Couch to 100 Miles

I was cycling a lot at the beginning of the year and signed up to do a century (100 miles) with a friend of mine. The pace was going to be faster than I wanted to do it, but I began training and thought there is a chance I could manage it. As I was preparing for the ride, I did a 75 miler and it wentalright, but the next day I came down with the flu. Looking back, I was already on the verge of…