Do you get by on centuries with little to no training - just your
commutes and such?
Nope. That's asking for a suffer fest. And maybe a heart attack or injury.
Doing a century is no small thing.
For myself I'd say training for a century can make it an enjoyable
adventure rather than a
certainly an argument for power bars
On Friday, August 2, 2013 5:27:44 PM UTC-5, Rex Kerr wrote:
On Wed, Jul 17, 2013 at 10:16 AM, Bitonal bit...@gmail.com
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Also resist the urge to stop for Mexican while doing this...save it for
the destination.
Haha... reminds me of
Powerbars? Blech! I saw an argument for being fat adapted.
With abandon,
Patrick
On Saturday, August 3, 2013 7:38:21 AM UTC-6, Ron Mc wrote:
certainly an argument for power bars
On Friday, August 2, 2013 5:27:44 PM UTC-5, Rex Kerr wrote:
On Wed, Jul 17, 2013 at 10:16 AM, Bitonal
they're easy to pack- apples are good, too, but not a lot of calories -
we've hauled small watermelons before, which are a joy - a habit we
developed kayaking the coastal marshes in the Texas summer. But our last
ride was a 2300' climb, so the power bars were well-received. Glad I
wasn't
something else we have this time of year - fresh peaches at roadside stands
On Saturday, August 3, 2013 9:22:21 AM UTC-5, Ron Mc wrote:
they're easy to pack- apples are good, too, but not a lot of calories -
we've hauled small watermelons before, which are a joy - a habit we
developed
I have upped my commute milage a smidge so far. Just a few miles a day.
Did a 25 mile ride last weekend. Fun ride. No problems.
Todays round trip commute hopefully will be 32 miles. It was 16miles to
work this morning. But I might push for 20 on the way home, making it 36
round trip.
On 08/03/2013 12:54 PM, Michael wrote:
I wonder if that counts as a long ride for this weekend or not.
For century training purposes, it does not.
I am sure that a 36 mile ride all at once is a lot different than
being a split round trip commute.
A split round trip commute would count as
32 miles is long for me, too, but I tend to ride (a) fixed and (2)
energetically (though this is entirely relative to my ability, which is not
great). A 34 mile gravel ride two weeks ago (Fargo, geared) felt good
except for twinges in my left knee, but did leave me tired for two days
afterward --
So I did 25 miles home from work. Rained the whole way, but good training
for rain riding.
Alba Sam. Bolt upright. Fun. Slow for safety. Had to be patient. Had a
great time.
I hope to go for a 35 mile ride next weekend, increasing every week up to
62 or 75 before the century, if the
On Wed, Jul 17, 2013 at 10:16 AM, Bitonal bito...@gmail.com wrote:
Also resist the urge to stop for Mexican while doing this...save it for
the destination.
Haha... reminds me of a ride I did years ago. A friend suggested that we
should do a ride called Bikes and Birds at the wildlife
One point to add to all the great stuff above: flexibility matters. There
are some good suggestions for stretching in Just Ride.
I had a heck of a time on my first century with my lower back, just because
I probably did not have enough flexibility in my legs. I was smart enough
to have my
On Wednesday, July 17, 2013 7:15:27 AM UTC-7, George Schick wrote:
I recall Hotter'n Hell Hundreds that I rode back in the mid-90's. more
serious heat related issues.
My strategy for the HTH is to start at 5:00a.m., and finish by 10:30 or
11:00.
:-)
pb
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On Tuesday, July 16, 2013 10:39:15 PM UTC-7, Michael wrote:
Was wondering what you all recommend for training for a century
Lots of different suggestions here, not all consistent with each other, so
I'll throw in my two cents.
In my own, personal experience, long rides are more mental
But PB, isn't that the time that the road race is being run on the same
course? I didn't think you could get away with that. Also, get out there
too early and none of the rest stops are really to resupply you yet. Plus,
you miss the opportunity to inch along -2mph for the first several miles
Hi, I am new to this forum. I think the advice here is right on but just to
get started here-
I recall my first century ride pretty well even though it was over 20 years
ago. The ride was Bellingham, WA. to Seattle and it is quite hilly in this
neck of the woods. I understand this ride to be
Assuming you're in decent physical condition, I'd say don't give much
thought to training. If you're commuting, you've got the legs for a flat
100mi. Make sure you are comfortable for a long day on the bike. Regularly
consuming food and water will be key, too.
I did my first century with
Meh,
General rule for anything in life is that it depends.
I generally wing the training. BUT only because I used to do a 40 miles
commute 2 or 3 times a week.
Apparently that counts as training for some folks. I just call it getting
to work with no car.
But I do believe that there should be
I think it's just breaking the distance barrier placed in the mind. A flat
century is not the same as a hilly century, but if you can do a flat
century you can do a hilly century, just in a bit more time. My experience
when distance riding was in kilometers. I didn't have a bike computer for
What's your commute look like? If it's an average of 20 or so miles and you
do longer rides when you can, you'll likely be just fine, though pushing
things a bit. There is a whole different factor to food, water, and pacing
in terms of what works for you, so factor that in, as it will be part
Good advice above, but I'll add my 2 cents that a true unracer shouldn't
ride just for the sake of miles. But given that mental goal that most of
us have to ride a century, I suggest building your rides around
destinations that gradually increase in length and get you there. I'm
relying on
the un-racer coasts when they can and gets off the bike frequently -
there's plenty of daylight.
On Wednesday, July 17, 2013 8:11:28 AM UTC-5, doc wrote:
Good advice above, but I'll add my 2 cents that a true unracer shouldn't
ride just for the sake of miles. But given that mental goal
Good advice from all of these replies, but one thing I haven't seen
mentioned (unless my senior bi-focals missed it) is the weather. Here in
the Midwest we're experiencing a major heat wave this week - temps in the
90's, higher humidities, therefore heat indexes often over 100. That can
be a
very good point - we made a (intentionally) hard 20 miles last weekend with
950' climb and drank 40 ounces of water.
On Wednesday, July 17, 2013 9:15:27 AM UTC-5, George Schick wrote:
Good advice from all of these replies, but one thing I haven't seen
mentioned (unless my senior bi-focals
To use an analogy-
I'm a very new runner. Decided to start doing it to make sure I didn't ruin
my cycling with the stench of exercise. However, I'm also very cognizant
that starting a new physical activity with my body (grumpy lower back, left
IT) needed some structure. Using the Runkeeper app
I trained for and did a century ride about a year and a half ago. I
generally suscribe to the philosophy that if you can do at least half the
distance comfortably, you should be fine for the whole distance. I did a
lot of daily shorter rides, in the 10-20 mile range, especially pushing
Michael, it sounds like you're doing the Seagull, am I right? I did it twice
in the late 90s and it was the high point in my cycling experience (so that
says something ; ). Anyway I trained using a little chart from Bicycling mag,
which I believe was for 10 weeks. Riding about five days a
Last year I did a 40, 50, 62, and 76 miler based on 12-20 miles a day of
commuting. The 62 miler was 105 degrees that day. I did fine.
I felt as if I could have gone to 100 miles the 76 mile day if we had two
more breaks along the way. We only took two breaks during the first 76
miles.
Oh yes, Seagull Century.
http://www.seagullcentury.org/
I look forward to counting the Rivendell bikes I see there.
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Years ago, in the 70's to be exact, I started riding and wanted to do a
century. I read everything I could get my hands on involving training for
cycling and running to build endurance. I came across this book called LSD
Running (hey it was the 70's) or something to that effect. The Author was
I agree with the majority of the comments here. I've ridden multiple
centuries with 5000'+ of climbing on fully fendered/racked bikes with wider
than average tires, with no practice beyond my mostly flat 20 mile R/T
commute. I generally enjoy the first 80 miles and hate the last 20. :-)
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