Comments on: First Century Ride of the Season http://www.bikingarchitect.com/first-century-ride-of-the-season/ A place for creative, green, sustainable, design inspiration... Thu, 22 Dec 2011 08:33:12 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 By: Tom Sanford http://www.bikingarchitect.com/first-century-ride-of-the-season/comment-page-1/#comment-79 Tom Sanford Sat, 02 May 2009 03:32:19 +0000 http://www.bikingarchitect.com/?p=190#comment-79 I've done quite a few century rides over the last 10 years and always find the need to "work up to them". I usually start in January or February on a day of relatively nice weather and do 40 miles or so that usually feels easy and comfortable. Then every weekend I can get out, I add 5 or 10 miles more. I'm usually up to a century by late May or June when I need to press more miles in preparation for the STP (Seattle to Portland) ride in July which is a double century in one day. It's a real push no matter how much preparation I have done. Some years I am also preparing for longer multi-day tours as well. If you did a century in your twenties, you should try it again now with a little (or a lot) more training. You'll probably amaze yourself how much more you can do. If you try bicycle touring, you'll also be amazed how easy a century can feel after you've done centuries several days in a row. It's a goal that keeps me going now in my sixties. Happy bicycling! <abbr><em><abbr><em>Tom Sanfords last blog post..<a href="http://www.bikingarchitect.com/first-century-ride-of-the-season/" rel="nofollow">First Century Ride of the Season</a></em></abbr></abbr></em> I’ve done quite a few century rides over the last 10 years and always find the need to “work up to them”. I usually start in January or February on a day of relatively nice weather and do 40 miles or so that usually feels easy and comfortable. Then every weekend I can get out, I add 5 or 10 miles more. I’m usually up to a century by late May or June when I need to press more miles in preparation for the STP (Seattle to Portland) ride in July which is a double century in one day. It’s a real push no matter how much preparation I have done. Some years I am also preparing for longer multi-day tours as well. If you did a century in your twenties, you should try it again now with a little (or a lot) more training. You’ll probably amaze yourself how much more you can do. If you try bicycle touring, you’ll also be amazed how easy a century can feel after you’ve done centuries several days in a row. It’s a goal that keeps me going now in my sixties. Happy bicycling!

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]]> By: Friar http://www.bikingarchitect.com/first-century-ride-of-the-season/comment-page-1/#comment-73 Friar Thu, 30 Apr 2009 23:46:34 +0000 http://www.bikingarchitect.com/?p=190#comment-73 When I was in my 20's, my buddy and I did a century. With no training. Just like that. It was early May, we had hardly been on our bikes yet since the snow melted. The reasoning was, we were theoretically young and fit, we should be able to cycle 100 miles in one day, at the drop of the hat. Well..we did it. Just BARELY. The last 20 km were the slowest, WORST kilometers in my whole life. The arrogance of youth, eh? When I was in my 20′s, my buddy and I did a century. With no training. Just like that. It was early May, we had hardly been on our bikes yet since the snow melted.

The reasoning was, we were theoretically young and fit, we should be able to cycle 100 miles in one day, at the drop of the hat.

Well..we did it. Just BARELY. The last 20 km were the slowest, WORST kilometers in my whole life.

The arrogance of youth, eh?

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