SirDickieBird
Well-Known Member
Here's the sit rep:
Signed up for end of May 100 charity ride, then realised it's only three weeks away and the final week's "training" is too late so effectively a fortnight to prep.
Route is flat, 100miles (obvs) and around where I live so know it well.
- I can do solo 65-70 with a few hills (3000feet climbing) @16mph;
- managed a flat (700feet) 30mph @19.9mph (gutted!) recently
- been on a few club runs of 45-50 @16mph and managed quite easily.
- Solo flat routes of up to 40 miles I'm disappointed with <18mph.
Am hoping relatively swift shorter distances = slow long ones?
Question is - with a few more high-end blasts of 30-50miles over the next weeks do you think (in your experience) the century will be manageable?
Signed up for end of May 100 charity ride, then realised it's only three weeks away and the final week's "training" is too late so effectively a fortnight to prep.
Route is flat, 100miles (obvs) and around where I live so know it well.
- I can do solo 65-70 with a few hills (3000feet climbing) @16mph;
- managed a flat (700feet) 30mph @19.9mph (gutted!) recently
- been on a few club runs of 45-50 @16mph and managed quite easily.
- Solo flat routes of up to 40 miles I'm disappointed with <18mph.
Am hoping relatively swift shorter distances = slow long ones?
Question is - with a few more high-end blasts of 30-50miles over the next weeks do you think (in your experience) the century will be manageable?