I started randonneuring last year and my longest ride to date then was 110 miles. I just worked my way up through the longer distances (although I did do a 360k Fleche which gave me a great idea of what it was like to ride through the night and was easier to jump up to a 400k.) But going from a 400k to a 600k was mostly mentally challenging, although I did have some knee problems due to fit (but was still able to finish.) For me, as others have noted, riding with friends definitely helps while away the quiet, sleep hours between 2AM-5AM.
I keep my ride reports here<http://www.plattyjo.com/category/cycling/randonneuring/>and I've written a lot about how I figured out what to which each subsequent brevet. This year's been a lot easier and so I'm logging more miles and plan to do my first 1200k in August in preparation for PBP next year. Good luck and hope to see you there! Cheers, Jenny -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
