Planning a very long ride - 8 hrs - Page 20 - Cycling Mob: Road Cycling, Mountain Biking and More

06-12-2004, 04:33 PM

On Sat, 12 Jun 2004 07:39:08 -0400, Badger_South <[Only registered and activated users can see links. ]>
wrote:
>I think it will be a lot easier to get those 40 milers if I don't think of
>it as one long ride, but perhaps as three 13 milers (I have a 13 mile
>loop).
>
>It's amazing how it can be a stumper to start out thinking 'jeeze the
>schedule says I'm riding 25 miles today for the third day in a row -
>blech', but when I get to the 20 mile point I'm thinking 'wow, were did the
>time (and the miles) go?'.

Another thing that helps is to drop the schedule, drop the map, and
just ride without a plan. I did that today. My intention was to ride
in the general direction of a bike path that I haven't ridden since
last year, and see how far it goes now. I ended up finding my way
onto it via a shortcut through the woods. Rode it to it's end, which
had only been extended a half mile or so (lame!). On the way back,
met up with a guy who was riding about my speed, and rode with him
the whole length of the path. Total ride distance: 40.5 miles.

I haven't been riding much at all lately, and am out of shape as a
result; everything hurts just a little bit.

Empty bike paths are nice.
--
Rick Onanian

06-12-2004, 05:38 PM

On Sat, 12 Jun 2004 19:27:22 -0400, Rick Onanian <[Only registered and activated users can see links. ]> wrote:

>On Fri, 11 Jun 2004 19:25:46 -0400, Badger_South <[Only registered and activated users can see links. ]>
>wrote:
>>On Fri, 11 Jun 2004 18:46:43 -0400, Rick Onanian <[Only registered and activated users can see links. ]> wrote:
>>>You're not ready.
>>>
>>>Work up to it. Do a 4 hour ride this weekend. Add a half hour or an
>>>hour every weekend.
>>
>>I'm not ready, in regards to what? Are you saying I could -not- do this
>>ride at my current level of training by, say Oct?
>
>I'm saying that you're not ready to do this ride today. You could do
>it, but it will be painful, and not worth it. Why make biking into
>hard work? It should be fun and feel good.
>
>On the +.5hr plan I suggested above, you'll be ready before
>September.
>
>>Bet me $500, and I'll do it tomorrow, big guy! ;->
>
>Egads! I'd have to pay money, AND feel bad for making you painful?

Just messin' witcha.

-B

06-12-2004, 05:38 PM

On Sat, 12 Jun 2004 19:27:22 -0400, Rick Onanian <[Only registered and activated users can see links. ]> wrote:

>On Fri, 11 Jun 2004 19:25:46 -0400, Badger_South <[Only registered and activated users can see links. ]>
>wrote:
>>On Fri, 11 Jun 2004 18:46:43 -0400, Rick Onanian <[Only registered and activated users can see links. ]> wrote:
>>>You're not ready.
>>>
>>>Work up to it. Do a 4 hour ride this weekend. Add a half hour or an
>>>hour every weekend.
>>
>>I'm not ready, in regards to what? Are you saying I could -not- do this
>>ride at my current level of training by, say Oct?
>
>I'm saying that you're not ready to do this ride today. You could do
>it, but it will be painful, and not worth it. Why make biking into
>hard work? It should be fun and feel good.
>
>On the +.5hr plan I suggested above, you'll be ready before
>September.
>
>>Bet me $500, and I'll do it tomorrow, big guy! ;->
>
>Egads! I'd have to pay money, AND feel bad for making you painful?

Just messin' witcha.

-B

06-12-2004, 05:38 PM

On Sat, 12 Jun 2004 19:27:22 -0400, Rick Onanian <[Only registered and activated users can see links. ]> wrote:

>On Fri, 11 Jun 2004 19:25:46 -0400, Badger_South <[Only registered and activated users can see links. ]>
>wrote:
>>On Fri, 11 Jun 2004 18:46:43 -0400, Rick Onanian <[Only registered and activated users can see links. ]> wrote:
>>>You're not ready.
>>>
>>>Work up to it. Do a 4 hour ride this weekend. Add a half hour or an
>>>hour every weekend.
>>
>>I'm not ready, in regards to what? Are you saying I could -not- do this
>>ride at my current level of training by, say Oct?
>
>I'm saying that you're not ready to do this ride today. You could do
>it, but it will be painful, and not worth it. Why make biking into
>hard work? It should be fun and feel good.
>
>On the +.5hr plan I suggested above, you'll be ready before
>September.
>
>>Bet me $500, and I'll do it tomorrow, big guy! ;->
>
>Egads! I'd have to pay money, AND feel bad for making you painful?

Just messin' witcha.

-B

06-12-2004, 05:38 PM

On Sat, 12 Jun 2004 19:27:22 -0400, Rick Onanian <[Only registered and activated users can see links. ]> wrote:

>On Fri, 11 Jun 2004 19:25:46 -0400, Badger_South <[Only registered and activated users can see links. ]>
>wrote:
>>On Fri, 11 Jun 2004 18:46:43 -0400, Rick Onanian <[Only registered and activated users can see links. ]> wrote:
>>>You're not ready.
>>>
>>>Work up to it. Do a 4 hour ride this weekend. Add a half hour or an
>>>hour every weekend.
>>
>>I'm not ready, in regards to what? Are you saying I could -not- do this
>>ride at my current level of training by, say Oct?
>
>I'm saying that you're not ready to do this ride today. You could do
>it, but it will be painful, and not worth it. Why make biking into
>hard work? It should be fun and feel good.
>
>On the +.5hr plan I suggested above, you'll be ready before
>September.
>
>>Bet me $500, and I'll do it tomorrow, big guy! ;->
>
>Egads! I'd have to pay money, AND feel bad for making you painful?

Just messin' witcha.

-B

06-12-2004, 05:38 PM

On Sat, 12 Jun 2004 19:27:22 -0400, Rick Onanian <[Only registered and activated users can see links. ]> wrote:

>On Fri, 11 Jun 2004 19:25:46 -0400, Badger_South <[Only registered and activated users can see links. ]>
>wrote:
>>On Fri, 11 Jun 2004 18:46:43 -0400, Rick Onanian <[Only registered and activated users can see links. ]> wrote:
>>>You're not ready.
>>>
>>>Work up to it. Do a 4 hour ride this weekend. Add a half hour or an
>>>hour every weekend.
>>
>>I'm not ready, in regards to what? Are you saying I could -not- do this
>>ride at my current level of training by, say Oct?
>
>I'm saying that you're not ready to do this ride today. You could do
>it, but it will be painful, and not worth it. Why make biking into
>hard work? It should be fun and feel good.
>
>On the +.5hr plan I suggested above, you'll be ready before
>September.
>
>>Bet me $500, and I'll do it tomorrow, big guy! ;->
>
>Egads! I'd have to pay money, AND feel bad for making you painful?

Just messin' witcha.

-B

06-12-2004, 05:39 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)

06-12-2004, 05:39 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)

06-12-2004, 05:39 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)

06-12-2004, 05:39 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)