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I see Boris has jumped on the bandwagon and announced a festival of biking in August 2013 culminating in a 100 mile marathon
Having never really cycled further than the pub, or my normal stop start MTB ride round Thorndon I quite fancy it
What sort of training regime would be involved to get a 95 kilo couch potato to the finish line
Incrementally longer rides leading up to the day
MTFU
TBH it depends how hilly the route is and how far you can currently ride
Roughly you should be able to do 60 ish miles comfortably as training rides to complete that ride of a similar hillyness to what you intend to ride perhaps a little further to be comfortable and sure.
If it is flat some serious effort/application pain tolerance may be enough on the day
Get a road bike. Ride it. Ride it further. 70 or 80 miles is a good solo target and that fitness will get you to the 100 in a group!
Easy.
100's easy with little/no training, i've done them within a few rides of getting back on a bike after an op, not pretty and not easy at the time, but keep eating and drinking and your heart rate below your threshold (this is the important bit, however fit you are if you go above this you will blow up, stick below it and you'll be fine).
if you want to do it fast then join a roadie club, they'll do 60 miles ish on a sunday morning in the slower groups, faster groups go further so you can move up as you get fit. If you don't want to do it with a club then at least get used to riding without stopping/faffing about as thats the important thing on big days, you can go as fast as you like, but its the hours spent moving that actually get you to the end.
Thanks for replys
I think I will start off building up distances a bit at a time and see how I get on, I have roped a pal in too