I have six months to train for the August deadline of the 100 mile Prudential Cycle ride and that means I need six months to prepare.<\/p>\n
Today was taking that first bite from the elephant and I covered 25.7 in two sets: one of 20.5 miles and then a return home of 5.2 miles.\u00a0 In total the average is 10.8mph.<\/p>\n
The sun was shining, my blood sugar was not behaving itself but actually this was an interesting view on what cycling with high blood sugar would be like with a safety net (son at home for half-term and able to drive).<\/p>\n
Getting ready to head out did not take too long, though with hindsight, I should have taken my camel pack!<\/p>\n
I trained: averaged 12mph for the first set and 9mpg for the second.\u00a0 On that evidence, 100 miles is going to take me 9hrs.\u00a0 Not a bad stab but I really want to do the ride in 8hours (with 30 minutes of breaks).<\/p>\n
That’s an average of 12.5mph no matter the gradient and I suspect there’ll be some big hills out there.\u00a0 It’s not East Anglia after all.<\/p>\n
One of the things I’d really like to do by June is be able to ride from Felixstowe to Cambridge 71 miles.\u00a0 I’m working up to that slowly.<\/p>\n
Last year I went from 10miles to 47miles in seven weeks.<\/p>\n
I’ve kept a base fitness up over the winter, but two months out after getting a bad stomach bug.\u00a0 So six months should allow me to do that easily.<\/p>\n
Week 1 (this week): 1 ride of 25 miles and 1 ride of 10 miles.\u00a0 Some hill training.\u00a0 A day off in between.<\/p>\n
Week 2 (w\/c 25th Feb): 1 ride 35 miles and 1 ride of 10 miles.\u00a0 30 minutes hill training.<\/p>\n
Week 3 (w\/c 4th Mar): 1 ride 35 miles (different route) and 1 ride of 10 miles.\u00a0 45 minutes hill training (I have a route).<\/p>\n
Week 4 (w\/c 11th Mar): 1 ride of 25 miles, looking at how close I get can to 2hours and 1 ride of 10 miles aiming for an hour max.\u00a0 60 mins hill training.\u00a0 A day off in between.<\/p>\n
This is important as that’s an average of 12.5mph regardless of local gradient.\u00a0 The 21st Feb, I am significantly under that.<\/p>\n
Week 5 (w\/c 18th Mar): 1 ride of 40 miles and 1 ride of 15 miles.\u00a0 20 mins hill training.\u00a0 A day off in between.<\/p>\n
Week 6 (w\/c 25th Mar): 1 ride 40 miles and 1 ride of 15 miles.\u00a0 20 minutes hill training.<\/p>\n
Week 7 (w\/c 1st Apr): 1 ride 40 miles and 1 ride of 10 miles.\u00a0 60 minutes hill training.<\/p>\n
Week 8 (w\/c 8th Apr): 1 ride of 40 miles, looking at how close I get can to 3hours.\u00a0 This is likely to be to Woolpit along route 51.<\/p>\n
Week 9 (w\/c 15 Apr): 1 ride 50 miles (aiming for 5 hours), 2 sets of hill training.\u00a0 Possibly up the A137.<\/p>\n
Week 10 (w\/c 22 Apr): 1 ride 50 miles (aiming for 4.5 hours).\u00a0 Gym work and 2 sets of hill training.<\/p>\n
Week 11 (w\/c 29 Apr): 1 ride 50 miles (aiming for 4 hours).\u00a0 Gym work and 2 sets of hill training.<\/p>\n
Week 12 (w\/c 6 May): 1 ride 50 miles (aiming for 3.5 hours).\u00a0 Gym work and 2 sets of hill training.<\/p>\n
Week 13 (w\/c 13 May): 1 ride 60 miles (aiming for 5 hours) (average 12mph), 2 sets of hill training.<\/p>\n
Week 14 (w\/c 20 May): 1 ride 60 miles (aiming for 5 hours).\u00a0 Gym work and 2 sets of hill training.<\/p>\n
Week 15 (w\/c 27 May): 1 ride 60 miles (aiming for 4.5 hours).\u00a0 Gym work and 2 sets of hill training.<\/p>\n
Week 16 (w\/c 3 Jun): 1 ride 60 miles (aiming for 4 hours).\u00a0 Gym work and 2 sets of hill training.\u00a0 Probably Felixstowe to Newmarket.<\/p>\n
Week 17 (w\/c 10 Jun): Week off.\u00a0 Just walking and motorcycling.<\/p>\n
Week 18 (w\/c 17 Jun): 1 ride 70 miles (aiming for 6 hours).\u00a0 Gym work and 2 sets of hill training.<\/p>\n
Week 19 (w\/c 24 Jun): 1 ride 70 miles. \u00a0Gym work and 2 sets of hill training.<\/p>\n
Week 20 (w\/c 1 Jul): 1 ride 80 miles (aiming for 7 hours).<\/p>\n
Week 21 (w\/c 8 Jul): 1 ride 90 miles (aiming for 8 hours).<\/p>\n
Week 22 (w\/c 15\u00a0 Jul) : 1 ride 90 miles (aiming for 7 hours).<\/p>\n
Week 23 (w\/c 22 Jul): 1 ride 100 miles (aiming for 8 hours).<\/p>\n
Week 24 (w\/c 29 Jul): Hill training, 2 sets, 10 mins each.<\/p>\n
Ride the ride 4th August.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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