Trail. Lots of chunky gravel. My rear tire skewered by nail in the The Grove neighborhood. Craft beer, cheese and crackers on patio post ride. | ||
| 79 | 2016/09/10 | Godfrey IL to Old Ripley IL | Klien Q Carbon Team | 100.19 | 6:00:34 | 16.67 | Century Ride #12 of 79 total. MS Bike Ride Day 1. A little wet at the start. Rode with Vic O and Rob Z for a bit. We managed to avoid the rain. Rode thru Staunton, Old Ripley and Edwardsville. | ||
| 80 | 2016/09/11 | Godfrey IL to Carlinville IL | Klien Q Carbon Team | 100.44 | 5:51:29 | 17.15 | Century Ride #13 of 80 total. MS Bike Ride Day 2. Ran into Bill S and teammate early on the ride. Rob Z rode with us for a while. Rode thru Carlinville and Staunton. | ||
| 81 | 2016/09/25 | Webster Groves to Old Valmeyer IL | Klien Q Carbon Team | 101.47 | 6:22:50 | 15.90 | Century Ride #14 of 81 total. 6:45am start. Eads Bridge to IL. Stopped by long train in Dupo. Used Centerville Rd, Gilmore Lake Rd, Country Club Ln, Rogers St. 156 to Old Valmeyer, then A Rd and Levee Rd. Beer on patio afterwards. | ||
| 82 | 2016/09/30 | Webster Groves MO to Edwardsville IL | Klien Q Carbon Team | 100.29 | 7:05:55 | 14.13 | Century Ride #15 of 82 total. 5:55am start. Windy with occasional light rain. Cool temps. Rode to East Alton to try spur trail. Watershed trail into Edwardsville. Refueled at Sacred Grounds in Edwardsville, then later at Gus' Pretzels. Solo. PR for centuries in a year (15) and miles in September. | ||
| 83 | 2016/10/07 | Webster Groves MO to Edwardsville IL | Klien Q Carbon Team | 110.64 | 7:31:49 | 14.69 | Century Ride #16 of 83 total. Combine a great weather day (mild temps) with one wrong turn and one missed turn and you end up with the years longest ride for me. Rather windy. Saw 5 deer in JB Park. Nearly hit by a truck at Broadway & I55. Refueled at 222 Artisan Bakery in Edwardsville. | ||
| 84 | 2016/10/15 | Springfield IL to Webster Groves MO | Klien Q Carbon Team | 120.13 | 9:21:52 | 12.83 | Century Ride #17 of 84 total. After watching Katie run at Bradly. Breakfast with Mary at Caribou Coffee. Cloudy, cool and spitting at the start so I wore my arm warmers. Rode from hotel past capitol building, then onto the Interurban Trail for 8 miles. Used Google Maps to direct me from Springfield to Mt Olive, about 60 miles. Roads were generally good, low traffic but no towns along the route. Also hit a mile or two of chunky gravel which was no fun. Stiff headwind, knees ached and legs felt like they were about to cramp. Down to 8-9 mph at times. Hit 100 miles in west lot of Schoolhouse Trail. Last 20 miles in the dark. Saw 5 deer, 3 wild turkeys and 2 snakes. | ||
| 85 | 2016/10/28 | Webster Groves MO to Alton IL | Klien Q Carbon Team | 100.10 | 6:40:25 | 15.00 | Century Ride #18 of 85 total. Started about 9am, temp about 54. Took pics about ever 10 miles or so. CW loop thru Creve Coeur, St Charles, Alton, COR Bridge. Lunch in Alton at Subway. Some headwind on return. | ||
| 86 | 2016/11/13 | Webster Groves MO to Alton IL | Klien Q Carbon Team | 100.89 | 6:34:34 | 15.34 | Century Ride #19 of 86 total. 8:30am start, temp in the mid 40's. Lunch at Subway in Alton. Lots of glass on the McKinley Bridge. Saw 2 young deer in JB Park. Mark needed to be home by 5 and I got home at 4:50pm, just getting dark. Discussed the recent crazy election at great length. | ||
| 87 | 2016/11/29 | Webster Groves MO to Edwardsville IL | Klien Q Carbon Team | 100.42 | 7:00:19 | 14.33 | Century Ride #20 of 87 total. 9am start temps in the mid 40's, overcast and some wind. Saw 5 wild turkeys on the Schoolhouse Trail. Refuel at Sacred Grounds. Home just after dark. Set Nov miles record and year mileage record. | ||
| 88 | 2017/02/28 | Webster Groves MO to Alton IL | Klien Q Carbon Team | 100.35 | 6:53:44 | 14.55 | 6:52:12 | Century Ride #01 of 88 total. Fat Tuesday special. Up at 5am, on the road before 6. Roads wet from previous rain. Strond wind from SW. Lunch about 9:45am at Subway in Alton. Suffered a bit on the return journey into the wind. 100 miles in 6:52:12. First ever Century Ride before April. Home before 2pm. Solo. | |
| 89 | 2017/03/18 | Webster Groves MO to Edwardsville IL | Klien Q Carbon Team | 100.81 | 6:53:12 | 14.64 | 6:48:22 | Century Ride #02 of 89 total. Century time: 6:48:22. Saw 15-20 wild Turkeys on Schoolhouse Trail. Lots of people on the Heritage Trail. Tons of broken glass on this ride. Lots of wind. Temp in the low 40's at the start. Refuel at Sacred Grounds and Gus's Pretzel. With Mark Weaver. | |
| 90 | 2017/04/08 | Webster Groves MO to Old Valmeyer IL | Klien Q Carbon Team | 101.62 | 6:41:14 | 15.20 | 6:34:13 | Century Ride #03 of 90 total. Grant's Trail, JB, Broadway. Ran into Fast Eddie's group. Eads Bridge, ad lib from Cahokia to Columbia. Turned around at Old Valmeyer. Stopped and talked with couple on Bluff Rd near an eagles nest with a dad, mom and baby. Stopped by the waterfall on Bluff Rd. Refueled at Bully's BBQ in Columbia. Windy. With Mark Weaver. | |
| 91 | 2017/04/23 | Webster Groves MO to Godfrey IL | Klien Q Carbon Team | 100.45 | 7:04:27 | 14.20 | Century Ride #04 of 91 total. Started just after 9am, a bit windy from the N, NE. Up to Alton, then on to Godfrey to get more miles. Discovered new route on St. Thomas Rd & Thorngate Rd. Thru Hartford on Delmar Ave. Up the River Road to LaVista Park, then back to Alton via Rt 3/Alby for lunch at Subway. Took 16 pics/Snapchats along the way. Solo. | ||
| 92 | 2017/05/13 | Webster Groves MO to Highland IL | Klien Q Carbon Team | 108.63 | 6:48:35 | 15.95 | Century Ride #05 of 92 total. To Blue Spring Café in Highland for Foot High Pie. 100 miles in 6:12:50. Temps from 55 to 80. Mark lost a water bottle prior to Schoolhouse Trail. I ran over a black snake on the School House Trail. 2 people complemented my Bells Brewing jersey. With Mark Weaver. | ||
| 93 | 2017/05/21 | Webster Groves MO to Edwardsville IL | Klien Q Carbon Team | 104.93 | 7:25:24 | 14.14 | Century Ride #06 of 93 total. Cool temps. Riverfront Trail closed at one point. Mud at Riverview Park, had to back track. Saw wild turkeys. Forgot to restart Garmin at one point and lost about 5 miles. Coffee and carrot cake at Sacred Grounds in Edwardsville. Solo. | ||
| 94 | 2017/05/25 | Webster Groves MO to Festus MO | Klien Q Carbon Team | 100.40 | 7:01:50 | 14.28 | Century Ride #07 of 94 total. Cool temps. Sappington, then Hwy 21 south to Hillsboro. 5 dead armadillos, a couple dead deer. Rear flat on a metal shard. Lots of variation on the elevation gain - used uncorrected # from Garmin. | ||
| 95 | 2017/06/03 | Webster Groves MO to Alton IL | Klien Q Carbon Team | 101.22 | 6:38:12 | 15.25 | Century Ride #08 of 95 total. Mild at he start but warmed up a bit. Ran into KT82 participants in Creve Coeur Park. Refueled at the Mobile station on 94. Rode Katy Trail to eastern end. Lunch at Subway. Diverted thru the Gateway Arch grounds to avoid Brewers Heritage Festival. | ||
| 96 | 2017/06/06 | Webster Groves MO to Dutzow MO | TREK 7500FX | 100.29 | 7:37:08 | 13.16 | Century Ride #09 of 96 total. Left a little after 5am, temp in mid 60's. saw a couple deer on Conway Rd in West County. Breakfast a little after 9am at Dutzow Deli. Encountered 2 road graters on trail going and coming. Home about 2:15pm. Solo. | ||
| 97 | 2017/06/10 | Webster Groves MO to Old Valmeyer IL | Klien Q Carbon Team | 100.44 | 6:32:10 | 15.37 | Century Ride #10 of 97 total. Left about 6:45, temp in the mid 60's. Explored the Illinois Ozarks and wheat fields. Never seen wheat in Southern Illinois before. With Mark Waver. | ||
| 98 | 2017/06/17 | Webster Groves MO to Worden IL | Klien Q Carbon Team | 100.09 | 6:23:53 | 15.64 | Century Ride #11 of 98 total. Left about 7:30am, delayed by rain. Lunch at Yellow Dog Saloon in Worden. Mark had two flat front tires. With Mark Weaver. | ||
| 99 | 2017/06/20 | Webster Groves MO | TREK 7500FX | 101.64 | 7:26:34 | 13.66 | Century Ride #12 of 99 total. Started about 4:40am, ended about 2:30pm. | ||
| 100 | 2017/07/02 | Webster Groves MO to Sparta IL | Klien Q Carbon Team | 101.74 | 6:31:52 | 15.58 | Century Ride #13 of 100 total. Started about 7:30am. Looped over to the start of Grant's Trail, the JB Park, downtown, across McKinley Bridge. On Schoolhouse Trail saw Brad & Bella Racette. Found Samsung smartphone near Fayatteville. Saw 3 deer along Bee Hollow Rd. Tires were sticking to the road for a few miles, felt like the brakes were being applied. Mary met me at White Rooster Brewery, she arrived about 5 minutes before I did. Invited Mark W, Dave F and Rob Z but none could join me. Solo. | ||
| 101 | 2017/07/15 | Webster Groves MO to Edwardsville IL | Klien Q Carbon Team | 100.05 | 6:41:24 | 14.96 | Century Ride #14 of 101 total. Started about 6am. Looped to Troy IL to find the McAtee Farm off East Kirsch Rd. Saw house with lots of railroad crossing signs on Baur Rd. Saw several families picking up trash along the Goshen Trail. Carrot cake and coffee at Sacred Grounds. Saw 4 deer on Nickel Plate trail. Lewis & Clark statue pics near Arch. Lots of glass on the McKinley Bridge. Home about 2:15pm. First ride with Garmin 820. Solo. | ||
| 102 | 2017/07/28 | Webster Groves MO to Columbia MO | Klien Q Carbon Team | 134.61 | 8:38:07 | 15.59 | Century Ride #15 of 102 total. Started about 5am. Light sprinkles as we left. Mild temps, wind from N, NE. Stopped at Frumpy Joe's in Jonesburg for lunch (mm 70). Hit 29.3 avg for mile going down big hill into Mineola (mm 87). Stopped to refuel at Crane's Country Store in Williamsburg (mm 95). Refueled in Kingdom City (mm 110). Called an audible near Route Z (mm 125) and decided to take a more northly path to Logboat Brewing for a celebratory beer before finishing at the Tiger Hotel on 8th St. My 3rd longest ride ever. With Mark Weaver. Mary & Karen met us about 7pm at hotel. | ||
| 103 | 2017/08/02 | Webster Groves MO to Grafton IL | Klien Q Carbon Team | 100.42 | 6:37:21 | 15.16 | Century Ride #16 of 103 total. Started about 5am. The whole route was ad lib as I tried to limit the mileage to about 100. Ladue Road closed so rerouted a bit. I was the only paying customer on the Golden Eagle Ferry. Calhoun County is really pretty. Used the Brussels Free Ferry to get across the Mississippi. | ||
| 104 | 2017/08/17 | Webster Groves MO to Jefferson City MO | TREK 7500FX | 121.85 | 10:17:45 | 11.83 | Century Ride #17 of 104 total. Started about 5am, rain had stopped but roads were wet. Rode to Dutzow for breakfast. Stopped for pie in Rhineland. Ended at Prison Brews where I met Rick Peterson for dinner. Headwind most of the way and the trail was soft from all the recent rain. Saw a badger, deer and turtle. Lots of small branches and black walnuts down on the trail. One fallen tree across the trail. Solo. | ||
| 105 | 2017/08/22 | Webster Groves MO to Edwardsville IL | Klien Q Carbon Team | 100.30 | 6:38:17 | 15.11 | Century Ride #18 of 105 total. Rain in the am so late start about 12:30pm. Drizzle at the start. Saw 10 wild turkeys and 6 deer, 1 muskrat. Forgot to restart Garmin so retraced 1.4 miles. Refueled at Sacred Grounds in Edwardsville. Home just before 9pm. Solo. | ||
| 106 | 2017/08/31 | Webster Groves MO to Alton IL | Klien Q Carbon Team | 100.63 | 6:46:38 | 14.85 | Century Ride #19 of 106 total. Started before 6, temps nice most of the day. Lunch at Subway in Alton. Home about 2:20pm. | ||
| 107 | 2017/09/09 | Godfrey IL | Klien Q Carbon Team | 100.23 | 5:38:15 | 17.78 | Century Ride #20 of 107 total. MS Bike Ride Day 1. Group photo with new team jerseys (Bad Case of the Shifts) before start. Nice and cool at the start. Lunch (Lion's Choice) at 73 mile mark, 18+ average at that point. | ||
| 108 | 2017/09/10 | Godfrey IL | Klien Q Carbon Team | 100.14 | 5:51:59 | 17.07 | Century Ride #21 of 108 total. MS Bike Ride Day 2. Another cool start and great weather day. Rode with Rob & Joan Zilch for a while. Mark flatted about .3 from end. I discovered my rear rim was cracked at one of the final rest stops. | ||
| 109 | 2017/09/20 | Webster Groves MO to Edwardsville IL | Klien Q Carbon Team | 101.06 | 6:51:08 | 14.75 | 6:46:32 | Century Ride #22 of 109 total. Started just before 6am. Saw lots of deer in JB Park. Lots of wild turkeys on The Riverfront Trail. Refueled at Sacred Grounds Coffee. Last couple hours were rather warm. Home about 2:20pm. | |
| 110 | 2017/09/30 | Webster Groves MO to Grafton IL | Klien Q Carbon Team | 103.25 | 6:34:54 | 15.69 | Century Ride #23 of 110 total. Started about 7am. Followed 8/2/17 route mostly. Used the Golden Eagle & Brussells Ferries. Followed Trailnet ride route thru Calhoun County - really pretty. Lunch at Subway in Alton. Craft beer on the patio afterwards. With Mark Weaver. | ||
| 111 | 2017/10/05 | Webster Groves MO to New Douglas IL | Klien Q Carbon Team | 110.70 | 7:21:22 | 15.05 | Century Ride #24 of 111 total. Started just before 7am. Roads wet from recent rain. Saw 4 deer, about a dozen wild turkeys and one snake. Drizzle a couple times. About mile 106 saw a car with about 6 bullet holes in the driver's door - yikes. Solo. | ||
| 112 | 2017/10/12 | Webster Groves MO to Chatham IL | Klien Q Carbon Team | 108.37 | 7:34:33 | 14.30 | Century Ride #25 of 112 total. Started about 7:20am, met Bob Nathe at Starbucks in Old Orchard. Cool, overcast and some drizzle. Never warmed up as predicted. | ||
| 113 | 2017/10/20 | Webster Groves MO to Lake Saint Louis MO | Klien Q Carbon Team | 100.40 | 6:54:11 | 14.54 | Century Ride #26 of 113 total. Started about 6am. Temp int mid 50's. Legs felt tired from the get go. Pretty sunrise. Used Technology Drive a lot. Lunch at Chik-Fil-A. Home about 2:30pm. PR for most miles in a year. Solo. | ||
| 114 | 2017/11/25 | Webster Groves MO to Edwardsville IL | Klien Q Carbon Team | 100.16 | 6:48:30 | 14.71 | Century Ride #27 of 114 total. 7:30am start, temp in mid 40's with some NNW wind. Rode to Hartford, past the refineries and into Edwardsville on the Watershed Trail. Refuel at Sacred Grounds. Last 15 miles tough. Some left knee pain towards the end. Home about 4:20pm. With Mark Weaver. | ||
| 115 | 2017/12/18 | Webster Groves MO to Edwardsville IL | Klien Q Carbon Team | 101.18 | 6:57:21 | 14.55 | Century Ride #28 of 115 total. 8:50am start, temp about 46 and some west wind. Refueled at Sacred Grounds in Edwardsville. Home about 5pm. Used headlight last 3 miles. Solo. | ||
| 116 | 2018/01/10 | Webster Groves MO to Edwardsville IL | Klien Q Carbon Team | 107.48 | 8:12:14 | 13.10 | Century Ride #01 of 116 total. 8:30am start, temp about 48, overcast, windy, damp, roads wet. Tailwind was nice on the way to Edwardsville. Looped Prost Park in Maryville and hit black ice and went down hard. Banged up my right elbow, hip and knee. Refueled at Sacred Grounds. Head wind on the way home. COR Bridge closed, had to back track. Used headlight for last hour. Home about 6:15pm. | ||
| 117 | 02/27/18 | Webster Groves MO to Edwardsville IL | Klien Q Carbon Team | 103.78 | 7:32:15 | 13.77 | Century Ride #02 of 117 total (13 consecutive months). 6:04am start, dark, temp in low 40's. Counted 42 deer in JB Park and another 7 on the western end of the Schoolhouse Trail. Ad lib route thru Troy and Marine IL. Tried part of the gravel Nickel Plate Trail but it was too soft and some bridges out. Refueled at Sacred Grounds in Edwardsville. Got hungry again and stopped at Taco Bell on Manchester west of Kingshighway. Solo. | ||
| 118 | 03/28/18 | Webster Groves MO to Edwardsville IL | Klien Q Carbon Team | 100.22 | 7:06:12 | 14.11 | Century Ride #03 of 118 total (14 consecutive months). 6:09am start, damp and foggy, temp about 43. Counted 46 deer in JB Park and another 5 on the western end of the Schoolhouse Trail. Refueled at Sacred Grounds in Edwardsville. Rained on for a few miles near the end. Looped Forest Park. Legs ached a lot once I finished. Solo. | ||
| 119 | 04/12/18 | Webster Groves MO to Edwardsville IL | Klien Q Carbon Team | 105.82 | 7:39:16 | 13.82 | Century Ride #04 of 119 total (15 consecutive months). 5:26am start, damp and foggy, temp about 59. Counted 70 deer in JB Park and couple in IL. Did some ad lib routing to add miles. Forgot to restart Garmin for 5.3 miles so decidied to ride an extra 5.3+ miles. Refueled at Sacred Grounds in Edwardsville. Home about 2:45pm. Solo. | ||
| 120 | 05/10/18 | Webster Groves MO to Alton IL | Klien Q Carbon Team | 100.66 | 7:04:16 | 14.24 | Century Ride #05 of 120 total (16 consecutive months). 5:45am start, temp about 63. Used Route 111 to travel north but shoulder was gravel a lot of the time, lots of trucks. Lunch at Subway. A lady coming out of Subway told me I "looked good for someone my age". Met Bruno from Alton on the Confluence Trail. He's fellow MS Rider and told me all about the migration of the red eared slider turtles - they cross the trail this time of year near the Lewis & Clark tower. Looped Forest Park to add mileage. | ||
| 121 | 06/19/18 | Webster Groves MO to Alton IL | Klien Q Carbon Team | 101.05 | 7:18:26 | 13.83 | Century Ride #06 of 121 total (17 consecutive months). Started at 5:17am but it was already warm, 79. Lots of stops to buy more fluids. Lunch at Subway in Alton about 9am. Saw Momma deer with 2 little ones cross Grant’s Trail near the Orlando end. Solo. | ||
| 122 | 07/13/18 | Webster Groves MO to Grafton IL | Klien Q Carbon Team | 103.11 | 7:23:54 | 13.94 | Century Ride #07 of 122 total (18 consecutive months). Started about 4:45am, temp about 73. At the end the heat index was 104. Golden Eagle Ferry entrance moved because of high water levels. Lunch at Subway in Alton. Lost my good flahlight/headlight somewhere. Struggled in the heat the last 10 miles. Solo. | ||
| 123 | 07/23/18 | Webster Groves MO to Worden IL | Klien Q Carbon Team | 101.02 | 7:13:28 | 13.98 | Century Ride #08 of 123 total. Early start, about 5am, temp about 70. New route to Worden, then breakfast at Yellow Dog Café about 9:30am. Omelette was tasty. Used Madison County Trails on return. Rode on bad bottom bracket, to be replaced on Thursday. | ||
| 124 | 08/01/18 | Webster Groves MO to St Albans MO | Klien Q Carbon Team | 100.59 | 7:01:52 | 14.31 | Century Ride #09 of 124 total (19 consecutive months). Started about 4:45am, temp about 61. Conway closed, had to detour thru a neighborhood. Saw the sunrise in Chesterfield Valley and saw a deer there. | ||
| 125 | 08/11/18 | Webster Groves MO to North Saint Louis City MO | Klien Q Carbon Team | 100.38 | 7:01:34 | 14.29 | Century Ride #10 of 125 total. Early start, about 5:40am, temp about 73 and humid. Nice tour of north Saint Louis City including a lap around the Penrose Park Velodrome. Stopped for food at Gus’s Pretzels. Got about 50 miles in with the group. Did another 50 miles solo: Grant's Trail, 2.5 loops of Forest Park, downtown, Broadway, home via River Des Peres Trail. Legs tired from 9 mile hike previous day. 4 hours of sleep. | ||
| 126 | 09/09/18 | Webster Groves MO to Edwardsville IL | Klien Q Carbon Team | 100.20 | 6:55:25 | 14.47 | Century Ride #11 of 126 total (20 consecutive months). Delayed start because of rain, got rolling about 8:10am. Cool, humid and windy. With Mark Weaver. | ||
| 127 | 09/22/18 | Webster Groves MO to Edwardsville IL | Klien Q Carbon Team | 100.68 | 6:53:32 | 14.61 | Century Ride #12 of 127 total. Late start, just after 9am, because of pending rain. Nice cool day, cloudy and overcast for much of the day. 61 at start. Saw a couple deer and one black snake. Refueled at Sacred Grounds Coffee. Saw Katie's old roommate Megan running on Manchester in the Grove. Solo. | ||
| 128 | 10/23/18 | Webster Groves MO to Alton IL | Klien Q Carbon Team | 101.06 | 7:04:10 | 14.30 | Century Ride #13 of 128 total (21 consecutive months). Temp about 45 at start. CW loop to Alton for an early lunch about 9:15am. Left about 5:15am and ended about 1:30pm. Tried some new roads (Washeon, Church, Island, Powers, Mertz), some better than others. Solo. | ||
| 129 | 11/03/18 | Webster Groves MO to Edwardsville IL | Klien Q Carbon Team | 102.03 | 7:03:42 | 14.45 | Century Ride #14 of 129 total (22 consecutive months). Temp about 41 at start. Suppose to become sunny and low wind. Instead it remained cloudy, rather windy and a bit of light rain. Saw 6 deer in JB Park, 1 fox in Madison County and a couple cats. Refueld at Sacred Grounds in Edwardsville. Met Wayne Schmidt from Webster and his friend from Glendale coming off of the Schoolhouse Trail. Rode back to Webster with them. | ||
| 130 | 12/01/18 | Webster Groves MO to Edwardsville IL | Klien Q Carbon Team | 103.18 | 7:24:06 | 13.94 | Century Ride #15 of 130 total (23 consecutive months). Temp about 55 at start, roads/trails wet in places. Saw a couple cats on Grant's trail, a buck deer near the Casino, 3 dead racoons. Stopped at John's Donuts in Soulard for breakfast. Got coffee at Sacred Grounds. Got rained on miles 97-99. 14+ average first 90 miles. Legs toast at the end. | ||
| 131 | 04/22/19 | Webster Groves MO to Worden IL | Klien Q Carbon Team | 100.40 | 7:38:55 | 13.13 | Century Ride #01 of 131 total. Early start about 5:30am. Temp in low 60's, some fog. Loop to Worden IL for breakfast at Yellow Dog. Got chased by a pair of mean dogs. Left side popped out of cleat and pedal gashed my lower leg. Man that hurt. Finished about 2:30pm. Ran into Mark Weaver at the finish. Tailwind on the way there, Headwind on the way back. | ||
| 132 | 05/19/19 | Webster Groves MO to Troy IL | Klien Q Carbon Team | 100.18 | 7:11:08 | 13.94 | Century Ride #02 of 132 total. Temp about 70 warming to 89, windy. Out Broadway to Riverview to avoid flodding on the Riverfront trail. BBQ lunch in Troy IL. Windy on the return. Groundhog ran across trail in front of us near Laclede Power building. With Mark Weaver. | ||
| 133 | 05/28/19 | Webster Groves MO to Edwardsville IL | Klien Q Carbon Team | 100.88 | 7:33:09 | 13.36 | Century Ride #03 of 133 total. Temp about 74 warming to NN, some wind. Saw a snake on the Schoolhouse Trail. Checked out the new Troy/O'Fallon IL trail. Refueled at Sacred Grounds in Edwardsville. | ||
| 134 | 06/02/19 | Webster Groves MO to Edwardsville IL | Klien Q Carbon Team | 102.06 | 7:23:16 | 13.81 | Century Ride #04 of 134 total. Temp about 66. 7am start, Grant's Trail, JB Park, got our feet wet in a low spot on the trail behind the casino. River City Blvd closed at Broadway. Saw a car that knocked over a fire hydrant on Broadway, water everywhere. Refueld at the Wooden Nickel in Glen Carbon IL. Got feet wet again twice in Christy Greenway: first puddle passable, second was not. With Mark Weaver. New England beers onthe patio afterwards. | ||
| 135 | 06/19/19 | Webster Groves MO to Springfield IL | Klien Q Carbon Team | 120.21 | 7:52:14 | 15.27 | Century Ride #05 of 135 total. Temp about 73. 5:03am start. Day 1 of our STL to CHI ride: Webster Groves MO to Springfield IL. I hit 75,000 miles ridden lifetime near the Stan Span. Quercus Grove Trail was closed north of Edwardsville. Late breakfast in Mt Olive IL, Mother Jones Memorial. Rode the Green Diamond Rail Trail but it was in bad shape. Rode the Interurban Trail into Springfield. Somehow made it here without getting rained on, lucky to miss the storms ahead & behind us. We had a nice tailwind for much of the ride. With Mark Weaver. | ||
| 136 | 06/20/19 | Springfield IL to Pontiac IL | Klien Q Carbon Team | 104.80 | 7:23:43 | 14.17 | Century Ride #06 of 136 total. Temp about 61. 7:04am start. Day 2 of our STL to CHI ride: Springfield IL to Pontiac IL. Visited neat old gas station in Williamsville IL. Rode lots of Old Route 66 Highway. Visited the Railsplitter Covered Wagon in Lincoln IL. The largest covered wagon in the world. Visited Paul Bunyan and happy face water tower in Atlanta IL. Chuckled at Burma-Shave signs on old Route 66 near Towanda IL Road the Constitution Trail through Bloomington/Normal area. With Mark Weaver. | ||
| 137 | 06/21/19 | Pontiac IL to Chicago IL | Klien Q Carbon Team | 116.98 | 8:32:10 | 13.70 | Century Ride #07 of 137 total. Temp about 66. 7am start. Day 3 of our STL to CHI ride: Pontiac IL to Chicago IL Well we made from STL to CHI in 3 days. Rode portions of the Illinois & Michigan Canal State Trail. Got stuck by a train. Trail was closed and caused us to ride an extra 8 miles. Rode thru Riverside, many pretty homes here. Rode portion of the Bloomingdale Trail. What a journey. Rain, trains, detours and missed turns didn’t stop us. Long day in the saddle today. Celebratory beers at Goose Island to commemorate the occasion. Thanks Karen & Mary for meeting us in CHI and making this trip possible. With Mark Weaver. | ||
| 138 | 07/13/19 | Webster Groves MO to Worden IL | Klien Q Carbon Team | 104.29 | 7:16:26 | 14.34 | Century Ride #08 of 138 total. Temp about 71. 6:36am start. Loop to Yellow Dog Cafe and Bar for lunch. Chunky gravel on Quercus Grove trail. Rode by Holidays Shores on way back. Ran into a group headed to Saint Louis on the way home. Escorted them safely across the river and to a mid-town location where they ended a 600 mile journey. Enthusiastic group! With Mark Weaver. | ||
| 139 | 07/27/19 | Webster Groves MO to Holiday Shores IL | Klien Q Carbon Team | 100.59 | 6:56:51 | 14.48 | Century Ride #09 of 139 total. Temp about 73. 6:39am start. Up the Riverfront trail, passable but dirt/silt in some areas. Used Chain of Rocks Bridge. Lunch at Gilliganz Bar & Grill, had to wait for the kitchen to open about 11am. Looped the lake at Holiday Shores. Home through Forest Park. With Mark Weaver. | ||
| 140 | 08/02/19 | Webster Groves MO to Rolla MO | Klien Q Carbon Team | 106.25 | 7:27:49 | 14.24 | Century Ride #10 of 140 total. Temp about 68. 8:06am start. Rode out Big Bend, Kiefer Creek, Old State Road, up the big hill on Alt Road, then tru Eureks. Mostly followed Old US Route 66 the remainder of the way. Ended at Public House Brewing in Rolla. Hit speed of > 30 mph on 15 different mile. Top spped was about 37 on mile 18. Mary & Katie picked me enroute to Table Rock Lake. Solo. | ||
| 141 | 08/15/19 | Webster Groves MO to Edwardsville IL | Klien Q Carbon Team | 100.27 | 7:13:53 | 13.87 | Century Ride #11 of 141 total. Temp about 67. 5:35am start. Thru East Saint Louis, then Belleville trails. Up to O'Fallon, loop around O'Fallon Family Sports Park, then O'Fallon/Troy Trail (not offically open yet). Had to exit trail and use nearby roads occasionaly. Lunch at Chicken Salad Chick. | ||
| 142 | 08/31/19 | Webster Groves MO to Alton IL | Klien Q Carbon Team | 100.27 | 7:08:18 | 14.05 | Century Ride #12 of 142 total. Temp about 66. 6:09am start. Thru St Charles and West Alton. Stopped by a train on Ell Road. Lunch at Subway in Alton. People painting the graffiti wall south of the Arch. With Mark Weaver. | ||
| 143 | 09/07/19 | Godfrey IL to Jerseyville IL to Prairietown IL | Klien Q Carbon Team | 100.19 | 6:17:55 | 15.91 | Century Ride #13 of 143 total. MS Bike Ride Day 1. Godfrey IL to Jerseyville IL then to Prairietown IL, then back to Godfrey. Big hil from the Great River Road up pthe bluff near Grafton. Chain issue for first 42 miles, thrid mechanic figured it out. With Mark Weaver. | ||
| 144 | 09/13/19 | Webster Groves MO to Edwardsville IL | Klien Q Carbon Team | 101.09 | 7:17:21 | 13.87 | Century Ride #14 of 144 total. Started just before 8am, temp about 75, some wind. Grant's Trail, loop thru JB Park, then tru Forest Park. Pedestrian Bridge across I70 at St. Louis Ave. Rode thru Granite City, stopped for donuts and coffee. Saw a couple deer on Madison County Trails. | ||
| 145 | 10/10/19 | Webster Groves MO to Edwardsville IL | Klien Q Carbon Team | 100.63 | 7:01:54 | 14.31 | Century Ride #15 of 145 total. Started about 5:25am, cool, temp about 63. Rode the new Troy O’Fallon Trail, almost done. Saw 6 deer on Schoolhouse Trail. Breakfast at Starbucks in Edwardsville. Stopped to look at log cabin at SIU-E. Sprinkled on 3 or 4 times. Knees sore. | ||
| 146 | 10/13/19 | Webster Groves MO to Alton IL | Klien Q Carbon Team | 100.41 | 7:05:54 | 14.15 | Century Ride #16 of 146 total. Started about 9:50am, cool, temp about 46. Was slow to get going. Decided at the last minute to loop thru Creve Coeur and St Charles to Alton. West Alton not looking good from the last flood. Lunch at Subway in Alton who had half their dining room roped off. Rode past Arch, then Broadway south to River Des Peres Trail. Stuck by a train in Shrewsbury, three miles from home, waited about 15 minutes for it clear. Home before sundown. Solo. | ||
| 147 | 11/10/19 | Webster Groves MO to Edwardsville IL | Klien Q Carbon Team | 100.29 | 7:07:18 | 14.08 | Century Ride #17 of 147 total. Started about 8:20am. Rode new way around East St Louis. Checked out Sand Rd as connector north to Wanda Rd. Stopped a bakery in Edwardsville to refuel. Saw the Quigley’s riding near the Casino. Ran into Dave Fiedler on Grant’s Trail. Then saw Frank Bufe go zooming by. | ||
| 148 | 11/20/19 | Webster Groves MO to Belleville IL | Klien Q Carbon Team | 100.24 | 7:22:33 | 13.59 | Century Ride #18 of 148 total. Mid-morning start, temp about 56. Road thu East Saint Louis to Belleville and onto the trail system there. Found a donut shop in the old part of O'Fallon. Chatted with a guy about a nearby coffee shop. Rode the new Troy/O'Fallon Trail, then around the park in Maryville. | ||
| 149 | 12/08/19 | Forest Park, Saint Louis MO | TREK 7500FX | 101.06 | 7:33:55 | 13.36 | Century Ride #19 of 149 total. Started about 8:30am (temp 38) and ended in the dark about 5:45pm. Thought about this for years, finally executed. 18 loops CCW from Visitors Center. One pic taken each loop. Last two loops in the dark. A bit windy at times. The elevation gain kinda sneaks up on you. Last couple trips up Skinker into the wind were tough. In memory of my Mom, she passed one year ago today. | ||
| 150 | 03/05/20 | Webster Groves MO to O'Fallon IL | Klien Q Carbon Team | 100.65 | 8:01:18 | 12.547 | Century Ride #01 of 150 total. Started about 8am, temp about 43, windy. Missed Rick Akin and crew, I was at the wrong starting location. Schoolhouse Trail was closed at one spot, had to detour around. Gave an older man directions to the Bike Surgeon in O'Fallon IL. Food and coffee break at Sweet Katie Bee's Bakery Cafe. To Shilo Metro stop, then Belleville Trails. St Clair Ave into East Saint Louis, across Eads Bridge. Broadway, JB Park, home on Grant's Trail. Finished 5:40pm. Lots of wind on the return. Solo. | ||
| 151 | 03/26/20 | Webster Groves MO to Edwardsville IL | Klien Q Carbon Team | 100.69 | 7:36:24 | 13.237 | Century Ride #02 of 151 total. Started about 8am, temp about 50, cloudy, windy. Rained on me as I rode thru Forest Park. Eads Bridge, then north to Schoolhouse Trail. Thru Troy then over to Edwardsville. Pretty quiet in downtown STL, sad. Sun came out and it warmed up and I was hot the last hour or so. Felt spent when I got home. | ||
| 152 | 04/09/20 | Webster Grove MO to Edwardsville IL | Klien Q Carbon Team | 100.16 | 7:52:21 | 12.723 | Century Ride #03 of 152 total. Started 5:42am, temp about 48, dark, windy. Rode thru Madison, Granite City, Hartford, Watershed Trail. Rode around SIU-E campus then back into Edwardsville. Rode around Greenspace North Park in Glen Carbon IL. No stopping to get food or drink. Wind was brutal on the return. Computer reset near end. Solo. | ||
| 153 | 04/21/20 | Webster Groves MO to Alton IL | Klien Q Carbon Team | 100.34 | 7:28:09 | 13.434 | Century Ride #04 of 153 total. Started 6:40am, temp about 52, windy. Felt like a Sunday morning as little car traffic. Stopped at no commercial businesses. Saw Llamas south of Chain of Rocks Canal Bridge. Made it thru the construction site just north of the McKinley Bridge. Solo. | ||
| 154 | 05/02/20 | Webster Groves MO to Marine IL | Klien Q Carbon Team | 101.10 | 7:04:59 | 14.274 | Century Ride #05 of 154 total. 7am start, temp about 68. Grant's Trail, JB Park. Refueled with carryout from a Subway in Edwardsville. Used the McKinley Bridge both ways. Stopped by a train in Madison. With Mark Weaver. | ||
| 155 | 05/18/20 | Webster Groves MO to Old Valmeyer IL | Klien Q Carbon Team | 104.92 | 7:23:46 | 14.186 | Century Ride #06 of 155 total. Started about 8:15, temp about 58, some wind. Nice temp for a long ride, some wind. Crossed the river on the Eads Bridge both ways. Used Triple Lakes and Gilmore Lake roads. Stopped in Old Valmeyer to rest and eat. Entering East Saint Louis Mississippi Ave/S 8th St closed and to detour around, added 3 or 4 miles. Got soaked in downtown Saint Louis as a front moved thru. Solo. | ||
| 156 | 06/12/20 | Webster Groves MO to Edwardsville IL | Klien Q Carbon Team | 100.22 | 7:15:54 | 13.795 | Century Ride #07 of 156 total. Started at 5:52am, temp about 65, some wind. Pics of the Arch about 7am. Pics of mud bird nests under I-270 Bridge. Lunch at Jimmy John's in Edwardsville. Stopped for soda and ice tea in Granite City. Tired last 10-15 miles. Prior to heading to Terre Du Lac. Solo. | ||
| 157 | 06/24/20 | Breese IL to Carlyle Lake IL | Klien Q Carbon Team | 104.98 | 7:28:30 | 14.044 | Century Ride #08 of 157 total. Started about 7am, temp about 66, some wind. Toyed with the idea of riding around this lake for 3-4 years so finally just did it. Lots of stopping to check for turns. Lots of pretty campsites around the lake. Started and ended in Breese. Lots of pretty clouds in the afternoon. Can’t recommend old highway 50 as a route. I did stop and have some Ski soda. Found a wrench. | ||
| 158 | 07/02/20 | Webster Groves MO to Edwardsville IL | Klien Q Carbon Team | 103.82 | 7:16:29 | 14.271 | Century Ride #09 of 158 total. Started about 6:40am, temp about 73, foggy. Saw and one deer and one snake. Added a loop to O'Fallon to add mileage. Found a pair of pliers. Lunch at Jimmy John's in Edwardsville. With Mark Weaver. | ||
| 159 | 07/13/20 | Webster Groves MO to Edwardsville IL | Klien Q Carbon Team | 100.20 | 7:10:03 | 13.980 | Century Ride #10 of 159 total. Started just after 7am, temp about 72. COR Bridge to IL. Rode north to Wood River IL, then Madison Ave (143) east to Wanda Rd, then Watershed Trail. Saw two young deer crossing trail in Edwardsville. Looped Drost Park in Maryville. McKinley Bridge on return. Solo. | ||
| 160 | 08/22/20 | Webster Groves MO to Edwardsville IL | Klien Q Carbon Team | 100.32 | 7:31:27 | 13.333 | Century Ride #11 of 160 total. Started just after 7am, temp about 67. Ad lib route over to IL. Nice weather day. Stopped by train on Race St. in Madison, backtracked to Highway 203. Then back to Webster, 76 miles. Lunch stop at Gus's Pretzels. Mark had a wedding to go to. Refilled water bottles then a rode loop to West STL County to end at 100 miles. With Mark Weaver. | ||
| 161 | 08/31/20 | Webster Groves MO to Edwardsville IL | Klien Q Carbon Team | 103.75 | 7:17:02 | 14.244 | Century Ride #12 of 161 total. Started about 11:20am, cloudy, temp 79. Back wheel/tire felt funny, like out of round but didn't find anything. Flattted rear tire about 30 mile mark in Collinsville IL. First tube wouldn't hold air. I rode the new trail to O'Fallon IL and looped around their big city park. Then to Edwardsville, but the coffee shop was closed. Near the end of the Nature Trail, in Granite City, I flatted again. I rode .7 miles on a flat rear tire to convience store. Called Kelly, she arrived about 30 minutes later with a new tire, tubes and CO2. She even had the foresight to bring the floor tire pump! Lots of flying bugs near Horseshoe Lake State Park. Forgot to restart my Garmin after taking pics of downtown from the Eads Bridge, added about 3.1 extra miles. Downtown was fairly quiet. Home about 9:40pm. Solo. | ||
| 162 | 09/05/20 | Webster Groves MO to Breese IL | Klien Q Carbon Team | 102.06 | 6:46:33 | 15.062 | Century Ride #13 of 162 total. Started just after 7am, temp about 63. Rode thru downtown, Eads Bridge, then Highway 50 to Breese. Hwy 50 shoulder bad in some sections. Lunch at Wally's Drive-In. Home using old US 50 part of the way. Butt not happy with seat. With Mark Weaver. | ||
| 163 | 09/26/20 | Webster Groves MO to Washington MO | Klien Q Carbon Team | 100.18 | 7:04:11 | 14.170 | Century Ride #14 of 163 total. Bike MS: Inside Out. Rode to Washington MO the hilly way (Clayton Rd, 109, 100, Highway T), then home the flatter way (MO Bottom Rd, Katy Trail, Monarch Levy Trail, Clayton Rd). Lots of hills on Highway T. Managed 43.4mph down one hill! Carry out coffee and cinnamon roll from Undergrounds in Washington. Katy Trail was rather busy, lots of Pedal the Cause groups riding. Stopped in Chesterhood for a bathroom break. Two loops of Wilshire Terrace to get to 100 miles. Solo. | ||
| 164 | 10/11/20 | Grant's Trail, Saint Louis County MO | TREK 7500FX | 100.29 | 7:04:29 | 14.176 | Century
Ride #15 of 164 total. Coaxed another century
out of the old hybrid. Been thinking about doing a Grant's Trail Century
since they opened this trail years ago and it was only 6 miles long (now it's
9.8 miles end-to-end). I wanted to checkout the new bridge so I thought this
seemed a good time to give it a go. Started and ended at the Kirkwood parking
lot. Very foggy and cool at the beginning. Very few trail users 5:45am on a
Sunday, little car traffic as well. Trail traffic picked up around 9am and
stayed busy for the duration. Stopped at my truck to refuel/get water after
each 19.6 loop. I saw many rabbits, lots of birds, a couple deer, and a
possum. People sightings: Rob Z, Keith & Kathy O, Lisa S, David G and somehow missed Stephen S. (fatigue I think). Love the new bridge, took one pic each time I crossed it. |
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| 165 | 10/17/20 | Webster Groves MO to Dutzow MO | Klien Q Carbon Team | 100.26 | 7:05:37 | 14.134 | Century Ride #16 of 165 total. Started about 9am, temp about 50, windy. Rode to Chesterfield, thru the valley, then onto the Katy Trial. Saw lots of The Great GO! St. Louis Halloween Race runners coming the other way on the Katy Trail. With Mark Weaver. | ||
| 166 | 10/22/20 | Webster Groves MO to Edwardsville IL | Klien Q Carbon Team | 100.42 | 6:59:18 | 14.370 | Century Ride #17 of 166 total. Started about 5:45am, temp about 60, foggy. Rode the Martin Luther King Bridge eastbound but to get to Route 3 northbound had to ride on I-64 shoulder - not fun. Rode to O'Fallon, then lunch stop at Jimmy John's in Edwardsville. Saw one deer and two snakes. Finished just before 2pm. Solo. | ||
| 167 | 05/29/21 | Webster Groves MO to Edwardsville IL | Klien Q Carbon Team | 100.17 | 6:59:28 | 14.328 | Century Ride #01 of 167 total. 8am start, temp about 48, some north wind. Century streak at 21 years. Construction along the Confluence Trail at the Merchants (train) Bridge. Stopped at Sugarfire BBQ for lunch. Did an out and back to Marine IL for added mileage. With Mark Weaver. | ||
| 168 | 06/17/21 | Webster Groves MO to Mount Vernon IL | Klien Q Carbon Team | 101.13 | 7:17:54 | 13.857 | Century Ride #02 of 168 total. STL2LOU Day 1. Longest day. On the road shortly before 5am. Cool sunrise pic over I-44. Rode downtown took a couple pics of the Arch, and MLK bridge as I crossed the Eads Bridge. Thru East Saint Louis and on to Fairview Heights where I jumped on a paved trail thru Belleville and Swansea for 10-15 miles. Then to Mascoutah where I stopped for breakfast at a local coffee shop. Almost got hit buy an old guy in a truck pulling a trailer. I guess he didn’t see me as he pulled onto Route 15 highway. Lunch/dinner at The Frosty Mug Bar & Grill about 2.5 miles away in the actual city of Mount Vernon. I sat outside and drank a Fat Tire Amber Ale, tasted fine after 96 miles. For food I had a full order of the Horseshoe - a sandwich that was invented in Springfield IL. MS=27.0. | ||
| 169 | 07/03/21 | Webster Groves MO to Worden IL | Klien Q Carbon Team | 100.21 | 6:52:52 | 14.563 | Century Ride #03 of 169 total. 6:30am start, temp about 62, little wind. Mid-morning breakfast at Yellow Dog Café. By Holiday Shores on the return. Madison Co trails very busy. Beers in the backyard afterwards. With Mark Weaver. | ||
| 170 | 07/08/21 | Webster Groves MO to O'Fallon IL | Klien Q Carbon Team | 100.26 | 7:18:02 | 13.733 | Century Ride #04 of 170 total. 6:17am start, temp about 73, cloudy. Loop to O'Fallon IL, Troy, IL. Refueled at Wood bakery. Crossed on the McKinley Bridge both times. Saw 3 deer and a turtle with an alligator tail. Slipped and fell on some sand after taking an Arch pic. Skinned up R elbow. R shifter not working. Solo. | ||
| 171 | 07/26/21 | Webster Groves MO to Marine IL | Klien Q Carbon Team | 100.32 | 7:26:51 | 13.470 | Century Ride #05 of 171 total. 6:50am start, temp about 70, overcast, little wind. Rode across the Mississippi River on the Martin Luther King Bridge. Then Collinsville Rd to Highway 157, then north to the trail. Refueled at Sacred Grounds in Edwardsville. Pics of wing dam in river and fountain at the clocktower on SLU's campus. Thru Forest park. Home about 2:45pm. Solo. | ||
| 172 | 08/07/21 | Webster Groves MO to Batchtown IL | Klien Q Carbon Team | 103.14 | 7:52:57 | 13.085 | Century Ride #06 of 172 total. 5:54am start. Sunny and 70 at the start. New route for me. Tavern not open in Batchtown so drank a Dr Pepper and continued on. Calhoun County very scenic. Leg cramps started about mile 97. Saw 3 sets of deer. Coffee in St Charles. Mary brought me coffee, tea and cranberry juice. Max speed: 37.8mph. | ||
| 173 | 08/22/21 | Webster Groves MO to Alton IL | Klien Q Carbon Team | 100.24 | 6:54:24 | 14.514 | Century Ride #07 of 173 total. 6:05am start. Sunny and 72 at the start. Felt sluggish at the start. Lunch at Subway. McDonads across the street burned down. Mark hit some gravel north of the Arch but recovered before crashing. Lots of broken glass. With Mark Weaver. | ||
| 174 | 09/11/21 | Godfrey IL to Jerseyville IL to Worden IL | Klien Q Carbon Team | 101.42 | 6:54:44 | 14.673 | Century Ride #08 of 174 total. MS Bike Ride 2021 Day 1. Saturday was a great day to cycle, cool in the morning and not to hot in the afternoon, low humidity. This was a the Hilly Day, managed 39.7mph down one big hill! Ran into some chip-n-seal, feels like you are riding on marbles. My riding partner Mark had a couple of flats on his rear tire so we stopped to fix that. Lunch was outside at Lewis and Clark Community College. The route featured lots of rolling hills and a big climb up the bluff from the Great River Road just east of Elsa IL. Attendance was down a bit this year due to COVID-19. Finished about 5pm. With Mark Weaver, Bob Nathe. | ||
| 175 | 09/12/21 | Godfrey IL to Benld IL to Staunton IL | Klien Q Carbon Team | 101.56 | 6:51:24 | 14.812 | Century Ride #09 of 175 total. MS Bike Ride 2021 Day 2. Sunday was another good day to be outside on a bike. This was the windy day. Less elevation gain but more wind. Lunch on the road in Bunker Hill IL, more Subway sandwiches. More pickle juice. Rough pavement coming west out of Staunton IL. We had to repeat this part! We did a big 25 loop twice on the 100 mile route. Finished about 4pm. Few people at finish area but they did cheer our finish. With Mark Weaver. | ||
| 176 | 09/28/21 | Webster Groves MO to O'Fallon IL | Klien Q Carbon Team | 101.19 | 7:11:16 | 14.078 | Century Ride #10 of 176 total. 5:50am start, temp about 60. Thru Forest Park, McKinley Bridge. To O'Fallon for breakfast at Sweet Katie Bee's. Used Lincoln, Bowler, Lebanon, Liberty, Kirsch, Springvalley, Riggin, Maple Grove going north to and thru Troy. McKinley Bridge on return. Stopped at Park Ave Coffee downtown to refuel. | ||
| 177 | 10/08/21 | Webster Groves MO to Edwardsville IL | Klien Q Carbon Team | 100.26 | 7:40:53 | 13.052 | Century Ride #11 of 177 total. 6:50am start, temp about 55. Lots of fog in low lying areas. Arch pics. Used the Chain of Rocks Bridges, saw a pleasure boat stuck on the chain of rocks. Used Maryville Rd and 203 to East Chain Of Rocks Rd. Refueled at Jimmy John's. Solo. | ||
| 178 | 10/27/21 | Webster Groves MO to Edwardsville IL | Klien Q Carbon Team | 100.50 | 7:51:12 | 12.797 | Century Ride #12 of 178 total. Late start about 9:15am, sunny, about 50. Rode to Fyler to see new Heavy Riff Brewing location. Stopped at Goshen Coffee to refuel. Forgot my mask but they gave me one. Battled the wind for many miles. Saw 5 deer on Schoolhouse Trail. Finished about 6:35pm. Rode the last part with headlight. Solo. | ||
| 179 | 11/10/21 | Webster Groves MO to Edwardsville IL | Klien Q Carbon Team | 100.59 | 7:21:39 | 13.666 | Century Ride #13 of 179 total. Late start about 10:15am, overcast, some wind, temp about 62. Refueled to Jimmy John's in Edwardsville. Pretty red/orange trees on SIU-E campus. Saw a deer and lots of swarming birds on the Schoolhouse Trail. Ended about 6:45pm. Solo. | ||
| 180 | 12/03/21 | Webster Groves MO to Weldon Spring Conservation Area | TREK 7500FX | 100.27 | 8:22:29 | 11.973 | Century Ride #14 of 180 total. Late start about 10:00am, sunny 55. Thru Creve Coeur Park, KATY Trail, 3 loop of Pork Chop route, home same way. Rode a couple hours in the dark. Stopped at shelter about 85mm because legs were aching, had to slow pace remainder of ride. Amost hit by a car at I64 & Spoede Rd. Felt twinge of crap climbing hill on Geyer. Stopped at Mobil for donut and iced tea. One more century on the 2003 Trek 7500X. Solo. | ||
| 181 | 04/27/22 | Webster Groves MO to O'Fallon IL | Klien Q Carbon Team | 100.26 | 7:21:47 | 13.617 | Century Ride #01 of 181 total. Siimilar to 9/28/21 ride. I like this route. A guy in a Caddy kept honking at my on Laclede Station Rd. Saw a guy running barefoot in Forest Park. Another guy running farted just as I passed him. Stuck waiting for a train on the Schoolhouse Trail. Refueled at Sweet Katie Bee's in O'Fallon. | ||
| 182 | 05/12/22 | Hermann MO to Bonnville MO | TREK 7500FX | 100.21 | 8:34:10 | 11.694 | STL2WIN Day 2. Century Ride #02 of 182 total. Time from Garmin. Mileage from Cateye. | ||
| 183 | 05/14/22 | Clinton MO to Ottawa KS | TREK 7500FX | 103.96 | 8:30:18 | 12.223 | STL2WIN Day 4. Century Ride #03 of 183 total. Time and distance from Cateye. | ||
| 184 | 05/16/22 | Chanute KS to Winfield KS | TREK 7500FX | 111.76 | 9:01:03 | 12.394 | STL2WIN Day 6. Century Ride #04 of 184 total. Final day. | ||
| 185 | 06/03/22 | Webster Groves MO to O'Fallon IL | Klien Q Carbon Team | 100.76 | 7:29:30 | 13.450 | Monthly Ride #05 of 257 total. Century Ride #05 of 185 total. Start, 723am, delayed because I forgot to charge Garmin. Trail reopened in Deer Creek Park finally! Saw 3 deer. Lunch in O'Fallon at Sweet Katie Bee's. Informative new signs on the MadCo trails. Elevation gain off so used corrected value. | ||
| 186 | 06/27/22 | Webster Groves MO to Worden IL | Klien Q Carbon Team | 101.58 | 7:25:55 | 13.668 | Century Ride #06 of 186 total. 6:50am start. Temp about 63 at start with some north wind. Saw deer 3 different times on this ride and one turtle. Lots of broken glass on Manchester and Chouteau in the city. Nature Trail still under construction at I-255. Lunch at Yellow Dog. Hit construction on the Nickel Plate Trail on return and had to divert. | ||
| 187 | 07/10/22 | Webster Groves MO to Edwardsville IL | Klien Q Carbon Team | 100.36 | 7:25:44 | 13.509 | Century Ride #07 of 187 total. 6:21am start. North Riverfront trail, COR Bridges, thru Hartford. Refueled at Sacred Grounds Café in Edwardsville. Used River Des Peres Trail to add some mileage. | ||
| 188 | 07/30/22 | Webster Groves MO to Worden IL | Klien Q Carbon Team | 101.40 | 7:31:24 | 13.478 | Century Ride #08 of 188 total. 6:28am start. Live deer, dead possum. Lunch at Yellow Dog Café, not busy. New routes Bethalto, Brooklyn. Home about 3:45pm. | ||
| 189 | 08/15/22 | Webster Groves MO to Edwardsville IL | Klien Q Carbon Team | 100.67 | 7:22:55 | 13.637 | Century Ride #09 of 189 total. 6:38am start. Loop to Edwardsville, then Marine, then back to Edwardsville. With Mark Weaver. | ||
| 190 | 08/26/22 | Webster Groves MO to O'Fallon IL | Klien Q Carbon Team | 100.54 | 7:18:34 | 13.755 | Century Ride #10 of 190 total. 6:00am start. Saw 7 deer on Grant's Trail. Nice downhill on Seibert Rd. Food at June's on Main St. Not fond of eastern part of St Clair Ave. Stopped at Northwest Coffee for more fluids. CCW loop of Forest Park. Finished about 2:40pm. Solo. | ||
| 191 | 09/10/22 | Godfrey IL to Worden IL | Klien Q Carbon Team | 103.50 | 6:48:23 | 15.206 | Century Ride #11 of 191 total. MS Bike Ride 2022 Day 1. 7:24am start. With Mark Weaver and Rob Zilch. | ||
| 192 | 09/22/22 | Webster Groves MO to O'Fallon IL | Klien Q Carbon Team | 101.17 | 7:26:59 | 13.580 | Century Ride #12 of 192 total. Started about 6:40am, cool (61), cloudy and some wind. High was about 71. Rode to Sweet Katie Bee's Bakery Café for breakfast. Used McKinley and Eads Bridge. Solo. | ||
| 193 | 10/23/22 | Webster Groves MO to Edwardsville IL | Klien Q Carbon Team | 101.04 | 7:52:02 | 12.843 | Century Ride #13 of 193 total. Started about 7:20am, temp about 63, windy. Rode Eads Bridge east, Route 3 Spur north. Saw a 4' black snake sunning itself on the trail. Nice late breakfast at Sacred Grounds. Saw a couple deer. Rode thru black dust on Riverfront Trail just north of downtown. Skin was covered in it when I finished. Mile 46 averaged 21.2 with a strong tailwind. Solo. | ||
| 194 | 11/03/22 | Webster Groves MO to Edwardsville IL | Klien Q Carbon Team | 100.55 | 7:43:30 | 13.016 | Century Ride #14 of 194 total. Started 5:12am, temp about 51, some wind. Rode in the dark for a couple hours, saw the sunrise over Horeshoe Lake. Ran into Joe N. on the Glen Carbon Heritage Trail, chatted for a few minutes. Mid-morning breakfast at Sacred Grounds. Tried new route off of Wanda Rd, 19, Poag Rd. Gateway Commerece Center Dr W dead ends near Lenox Ave in Mitchell IL. Solo. | ||
| 195 | 04/12/23 | Webster Groves MO to Spanish Lake MO | Klien Q Carbon Team | 100.81 | 9:08:50 | 11.021 | Century Ride #01 of 195 total. Started 8:00am, temp about 55, some wind. Rode some South City streets I had not been on. Then up the North Riverfront Trail to Riverfront Park, saw a couple wild turkeys. Then into the neighborhoods for some unique miles, hilly. Then some North Saint Louis Couny streets. On Grant's Trail I saw Frank B and Jerry R. | ||
| 196 | 05/26/23 | Webster Groves MO to Winfield MO | Klien Q Carbon Team | 103.88 | 7:32:18 | 13.780 | Century Ride #02 of 196 total. Highway K and 79. Un-inspired BBQ in Winfield. Lots of traffic on K and 79. Subtracted .2 miles because I left watch running while in convience store. With Mark Weaver. | ||
| 197 | 06/27/23 | Webster Groves MO to Florissant MO | Klien Q Carbon Team | 100.35 | 8:26:06 | 11.897 | Century Ride #03 of 197 total. Downtown, up Broadway, lots of streets in Mark Twain neighborhood. Visited O'Fallon Park. Visited St. Elizabeth Church to see friends of Mark's. Late lunch at Cugino's. Lost biking computer. With Mark Weaver. | ||
| 198 | 07/16/23 | Webster Groves MO to Worden IL | Klien Q Carbon Team | 101.63 | 7:15:36 | 13.999 | Century Ride #04 of 198 total. 7am start. Stopped for coffee at Goshen Coffee Co in Edwardsville. New routes to/from Worden. Lunch at the Yellow Dog Café. Rained on at the Gateway Arch, waited out storm at the Old Cathedral. New Cateye Micro Wireless bike computer. With Mark Weaver. | ||
| 199 | 07/30/23 | Webster Groves MO to Saint Louis City MO | Klien Q Carbon Team | 100.58 | 8:11:15 | 12.285 | Century Ride #05 of 199 total. 8:42am start. Mark had two rear tire flats. Refueled at Kaldi Coffe Demund. Welcomed to neighborhood. With Mark Weaver. | ||
| 200 | 08/30/23 | Creve Coeur County Park MO | Trek FX3 Disc | 100.29 | 7:36:25 | 13.184 | Century Ride #06 of 200 total. Started just after 10am near the trail sign near Sailboat Cove. 27 loops CCW from the trail sign, plus a little bit more to round up to 100 miles. First Century ride on the Trek FX3 Disc bike. Elevation suspect, used corrected value of 546. | ||
| 201 | 09/06/23 | Hermann MO to Webser Groves MO via Saint Charles NO | Trek FX3 Disc | 100.12 | 8:08:56 | 12.286 | Century Ride #07 of 201 total. Started just after 8am from City Hall in Hermann MO. Stops in Treloar, August and Defiance. Beer & pizza at Good News in Defiance, glad they were open. Dropped off Ellen, Jimmy and Rori in St Charles. Then Mark, Dave and I rode home thru Creve Coeur Park. | ||
| 202 | 09/09/23 | Godfrey IL to Worden IL | Klien Q Carbon Team | 104.81 | 7:06:38 | 14.740 | Century Ride #08 of 202 total. Subtract .1 for leaving watch on at rest stop. | ||
| 203 | 09/10/23 | Godfrey IL to Staunton IL | Klien Q Carbon Team | 102.07 | 6:52:47 | 14.836 | Century Ride #09 of 203 total. Got tired about the 80 mile mark. | ||
| 204 | 11/06/23 | Webster Groves MO to Saint Louis City MO | Klien Q Carbon Team | 101.11 | 9:10:39 | 11.017 | Century Ride #10 of 204 total. Slow start about 9am. Did some Richmond Heights and University City. Impressed with the Hampton Park neighborhood. Then north to get some of far north STL City. Finished about 8:15pm. | ||
| 205 | 05/11/24 | Webster Groves MO to Alton IL | Klien Q Carbon Team | 101.08 | 7:46:31 | 13.000 | Century Ride #01 of 205 total. 7:47am start, temp about 60. Mild day with some wind. Grant's Trail was very busy. Lunch at McDonalds in Alton as the nice Subway is closed. Better wind on the return. Coffee at Northwest Coffee in the CWE. First century since 11/6/2023. With Mark Weaver. | ||
| 206 | 05/23/24 | Spanish Lake Park, Spanish Lake MO | Trek FX3 Disc | 100.98 | 8:12:14 | 12.309 | Century Ride #02 of 206 total. Small circuit century ride around Spanish Lake on the Lakeside Trail, about 1.4 miles around. Lots of people walking, dog walking, running and a few cyclists. An older man in a BMW asked how many laps I had done. We had a nice conversation. | ||
| 207 | 06/10/24 | Webster Groves MO to Worden IL | Klien Q Carbon Team | 101.10 | 7:25:52 | 13.605 | Century Ride #03 of 207 total. Started about 7:40am, 66 and sunny. Manchester/Chouteau were busy. Very nice weather day. Refueled at Yellow Dog Café in Worden. Ran into some other cyclist there. Explored some new roads there and back. Rode the Monarch Valley Trail. With Mark Weaver. | ||
| 208 | 08/10/24 | Madison WI to Milwaukee WI | Trek FX3 Disc | 100.82 | 8:08:50 | 12.375 | Century Ride #04 of 208 total. Mid 50's at the start, Tailwind out the west and max temp about 72. Last ~26 miles with Kerry & Kentez. Crazy State Fair traffic to negotiate. Refueled at Ope Brewing with Mary. | ||
| 209 | 08/23/24 | Webster Groves MO to Edwardsville IL | Klien Q Carbon Team | 100.68 | 7:42:34 | 13.059 | Century Ride #05 of 209 total. Lunch at Sneaky's in Edwardsville (old Resess Brewing space). Rested a bit at JB Park on the return. With Mark Weaver. | ||
| 210 | 09/07/24 | Godfrey IL to Worden IL | Klien Q Carbon Team | 100.06 | 6:54:17 | 14.492 | Century Ride #06 of 210 total. MS Bike Ride 2024 Day 1. | ||
| MONTH Breakdown | Miles | Count | % Miles | % Count | |||||
| January Mileage | 107.48 | 1 | 0.5% | 0.5% | |||||
| February Mileage | 204.13 | 2 | 0.9% | 1.0% | |||||
| March Mileage | 402.37 | 4 | 1.8% | 1.9% | |||||
| April Mileage | 910.76 | 9 | 4.2% | 4.3% | |||||
| May Mileage | 2152.17 | 21 | 9.9% | 10.0% | |||||
| June Mileage | 3171.23 | 30 | 14.6% | 14.3% | |||||
| July Mileage | 3320.03 | 31 | 15.3% | 14.8% | |||||
| August Mileage | 3196.75 | 31 | 14.7% | 14.8% | |||||
| September Mileage | 4595.86 | 45 | 21.1% | 21.4% | |||||
| October Mileage | 2080.49 | 20 | 9.6% | 9.5% | |||||
| November Mileage | 1107.50 | 11 | 5.1% | 5.2% | |||||
| December Mileage | 506.92 | 5 | 2.3% | 2.4% | |||||
| TOTALs: | 21755.69 | 210 | 100.0% | 100.0% | 203 | Number of Century Rides with GPS Tracks | |||
| YEAR Breakdown | Miles | Count | % Miles | % Count | |||||
| 1994 | 102.10 | 1 | 0.5% | 0.5% | |||||
| 1995 | 101.82 | 1 | 0.5% | 0.5% | |||||
| 2001 | 107.74 | 1 | 0.5% | 0.5% | Streak year 1 | ||||
| 2002 | 104.02 | 1 | 0.5% | 0.5% | Streak year 2 | ||||
| 2003 | 101.32 | 1 | 0.5% | 0.5% | Streak year 3 | ||||
| 2004 | 116.16 | 1 | 0.5% | 0.5% | Streak year 4 | ||||
| 2005 | 104.70 | 1 | 0.5% | 0.5% | Streak year 5 | ||||
| 2006 | 115.04 | 1 | 0.5% | 0.5% | Streak year 6 | ||||
| 2007 | 104.35 | 1 | 0.5% | 0.5% | Streak year 7 | ||||
| 2008 | 201.78 | 2 | 0.9% | 1.0% | Streak year 8 | ||||
| 2009 | 200.33 | 2 | 0.9% | 1.0% | Streak year 9 | ||||
| 2010 | 734.05 | 6 | 3.4% | 2.9% | Streak year 10 | ||||
| 2011 | 624.88 | 6 | 2.9% | 2.9% | Streak year 11 | ||||
| 2012 | 785.88 | 7 | 3.6% | 3.3% | Streak year 12 | ||||
| 2013 | 832.12 | 8 | 3.8% | 3.8% | Streak year 13 | ||||
| 2014 | 1347.02 | 13 | 6.2% | 6.2% | Streak year 14 | ||||
| 2015 | 1433.60 | 14 | 6.6% | 6.7% | Streak year 15 | ||||
| 2016 | 2056.72 | 20 | 9.5% | 9.5% | Streak year 16 | ||||
| 2017 | 2905.96 | 28 | 13.4% | 13.3% | Streak year 17 | ||||
| 2018 | 1531.26 | 15 | 7.0% | 7.1% | Streak year 18 | ||||
| 2019 | 1961.09 | 19 | 9.0% | 9.0% | Streak year 19 | ||||
| 2020 | 1724.36 | 17 | 7.9% | 8.1% | Streak year 20 | ||||
| 2021 | 1411.26 | 14 | 6.5% | 6.7% | Streak year 21 | ||||
| 2022 | 1427.76 | 14 | 6.6% | 6.7% | Streak year 22 | ||||
| 2023 | 1015.65 | 10 | 4.7% | 4.8% | Streak year 23 | ||||
| 2024 | 604.72 | 6 | 2.8% | 2.9% | Streak year 24 | ||||
| TOTALs: | 21755.69 | 210 | 100.0% | 100.0% | |||||
| Century Totals by Bike | Miles | Count | % Miles | % Count | |||||
| TREK 830 | 415.68 | 4 | 1.9% | 1.9% | |||||
| TREK 7500FX | 1518.19 | 14 | 7.0% | 6.7% | |||||
| Klien Q Carbon Team | 19419.61 | 188 | 89.3% | 89.5% | |||||
| Trek FX3 Disc | 402.21 | 4 | 1.8% | 1.9% | |||||
| TOTALs: | 21755.69 | 210 | 100.0% | 100.0% | |||||
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