Planning a very long ride - 8 hrs - Page 21 - Cycling Mob: Road Cycling, Mountain Biking and More

06-12-2004, 04:39 PM

On Sat, 12 Jun 2004 23:34:14 +0200, "Jacques Moser"
<[Only registered and activated users can see links. ]> wrote:

>On Sat, 12 Jun 2004 16:16:03 +0000, Badger_South wrote:
>
>
>>
>> Nix that. I have a couple ppl who will help me. I want to be lean and
>> light, not lugging food. Maybe at some future time, b/c a 'self-supported'
>> ride is definitely a neat goal. But this time, I'm gonna do it like a 10K
>> race, on a loop and have friends throw me sponges and food, heh-heh. There
>> might even be balloons and strippers! ;-p
>>
>
>If you tell us when and where, somebody could paint "go Badger go !" on
>the road, provided you accept to throw empty bottles for us to collect !
>
>>>I would definitely not try to take showers in the middle of the ride, as
>>>this would "soften" me too much; and if no shower, why change clothes ?
>>
>> Well, I've done a couple long runs and it definitely helped me to jump in
>> the lake along the route (I had fresh socks and took off my shoes). I'll
>> pretend it's a duathlon, like bike-swim-bike, 'kay? ;-)
>>
>
>So you need your team to carry a full size swimming pool for you along
>the road ?
>
>Jacques

Yeah, they're gonna run along side, just in case!

-B
(actually I live near a river, and have a pool in my backyard. So there's
options)

06-14-2004, 09:32 AM

You get my vote. 41 posts so far. Troll of the month for sure. Or, to anal
to ride with others. Quit posting and write when you've got your hundred out
of the way. If you are riding two or three times a day, 100 or more miles a
week then a hundred is no big deal. "Just Do It'".

Bill - top posted on purpose

"Badger_South" <[Only registered and activated users can see links. ]> wrote in endless messages

06-14-2004, 09:32 AM

You get my vote. 41 posts so far. Troll of the month for sure. Or, to anal
to ride with others. Quit posting and write when you've got your hundred out
of the way. If you are riding two or three times a day, 100 or more miles a
week then a hundred is no big deal. "Just Do It'".

Bill - top posted on purpose

"Badger_South" <[Only registered and activated users can see links. ]> wrote in endless messages

06-14-2004, 09:32 AM

You get my vote. 41 posts so far. Troll of the month for sure. Or, to anal
to ride with others. Quit posting and write when you've got your hundred out
of the way. If you are riding two or three times a day, 100 or more miles a
week then a hundred is no big deal. "Just Do It'".

Bill - top posted on purpose

"Badger_South" <[Only registered and activated users can see links. ]> wrote in endless messages

06-14-2004, 09:32 AM

You get my vote. 41 posts so far. Troll of the month for sure. Or, to anal
to ride with others. Quit posting and write when you've got your hundred out
of the way. If you are riding two or three times a day, 100 or more miles a
week then a hundred is no big deal. "Just Do It'".

Bill - top posted on purpose

"Badger_South" <[Only registered and activated users can see links. ]> wrote in endless messages

06-14-2004, 09:32 AM

You get my vote. 41 posts so far. Troll of the month for sure. Or, to anal
to ride with others. Quit posting and write when you've got your hundred out
of the way. If you are riding two or three times a day, 100 or more miles a
week then a hundred is no big deal. "Just Do It'".

Bill - top posted on purpose

"Badger_South" <[Only registered and activated users can see links. ]> wrote in endless messages

06-14-2004, 09:37 AM

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In article <[Only registered and activated users can see links. ]>,
Badger_South <[Only registered and activated users can see links. ]> wrote:
>
>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:
>
>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'm thinking the mental aspect would be the most difficult. Gonna try and
>get the family interested in it to help with that.
>
>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

_ I suspect you won't leave the house after this break. A steady
effort with short breaks is much easier on the body. If you take
an hour off and eat, that's pretty much a recipe for cramps and
upset. Also, with the schedule of "breaks" it would be easy to
over exert yourself in the early efforts. If you're going to
take a long break, 2-3 hours is much better.

> o 12:-1
> o 2-4pm
>

_ I'm not sure I see the point of this effort, but whatever
floats your boat. If you can ride for 3 hours, you can ride
for 8 if you eat, drink and set a reasonable pace. It's not
as hard as you're making it. The hardest part about such a
long ride is getting the bike comfortable and learning how
to drink enough.

_ Booker C. Bense

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06-14-2004, 09:37 AM

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In article <[Only registered and activated users can see links. ]>,
Badger_South <[Only registered and activated users can see links. ]> wrote:
>
>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:
>
>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'm thinking the mental aspect would be the most difficult. Gonna try and
>get the family interested in it to help with that.
>
>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

_ I suspect you won't leave the house after this break. A steady
effort with short breaks is much easier on the body. If you take
an hour off and eat, that's pretty much a recipe for cramps and
upset. Also, with the schedule of "breaks" it would be easy to
over exert yourself in the early efforts. If you're going to
take a long break, 2-3 hours is much better.

> o 12:-1
> o 2-4pm
>

_ I'm not sure I see the point of this effort, but whatever
floats your boat. If you can ride for 3 hours, you can ride
for 8 if you eat, drink and set a reasonable pace. It's not
as hard as you're making it. The hardest part about such a
long ride is getting the bike comfortable and learning how
to drink enough.

_ Booker C. Bense

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06-14-2004, 09:37 AM

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In article <[Only registered and activated users can see links. ]>,
Badger_South <[Only registered and activated users can see links. ]> wrote:
>
>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:
>
>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'm thinking the mental aspect would be the most difficult. Gonna try and
>get the family interested in it to help with that.
>
>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

_ I suspect you won't leave the house after this break. A steady
effort with short breaks is much easier on the body. If you take
an hour off and eat, that's pretty much a recipe for cramps and
upset. Also, with the schedule of "breaks" it would be easy to
over exert yourself in the early efforts. If you're going to
take a long break, 2-3 hours is much better.

> o 12:-1
> o 2-4pm
>

_ I'm not sure I see the point of this effort, but whatever
floats your boat. If you can ride for 3 hours, you can ride
for 8 if you eat, drink and set a reasonable pace. It's not
as hard as you're making it. The hardest part about such a
long ride is getting the bike comfortable and learning how
to drink enough.

_ Booker C. Bense

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06-14-2004, 09:37 AM

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In article <[Only registered and activated users can see links. ]>,
Badger_South <[Only registered and activated users can see links. ]> wrote:
>
>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:
>
>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'm thinking the mental aspect would be the most difficult. Gonna try and
>get the family interested in it to help with that.
>
>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

_ I suspect you won't leave the house after this break. A steady
effort with short breaks is much easier on the body. If you take
an hour off and eat, that's pretty much a recipe for cramps and
upset. Also, with the schedule of "breaks" it would be easy to
over exert yourself in the early efforts. If you're going to
take a long break, 2-3 hours is much better.

> o 12:-1
> o 2-4pm
>

_ I'm not sure I see the point of this effort, but whatever
floats your boat. If you can ride for 3 hours, you can ride
for 8 if you eat, drink and set a reasonable pace. It's not
as hard as you're making it. The hardest part about such a
long ride is getting the bike comfortable and learning how
to drink enough.

_ Booker C. Bense

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