Training for a 400mile trip over 4 days.

Slowpete

Hey there, just looking for some advice on my training.

I've just signed up for a 400mile cycle around Ulster in 8 weeks time, its to take place over 4 days.
I cycle 4-5 times a week, usually between 50 - 120 miles/ week. Mostly on my road bike, with a 4-5 hour MTB cycle on a sunday most weeks.

I do at least one sportive a month from around now until October usually around 60miles.

Can anyone point me in the right direction for a training plan, or give me any advice on training for this amount of miles day after day.

e.g what i should be doing more of and when?

Any info would be helpful, thanks

ut_och_cykla

Just get your contact points (hands, backside, feet) used to long hours on teh bike you're going to use. Practice eating & drinking all you need whilst cycling. Do back to back rides e.g. a long ride friday evening , long saturday ride AND sunday ride. You'll do it on what you can already but it will be mnore fun if you're prepared.

Porkyboy

Slowpete wrote:

Hey there, just looking for some advice on my training.

I've just signed up for a 400mile cycle around Ulster in 8 weeks time, its to take place over 4 days.
I cycle 4-5 times a week, usually between 50 - 120 miles/ week. Mostly on my road bike, with a 4-5 hour MTB cycle on a sunday most weeks.

I do at least one sportive a month from around now until October usually around 60miles.

Can anyone point me in the right direction for a training plan, or give me any advice on training for this amount of miles day after day.

e.g what i should be doing more of and when?

Any info would be helpful, thanks

Check out my weblog (see signature) as I did exactly this in the run up to my TdF ride last year. If you search the blog for "Tour du Nord" which is what I called the event I planned this will find you the event and you can then look prior to that at the kind of training I was doing in the run up to it. I concentrated on shorter harder rides (mainly on my turbo) more than doing loads of LSD stuff and I had no problems, apart from the weather!

Q