1st 100 miler yesterday!!!!!!!!
jellikins
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Been training throught the winter on turbo 4 days a week (thanks Chris Carmichael for the help!)
Since 20th Feb, building miles up, now at 200 per week.
Yesterday, did 105 miles at 17.2 mph.
Finished really fresh and genuinely felt I could do more.
After 3 hours at home after, was knackered.
Today, felt sapped and only by lunchtime did I feel like I had any energy again!
Nevertheless, so plesed to have done it!
Since 20th Feb, building miles up, now at 200 per week.
Yesterday, did 105 miles at 17.2 mph.
Finished really fresh and genuinely felt I could do more.
After 3 hours at home after, was knackered.
Today, felt sapped and only by lunchtime did I feel like I had any energy again!
Nevertheless, so plesed to have done it!
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Not unusual to feel whipped the next day. That's a lot of riding and your legs only have so many RPM's and miles in them on any given day. Or year for that matter. As one of our club members once put "you can only withdraw so much from the mileage bank, before you go into the RED".
Dennis Noward
Still lots of time to get into 'race' shape!
There's a certain amount of adrenaline that kicks in on a multi-day event and it actually gets easier (or so they say) after a few days.
I did London-Paris last year and it was 4 days of riding. The thrill of the riding carried me through day after day.
Plus - hopefully - you may be able to take it a little slower than you average speed today.
My experience on the multi day rides is that I start feeling a bit better as the days go by.
You seem to kind of adapt to it all. Eat what you can, when you can, don't skimp on food. Especially if the miles are big each day.
Dennis Noward
After 3 hours you also burn off your glycogen stores in your muscles also - which doesn't help if you're not properly refueling as you ride! I think a lot of people forget this part of their training (as you feel good during the first few hours and don't think about food). Until you bonk.
I always find long (not necessarily that steady) rides like this are great for getting form. Doing them at race speed is a different matter - I once did a 100mile TT and thought it would bring me on a bit because it would be so severe (supercompensation effect - which works well for me when I increase ride frequency/length i.e. up the training temporarily, recover then race at a higher level for a bit) - it didn't, in fact it made me go slower for at least a month afterwards. I'd be interested to hear other people's experience of doing long rides at various intensities, the effect it gave and supercompensation etc.
The test for me will be tomorrow when my mate has a 70-80 miler planned. :?
The above post may contain traces of sarcasm or/and bullsh*t.
Ruth
I did my 1st 100 miler on Friday, same deal plenty of juice left afterwards and almost a 20mph avg. one of those 1 in a million days
edit: I'd be interested to know did you stick to the big ring?
Rule #9 // If you are out riding in bad weather, it means you are a badass. Period.
Rule #12 // The correct number of bikes to own is n+1.
Rule #42 // A bike race shall never be preceded with a swim and/or followed by a run.
Need to get out today (as not been on bike for 3 days). Weather is bloody appalling here, windy and wet!
How do you people get such high speeds? My average must have been 12 or so, I can think of various excuses (wind / bonk) why I slowed down.
Feeling a bit demoralised at the prospect of a 77 mile sportive in a months time.
Well done and don't worry about the speed just get the miles in and keep doing those miles, plus the headwind WILL make you stronger, according to the metoffice it's gusting 35+mph here in Windshire ATM bring it on I say
Rule #9 // If you are out riding in bad weather, it means you are a badass. Period.
Rule #12 // The correct number of bikes to own is n+1.
Rule #42 // A bike race shall never be preceded with a swim and/or followed by a run.