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Been talked into applying for the Ride100 this year!
I've never ridden more than 30 miles in one day (on an mtb) and have only just bought a road bike thats only been on the turbo trainer so far.
There seems to be various training plans on line to get you up to a 100 miler, but which ones have you found to work well?
Initial plan is to spend the next few months just getting my general fitness back through using Trainer Road and their plans. This should then put me in a decent position to start on preparing for the 100.
I've never ridden more than 30 miles in one day (on an mtb) and have only just bought a road bike thats only been on the turbo trainer so far.
There seems to be various training plans on line to get you up to a 100 miler, but which ones have you found to work well?
Initial plan is to spend the next few months just getting my general fitness back through using Trainer Road and their plans. This should then put me in a decent position to start on preparing for the 100.
5678 said:
Been talked into applying for the Ride100 this year!
I've never ridden more than 30 miles in one day (on an mtb) and have only just bought a road bike thats only been on the turbo trainer so far.
There seems to be various training plans on line to get you up to a 100 miler, but which ones have you found to work well?
Initial plan is to spend the next few months just getting my general fitness back through using Trainer Road and their plans. This should then put me in a decent position to start on preparing for the 100.
What are your objectives, to finish or to finish fast? It can be anything from a social 30 mile ride/picnic/another social 30 mile ride/a picnic/final social 30 mile ride..... or a flat out 4 hour blast... I've never ridden more than 30 miles in one day (on an mtb) and have only just bought a road bike thats only been on the turbo trainer so far.
There seems to be various training plans on line to get you up to a 100 miler, but which ones have you found to work well?
Initial plan is to spend the next few months just getting my general fitness back through using Trainer Road and their plans. This should then put me in a decent position to start on preparing for the 100.
To be honest, the key is base miles. Either on the turbo or the road, you need base miles. I'd stick with somethign simple and achieveable like 30-60m long interval training sessions on the TT and then aim for a 50+ mile ride at the weekend and you will be fine. Learn about what your body needs food and drink wise over time. Enjoy it. Its a social event.
I cant believe entries are still open? i htough they closed it when they had 80,000 or something?
pablo said:
What are your objectives, to finish or to finish fast? It can be anything from a social 30 mile ride/picnic/another social 30 mile ride/a picnic/final social 30 mile ride..... or a flat out 4 hour blast...
To be honest, the key is base miles. Either on the turbo or the road, you need base miles. I'd stick with somethign simple and achieveable like 30-60m long interval training sessions on the TT and then aim for a 50+ mile ride at the weekend and you will be fine. Learn about what your body needs food and drink wise over time. Enjoy it. Its a social event.
I cant believe entries are still open? i htough they closed it when they had 80,000 or something?
Thanks, ballot closes today. To be honest, the key is base miles. Either on the turbo or the road, you need base miles. I'd stick with somethign simple and achieveable like 30-60m long interval training sessions on the TT and then aim for a 50+ mile ride at the weekend and you will be fine. Learn about what your body needs food and drink wise over time. Enjoy it. Its a social event.
I cant believe entries are still open? i htough they closed it when they had 80,000 or something?
I'm doing 60m interval sessions on the Turbo to get that base level to a decent point. Once I'm not blowing out of my arse quite so quickly (and its a bit warmer!) I'll give it a go on the road.
The food and drink thing will need some work. I have never really explored what I need to keep fuel levels up.
Oi you big gay bear.
I did it last year and to be honest, you can stick to the training plans or just get out there and ride, which in your case might be harder at weekends disappearing for a few hours at a time.
As long as you have built up long distant rides, you'll be fine. I had 6 weeks to get myself ready after having sciatica and know that anything after 25 - 30 miles, I'll need food else I'll bonk, so as long as you're fed and watered you'll be okay. If you can manage 50 miles easily enough, you'll do 100 without issue, unless you haven't done any hills, then you'll be a bit buggered for Leith Hill and Newlands Corner
I did it last year and to be honest, you can stick to the training plans or just get out there and ride, which in your case might be harder at weekends disappearing for a few hours at a time.
As long as you have built up long distant rides, you'll be fine. I had 6 weeks to get myself ready after having sciatica and know that anything after 25 - 30 miles, I'll need food else I'll bonk, so as long as you're fed and watered you'll be okay. If you can manage 50 miles easily enough, you'll do 100 without issue, unless you haven't done any hills, then you'll be a bit buggered for Leith Hill and Newlands Corner
5678 said:
Bollah!
Yeah, the long rides at the weekends will be tough to schedule. Should be do able though.
Quite a few bills near me to practice on too. I'm not familiar with the length of gradient of the big climbs on the course though?
I wouldn't worry about hills on the course, I think there are two, both of which will be fairly simple for most people, its a very fat course, if you can build up to being able to spend 4 or so hours out riding then you'll be fine for the day. You'll likely ride a lot faster on the day due to the bunch effect so that will kill some time.Yeah, the long rides at the weekends will be tough to schedule. Should be do able though.
Quite a few bills near me to practice on too. I'm not familiar with the length of gradient of the big climbs on the course though?
Due to RL getting in the way, my preparation for last year's 100 was rubbish. But I got lots of commuting base miles in in June and July, a bit of hill practice. Longest ride was only 86km, the week before (though I've done longer in previous years). It was fine. You'd be amazed what you can do with a massive sugar high and some bloody mindedness.
But get the base miles in.
But get the base miles in.
okgo said:
I wouldn't worry about hills on the course, I think there are two, both of which will be fairly simple for most people, its a very fat course, if you can build up to being able to spend 4 or so hours out riding then you'll be fine for the day. You'll likely ride a lot faster on the day due to the bunch effect so that will kill some time.
Three hills. Staple Hill, Leith Hill, Box Hill. And that nasty little bump in Wimbledon. None of which are mountains, but for a starter they're fairly serious. 5678 said:
Been talked into applying for the Ride100 this year!
I've never ridden more than 30 miles in one day (on an mtb) and have only just bought a road bike thats only been on the turbo trainer so far.
There seems to be various training plans on line to get you up to a 100 miler, but which ones have you found to work well?
Initial plan is to spend the next few months just getting my general fitness back through using Trainer Road and their plans. This should then put me in a decent position to start on preparing for the 100.
Apply- its flat and more refreshment stops than you can shake a stick at, if you can comfortably do 30 you will be able to drag yourself around this 100, with abit of training you'll even enjoy it :-)I've never ridden more than 30 miles in one day (on an mtb) and have only just bought a road bike thats only been on the turbo trainer so far.
There seems to be various training plans on line to get you up to a 100 miler, but which ones have you found to work well?
Initial plan is to spend the next few months just getting my general fitness back through using Trainer Road and their plans. This should then put me in a decent position to start on preparing for the 100.
(As long as it doesn't rain like last year- good God it was "moist")
5678 said:
Been talked into applying for the Ride100 this year!
I've never ridden more than 30 miles in one day (on an mtb) and have only just bought a road bike thats only been on the turbo trainer so far.
There seems to be various training plans on line to get you up to a 100 miler, but which ones have you found to work well?
Initial plan is to spend the next few months just getting my general fitness back through using Trainer Road and their plans. This should then put me in a decent position to start on preparing for the 100.
All you are doing is applying and to be honest the application opened a while ago and you might not get in. Try a Wiggle/UK Cycling Events Sportive as an inbetween. They do various events through out the year ranging from 30 miles to a 100 and you will be able to enter one with out any grief of a ballot. I've never ridden more than 30 miles in one day (on an mtb) and have only just bought a road bike thats only been on the turbo trainer so far.
There seems to be various training plans on line to get you up to a 100 miler, but which ones have you found to work well?
Initial plan is to spend the next few months just getting my general fitness back through using Trainer Road and their plans. This should then put me in a decent position to start on preparing for the 100.
As for training, just take it in small stages. I would also advise getting out on the road more than rollers and a turbo indoor.
bakerstreet said:
All you are doing is applying and to be honest the application opened a while ago and you might not get in. Try a Wiggle/UK Cycling Events Sportive as an inbetween. They do various events through out the year ranging from 30 miles to a 100 and you will be able to enter one with out any grief of a ballot.
As for training, just take it in small stages. I would also advise getting out on the road more than rollers and a turbo indoor.
IIRC, it's a ballot, so entries are drawn from the pot. As for training, just take it in small stages. I would also advise getting out on the road more than rollers and a turbo indoor.
5678 said:
IIRC, it's a ballot, so entries are drawn from the pot.
Yup, but you have to be in it to get a place... lots of moaners about the ballot didn't enter I think ;-)The Wiggle/UKCycling events are also good fun, bit narrower spread of skills too so safer despite being open roads ;-)
Just get out riding, no substitute to plenty of miles.
bakerstreet said:
All you are doing is applying and to be honest the application opened a while ago and you might not get in. Try a Wiggle/UK Cycling Events Sportive as an inbetween. They do various events through out the year ranging from 30 miles to a 100 and you will be able to enter one with out any grief of a ballot.
As for training, just take it in small stages. I would also advise getting out on the road more than rollers and a turbo indoor.
I was thinking about this this morning, there's no substitute for real world miles, no matter how hard you push yourself on the turbo. I would get out and ride 40 or 50 miles at the weekend as soon as you can, and then build on that. If you only do one 50 miler a month before, you should be able to do it, and you will learn how your body reacts to that much time in the saddle. It isn't just getting saddle sore, but your hands wrists shoulders neck etc will all start to ache, which you won't notice too much on a 2 hr spin with your mates. If RL takes you 6 hours or more, you'll be suffering all over. It might show you a proper bike fit is needed, which can make an enormous difference to your comfort and enjoyment of a long ride. You'll also learn about what and when to eat and drink; don't go too mad on the "sports science" energy stuff, normal food is as good. I even had a mini pork pie last year, just wanted something savoury after biccies fruit and some gels. As for training, just take it in small stages. I would also advise getting out on the road more than rollers and a turbo indoor.
Breaks can be important, I know for me if I stop every two hours or so for 10 minutes, I feel much better over the next two. I can go for up to three hours but the last hour gets a bit blurry and even though you think you are still pushing yourself along, your average speed is dropping and a short rest would be a big help.
Whatever anyone says, Leith Hill is a tough one, even for cyclists that regularly ride 100 miles in one go. I would put it in the top 10 in Surrey, and it is about half way round so you won't be fresh; there will also be plenty of other cyclists struggling up it and there isn't always space to get by or even keep your own cranks turning. There's a long gradual start to it that starts to increase, with a rough old bit of road, then you go between farm buildings and it eases a little, then it steepens again to the top.
Newlands isn't bad, but is harder than Boxhill. Boxhill is not hard, but it is beautiful; the surface is glassy smooth, the speed bumps going up aren't too bad and the view after the corner is stunning. I think the road was put in by the Canadian Army so they could get their tanks and artillery up there in training for Dday, hence the hairpins and the almost dead constant gradient. Wimbledon may be pensioner friendly but it is 90 odd miles in and it took me by surprise the first year as no-one had said anything about it. If you get up there, the next 10 miles are pure joy and go just too quickly. Even in the deluge that was last year!
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