First century + 75 miles the day before?

On Fri, 9 Jul 2004 16:26:08 -0400, David Kerber
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On Fri, 9 Jul 2004 16:08:59 -0400, David Kerber
wrote:

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I wanted to ride the MS150 (75 miles a day for two days) and then a
century the week before or after the MS150 ride. However, the MS150
AND
the local century are on the same weekend. It's also my first
century
(last year, I did the MS ride, although it was only 60 miles a day,
and
a
bunch of other 60-70 mile rides). On the one hand, I'm thinking of
ditching the MS 150 so that I can join the century club. On the
other
hand, I'm thinking that a century is only another 25 miles (over the
75
I'd be doing for the MS150), so why not ride 75 miles for one day and
100
miles the next?

What think ye?

Sounds reasonable. If you are confident of being able to ride 75
miles
on consecutive days, then adding another 25 to one of those days
shouldn't be a major problem; it's only another 33%. I've found that
I
can increase my long-ride mileage by 50% at a shot with no major
problems, as long as I'm not riding that much every day.



Well, that is a problem -- can I ride 75 each day? Last year, the 60
miles each day weren't bad, but I'd have to do about 15 more the first
day
then about 40 more the next day to do the 75+100 (and I say about
because
the distance on my computer might not be the distance they give). The
other problem is that I like both charities, so I'd like to give money
to
both (while getting a fully supported ride in, too).

How much training have you been doing so far this year? If you have
been getting in at least a few 50-milers and feel good after them, I
would think you'd be ok, as long as you be sure to hydrate and refuel
consistently during the ride. I did a hill 70-miler last weekend, which
was the longest I've ever done in a day, but I had several 50-milers in
earlier in the year, and I made sure to carb-up for a couple of days
before, and hydrate the day before, and during the ride as well. I felt
great, and was able to do the last two miles at over 21 mph as a
"finishing sprint".



I plan on doing many 60+ mile rides, culminating in an 80 or so mile ride
over the hardest terrain I know of.

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Bob in CT
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On Sat, 10 Jul 2004 05:17:33 GMT, curt wrote:

Oops, I didn't read enough. In the MS 150 I did there was a century
option.
Not sure if they have that. You could add the 25 the second day, if you
feel like it. Like you said it is only 25 more. I would just see how
you
feel and go from there.

Curt


Curt,

I'm also thinking of doing this, but I'd rather put up money for both
rides. I still can't believe they scheduled them both on the same
weekend. I'll have to see what I'm going to do!



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Bob in CT
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On 09 Jul 2004 20:10:09 GMT, David Reuteler wrote:

Bob in CT wrote:
I wanted to ride the MS150 (75 miles a day for two days) and then a
century the week before or after the MS150 ride. However, the MS150 AND
the local century are on the same weekend.
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What think ye?

skip the local century & ride an extra 25 miles both days.

That's an option, just that I won't know where to ride (I guess I could
just ride the opposite direction for 12.5 miles, then turn around). I
don't have a great sense of direction and it's very easy to get lost in CT
-- the road you're on is rarely marked.

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Bob in CT
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On Mon, 12 Jul 2004 16:05:19 GMT, Bob in CT
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I plan on doing many 60+ mile rides, culminating in an 80 or so mile ride
over the hardest terrain I know of.

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Bob in CT
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I believe Bob is eyeing the Luxor Pyramid, Las Vegas, Nevada.

Everyone will be behind you Bob, uh, in virtual support and in spirit.

-B
;-D

On Mon, 12 Jul 2004 14:23:28 -0400, Badger_South wrote:

On Mon, 12 Jul 2004 16:05:19 GMT, Bob in CT
wrote:

I plan on doing many 60+ mile rides, culminating in an 80 or so mile
ride
over the hardest terrain I know of.

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Bob in CT
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I believe Bob is eyeing the Luxor Pyramid, Las Vegas, Nevada.

Everyone will be behind you Bob, uh, in virtual support and in spirit.

-B
;-D


I'm just kidding about the "hardest terrain," although it will have quite
a few hills. Nothing like the stuff the Tour has, but fun nonetheless. I
do more than I have to simply because one time I hit the wall by not
preparing enough, and I didn't like that experience. So, now I do more
than I really have to in an effort to prevent that.

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Bob in CT
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In article ,
Bob in CT wrote:
I wanted to ride the MS150 (75 miles a day for two days) and then a
century the week before or after the MS150 ride. However, the MS150 AND
the local century are on the same weekend. It's also my first century
(last year, I did the MS ride, although it was only 60 miles a day, and a
bunch of other 60-70 mile rides). On the one hand, I'm thinking of
ditching the MS 150 so that I can join the century club. On the other
hand, I'm thinking that a century is only another 25 miles (over the 75
I'd be doing for the MS150), so why not ride 75 miles for one day and 100
miles the next?

What think ye?


_ A famous endurance athlete[1] once said

"If you can run for an hour and half, you can run for 24 hrs."

_ It's true, but it hides the question of how much you want to
suffer and how long you want to spend in recovery. I would say
if you've ridden 175 miles in a week, then you'll be okay with
75/100, but don't expect to do very much the next week. In
general you can do much more than you think, it just hurts
a lot.

_ Booker C. Bense


[1]- i.e. I've forgotten her name.

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On Thu, 15 Jul 2004 05:35:04 +0000 (UTC), Booker C. Bense
. stanford.edu wrote:

_ A famous endurance athlete[1] once said

"If you can run for an hour and half, you can run for 24 hrs."

_ It's true, but it hides the question of how much you want to
suffer and how long you want to spend in recovery. I would say
if you've ridden 175 miles in a week, then you'll be okay with
75/100, but don't expect to do very much the next week. In
general you can do much more than you think, it just hurts
a lot.

_ Booker C. Bense


[1]- i.e. I've forgotten her name.

Sounds like Diana Nyad? Or one of the Olympic runners from the 50s,
from Sweden?

-B
http://www.britannica.com/eb/article?eu=77452