2010-04-27 19:21:37 +0000 #1
Hi ladies...
Wondering if anyone in this forum is planning on riding the Sept 10 century around Cayuga Lake?
Wondering if anyone in this forum is planning on riding the Sept 10 century around Cayuga Lake?
2010-04-27 19:28:36 +0000 #2
I've never done a century, though I ride a reasonable amount. Any thoughts on how hard this would be for a first-timer? I'm new to central NY and just getting a handle on the terrain...
2010-04-27 19:43:10 +0000 #3
Yz,
you can do this! You say you ride a "reasonable ammount". Everything's relative so how far do you ride now?
There are links here to training guides for a century on this thread
forums.teamestrogen....82&highlight=century
check those out and tell the nice ladies on TE where you fit into that, we'll help 8-)
If you can ride a metric century or training ride before this ride you will be fine.
I don't advise people to do this, it's do as I say not as I do. For ALC3 and ALC4 my longest training rides were 30 miles. I did the Cinderellla beforehand both years (easy metric) just 50 miles of the Primavera this year (kick your b*** century, forgot my helmet, DOH, started late and did only the first but hardest part). Yet this year I did all but 10 miles of the 7 day ride 585 mile which includes two centuries. Wasn't the fastest thing on 2 wheels but I felt good.
What was different this year is I increased the intensity. Once a week I did hill repeats, or a hard spin class or what Spazzdog describes here, jumps:
forums.teamestrogen....3242&highlight=jumps
The increased power got me in each day, gave me the recovery I needed to go again each of the 7 days and got me up most hills (ok I walked a little). But again, do as I say not as I do, if you have not done a metric before you need loooooooong rides, lots of 'em. I feel first-time century riders need to know how to manage the logistics: getting going early enough, getting in and out of rest stops in a timely manner, and most important how to stay hydrated and fed on the bike.
you can do this! You say you ride a "reasonable ammount". Everything's relative so how far do you ride now?
There are links here to training guides for a century on this thread
forums.teamestrogen....82&highlight=century
check those out and tell the nice ladies on TE where you fit into that, we'll help 8-)
If you can ride a metric century or training ride before this ride you will be fine.
I don't advise people to do this, it's do as I say not as I do. For ALC3 and ALC4 my longest training rides were 30 miles. I did the Cinderellla beforehand both years (easy metric) just 50 miles of the Primavera this year (kick your b*** century, forgot my helmet, DOH, started late and did only the first but hardest part). Yet this year I did all but 10 miles of the 7 day ride 585 mile which includes two centuries. Wasn't the fastest thing on 2 wheels but I felt good.
What was different this year is I increased the intensity. Once a week I did hill repeats, or a hard spin class or what Spazzdog describes here, jumps:
forums.teamestrogen....3242&highlight=jumps
The increased power got me in each day, gave me the recovery I needed to go again each of the 7 days and got me up most hills (ok I walked a little). But again, do as I say not as I do, if you have not done a metric before you need loooooooong rides, lots of 'em. I feel first-time century riders need to know how to manage the logistics: getting going early enough, getting in and out of rest stops in a timely manner, and most important how to stay hydrated and fed on the bike.
