[...] finished my 1st Six Gap Century this weekend.  Much harder than anticipated.  From the bottom of Hogpen Gap to mile 75 an evil Voice in my head keep whispering: "quit, quit, quit."  So tempting!  Kept lying to the Voice , "we'll stop at the next corner, we'll rest in the next bit of shade."  Lied to the Voice long enough, it eventually stopped hissing. Didn't finish as much as I simply didn't quit.  Just kept spinning; just kept pedaling.  [...]