basically, ride 6 days a week at various paces, gradually increasing mileage until the "long" ride is about 70 miles and the total mileage is about 165 per week.
However, I have also read advice to taper off in the weeks before the ride. The above training schedules don't "taper" until a few days before.
I am on track to do this ride. I figure the only way I could screw things up would be to overtrain or strain something or be tired out day of.
So I am wondering just what I should do to be in top form two weeks from now.
I did my first century before I ever heard of tapering ~2 weeks before an event. You should do just fine if you stick to your current schedule and taper 3-4 days in advance.
I did my first century before I ever heard of tapering ~2 weeks before an event. You should do just fine if you stick to your current schedule and taper 3-4 days in advance.
So I am wondering just what I should do to be in top form two weeks from now.
Well, you don't need to be in "top form" -- there is no need to be in the absolutely best form on the particular day of the century. It sounds to me like you're adequately prepared.
As this is your first century, just relax and have a good time. Take a few days off beforehand, and don't sweat the details of your training program. If you've completed a 70 mile ride, you'll be able to do 100.
Good luck, and let us know how it goes.
Reid (who completed his own first century a couple of weeks ago)
basically, ride 6 days a week at various paces, gradually increasing mileage until the "long" ride is about 70 miles and the total mileage is about 165 per week.
If you are riding 100+ miles per week and have a 70-mile ride or two under your belt, you should be fine. Don't worry about it.
For my money, a century is supposed to be fun, not a race. Go out and enjoy the day.
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David L. Johnson
__o | As far as the laws of mathematics refer to reality, they are not _`\(,_ | certain, and as far as they are certain, they do not refer to (_)/ (_) | reality. -- Albert Einstein
basically, ride 6 days a week at various paces, gradually increasing mileage until the "long" ride is about 70 miles and the total mileage is about 165 per week.
If you are riding 100+ miles per week and have a 70-mile ride or two under your belt, you should be fine. Don't worry about it.
For my money, a century is supposed to be fun, not a race. Go out and enjoy the day.
--
David L. Johnson
__o | As far as the laws of mathematics refer to reality, they are not _`\(,_ | certain, and as far as they are certain, they do not refer to (_)/ (_) | reality. -- Albert Einstein
