How many miles have you done in one day?

[smutchin]

200km is a nice length for a day ride - a 200km audax is the ideal day out by bike for me. I did a 200 at the end of last October, setting off at about 8am and getting home before it got dark (just), which I was pretty pleased with. 300km is a nice long day out in the summer.

I think my best time for a 400km audax is about 23 hours, so that would be my PB for a "day" ride, but I'm hoping to do a 400 inside 20 hours this year. I've completed one 600 and that took about 36 hours. The very idea of doing a 24hr TT fills me with dread. I don't cope particularly well with the lack of sleep on those silly long rides, so I don't do many of them.

d.

 

[Dave Martin]

This isn't a competition. Don't be put off by figures people are posting. The only person you have to beat is yourself. You can do that in your own time.

Just check those bug bites!

quite the opposite they don't put me off but inspire me and I admire anyone who can do that sort of mileage.
I push myself to my own limits but always enjoy doing it

Dave Martin

 

[classic33]

quite the opposite they don't put me off but inspire me and I admire anyone who can do that sort of mileage.
I push myself to my own limits but always enjoy doing it

Dave Martin

I know that some find the distance others can do off-putting & is likely to lead to them giving up cycling because they can't match it. They may feel that that is what they should be doing & if they can't then why bother.

Just remember, the further you cycle out the further the trip back.

Your last post about got the bug had me looking back at someone who gave me the bug for a different type of cycling 6 years ago. Just been reading a few pages about them.

 

[smutchin]

I know that some find the distance others can do off-putting & is likely to lead to them giving up cycling because they can't match it. They may feel that that is what they should be doing & if they can't then why bother.

It took me a long time to build up to being able to complete a 600km audax, starting from a position where a 30 mile ride was a major personal achievement. I'll never be able to match the likes of Ian H, but I've found my level and I do what I do because I enjoy it. I sincerely hope everyone else reading this thread feels the same.

d.

 

[mcshroom]

217km (135 miles) on the Clumber to Humber Audax last year. I've done a couple 200km+ rides now, but hopefully I may be able to step up to 300km this year

Long distances are as much about being comfortable and keeping yourself well fed as anything else, and a long distance is whatever you think it is. For a new rider 2 miles might be a long distance

You don't need to be a super-fit athlete to do these sort of things either. I completed both my Audaxs while 18-19st and, although the hills were not very enjoyable, i still made it round ok.

@Admin - You should have no problem with 100 miles Shaun, just take it steady and plot a nice route around the wolds

 

[john12]

Last april three of us managed 163miles in a day trip - left Fareham at 630am and rode to Trafalgar Square, had some lunch then turned round and rode back in time for steak n chips at 6pm...a good day in the saddle.

For some reason we decided to take a direct route back as the route there was a bit iffy and so we rode the entire length of the A3 - I will never do that again...horrible.

 

[dodgy]

Mmm name rings a bell. The R.A.F. guy ?

Andy Wilkinson rides for Port Sunlight Wheelers, Wirral based. FYI he's riding the Mersey Tunnel Time Trial event on Sunday, AKA 10 minutes of hell, organised by Vita Cycles. Some big prizes up for grabs, Alex Dowsett is also riding. I think I know who might win but Andy is serious competition.

 

[dodgy]

140, cheshire cycleway ride…

Still on my goals to ride the entire 176 mile route in a day How was the 140? Roads mostly good surface?

 

[Old Plodder]

I did around 200 miles; Surrey/Kent border to Shrewsbury, via the Chilterns.
(Left at 4am / arrived about 11pm - absolutley shattered!)

Used to ride regular 100~140 milers in the Summer, when I was fit, about 20 years ago.

 

[dawesome]

200 miles in one day, Norwich to keighley.

 

[Cyclopathic]

How do people go to the loo on the 24 hour races? Do they have comfort breaks or is it over the side?

 

[alecstilleyedye]

Still on my goals to ride the entire 176 mile route in a day How was the 140? Roads mostly good surface?

reasonably… was on my arse for last 20 mile though…

 

[Grizzly]

I did my longest today, at 35.76 miles.

Reading this thread has made my penis shrink to the size of an acorn.

If my penis was the size of an acorn I'd call it an erection

 

[seashaker]

Wow guys some great miles going on here!! Im looking forward to a 45 or so from home to my sisters in Thornbury. Will be looking to build up for some proper touring in the next couple of years!

 

[martint235]

As Classic33 says though, it's not a competition. It's about pushing yourself yes but also about doing so safely and above all about having fun while you're out on a bike