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I am 50 years old and with my new bike am interested in setting a goal. I
have decided to attempt a century ride in late October. I had been riding
30-50 miles per week on the MTB. That has increased to 75 miles per week
since acquiring the new road bike. My questions a Does anybody have
any
advice on how to train for this goal?

Here are my suggested weekly miles:
2nd week Aug: 100
3rd week Aug: 120
4th Week Aug: 130
5th Week Aug: 120
1st Week Sept: 140
2nd Week Sept:170
3rd Week Sept: 150
4th Week Sept: 170
1st Week Oct: 180
2nd Week Oct: 170
3rd Week Oct: 190
4th Week Oct: 20

The idea would be generally to increase your weekly miles, then slack a
little, then increase again. The very last week before your big event, you
should simply rest. Clean and tune your bike, and take it out for a little
spin a couple days before the century, then rest again for another few days.
Then you'll be ready for the big day.

I don't know how often you ride, but if you're like most work-a-day drones,
you'll be doing most of your riding on the weekends. So, when your goal is,
say, 130 miles for the week, that'll most likely look like two 50 milers on
Saturday and Sunday, with a 30 miler in the waning early evening sunshine
mid-week. Another way to get the miles in is to use your bicycle for
commuting. Since your goal is to do this century by the end of October, when
the daylight is already rapidly beginning to wane, you'll want to buy some
lights to be able to complete your training, whether some of your riding is
after/before work, or to/from it.

The more you're prepared, the more fun you'll have -- you can do it!

Warm Regards,


Claire Petersky
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