| Re: Planning a very long ride - 8 hrs
On Fri, 11 Jun 2004 13:22:38 -0400, David Kerber <ns_dkerber@ns_ids.net>
wrote:
>In article <o1ojc05qfqndt3piisbmfg36rrlok6jeg0@4ax.com>,
>Badger@South.net says...
>>
>> I'm toying with the idea of doing a long ride this fall, after a summer of
>> 400 mile/months, and I'm interested in some ideas as to pacing. Here's
>> something I've been thinking about:
>
>How long is "long" (mile-wise, that is)?
I'm not too worried about the mileage, although I would hope that after 8
hours of well-spaced riding that it would be around 100 miles.
>> Ride for three hours, then 30 min rest (and take a shower?), eat, then ride
>> for 2 hours, repeat rest, then ride for an hour, repeat rest, then ride
>> final 2 hours. Does that seem like a good scheme? 3-2-1-2?
>>
>> People who do touring and stuff ride about 8 hours a day for like 2 weeks.
>> 'Course they're sightseeing so it's more fun. It would probably require a
>> "support crew" to bring food and change of clothes and stuff. If you were
>> gonna do it how would you break it up?
>
>I'd probably put the first rest stop well before the 3 hour point, and
>space them more evenly. Maybe 1.5-1.5-1.5-1.5-1.5, or 2-2-2-2. Also,
>30 minutes might be too long of a break; it might give your muscles too
>long, so that you would need a long warm up again when you start back up
>YMMV a lot on this, and will probably depend on the weather (temperature
>particularly). More frequent, shorter breaks work well for many people,
>such as 5 to 10 minutes every hour.
Oh, I forgot to mention that. I find that a 2 min rest every 10-15 miles
helps a lot, and I plan to incorporate that in addition to the other rest
stops.
I like the idea of the first segment being around 3-4 hours, b/c I have
that much motivation, initially. Then knowing I'm 1/3 to 1/2 way there
helps with the last part. But I like your plan of 2 hours and a 10 min
break after that. As I said, I'm anticipating that the major hurdle will be
80-90% mental. ;-)
-B
>> I'm sure some here would say 'just ride for the 8 hours, what's the big
>> deal', but that would be OK for those who have ridden a lot (like frequent
>> 3-4 hour rides), but my longest ride has been 3.5 hours, and only did that
>> once. I'm hoping to get some posts on others who have done something like
>> this, and their experiences vs the initial expectations.
>>
>> I plan to start the ride early in the AM, like 5-ish, or first light.
>> o 5:30-8:30
>> o 9:00-11:00
>> o 12:-1
>> o 2-4pm
>>
>> TIA,
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