Training for 100 miles

[nogoodnamesleft]

Maybe another aspect re: OP's thread title is the nature of the 100 miles being trained for. 100 miles against a clock in the Scottish highlands or 100 miles downwind in Flatlandia with cafe stops every hour.

 

[Webbo2]

Maybe another aspect re: OP's thread title is the nature of the 100 miles being trained for. 100 miles against a clock in the Scottish highlands or 100 miles downwind in Flatlandia with cafe stops every hour.

If they are asking advice their hardly going to be doing a 100 mile TT in the Highlands.🤷🏼‍♂️

 

[ColinJ]

If they are asking advice their hardly going to be doing a 100 mile TT in the Highlands.🤷🏼‍♂️

Well, they might be, but if they are then they could be in for a nasty shock!!!

 

[CXRAndy]

I used to do a 13 mile each way cycle commute, 5 days a week. Then 2-3 hours mtn biking on the weekend. A 100 mile outing was a breeze. If you are regularly doing 30 miles twice a day, then I would not think a 100, which is a bit more than 3 x 30 will trouble you. But if you can fit in a 50-70 mile before hand, your head will be in right place.

You do as many hours as you can regularly, but not just in single monster rides. Include some intensity. Make sure you are recovering and not just building more and more fatigue.

I was going to say once you can ride 40-50 miles and not feel crushed. Then its just more time/fuel/water.

I trained for 10 hours a week for 3 months with no session longer 2 hrs 30.

I was then able to do a weeks tour in Tenerife with hundreds of miles and thousands of feet climbing.

 

[Animo]

If you can do 100 miles in a week you can do a 100 mile ride. You might just have to suffer a bit.

 

[Always Cross]

I entered a series of audaxes in Swindon did the 50km yesterday, 100km beginning Jun, 150km end of Jun and a 200km the end of Jul. I’m 65 now so I’m getting slower but refusing to give up my challenges, I’m on Edington 63 so I’m working to increase that. I’ve already done my 65 birthday ride but that one is going to get any easier. Im still working quite a manual job on shifts and get knackered after work. So my mind is willing but the old body is finding it difficult to keep up.

 

[N0bodyOfTheGoat]

Iirc I did two ~70-80 mile rides in '17 (my first year of recreational cycling) and one in April '18, before randomly deciding one morning to try a ton just before the late May Bank Holiday in '18.

Was pretty slow ~9.5 hours on the road including 3 breaks and a puncture repair very early on that nearly scrapped the whole idea that day, covering almost every hill of note near me, ~9980 feet. All with a ridiculous amount of stuff in a rucksack including an extra 2l of water, not allowing my back to breathe and ensuring I had to climb at a steady pace.

If you have access to enough fuel and liquid, most healthy people who have a bit of recreational cycling experience could do a ton IMO.

 

[Sharky]

As well as putting the miles in, make sure you include rest days into your plans. And the week before your event day, give yourself a very light riding schedule.