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Join Date: Sep 2004
Location: Riverside, California
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Bikes: Trek 2100 Road Bike, Full DA10, Cervelo P2K TT bike, Full DA10, Giant Boulder Steel Commuter
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Well I am about to do my first century tomarrow and have been working up to it for some time.
You should start building up longer and longer rides. For me 50 - 60 miles are no problem on a weekend ride. My longest ride is 78 miles. I started 6 months ago at 42 miles being long.
Getting out and riding is the best way to train. Pushing the miles 10% more per week will get you there the fastest. BTW most places 10 - 12 hours is the max time for a century. If you can ride a century at 12 MPH 8 hours will be enough. I am going to try and average at least 15 MPH on my ride tomarrow.
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