any good books on training for a century
09-09-08, 08:04 AM
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Just use the forum search. Already tons of advice.
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Each year, about this time, or a little before, Bicycling puts out an issue with their century training plan. I bet you can find the plan on their website.
But it basically boils down to this. Ride your bike 3-4 times a week. (5or 6 with one as an easy recovery ride if you have the time.)
Increase your mileage gradually, about 10% a week.
Make one ride a week, your long ride, building up from wherever you are now to 60-75 miles before the Event.
On your shorter rides during the week, go hard one or two day. This can just be trying to maintain a couple miles an hour above your century pace for an hour, or structured intervals, like 3 minutes hard 5 minutes easy repeated 5 times.
Practice eating and drinking. A big water bottle an hour, and 200-300 calories an hour. (although on your short sub 2 hour rides you don't need to eat on the bike.)
Cut your mileage by 1/3rd the week before the Event.
2 days before Event do a final check that everything equipment and clothing wise in order.
Night before event, everything in car,
Day of Event, show up early to registration, then go ride, pace yourserlf remember to eat and drink, and have fun.
It would be a short book.
But it basically boils down to this. Ride your bike 3-4 times a week. (5or 6 with one as an easy recovery ride if you have the time.)
Increase your mileage gradually, about 10% a week.
Make one ride a week, your long ride, building up from wherever you are now to 60-75 miles before the Event.
On your shorter rides during the week, go hard one or two day. This can just be trying to maintain a couple miles an hour above your century pace for an hour, or structured intervals, like 3 minutes hard 5 minutes easy repeated 5 times.
Practice eating and drinking. A big water bottle an hour, and 200-300 calories an hour. (although on your short sub 2 hour rides you don't need to eat on the bike.)
Cut your mileage by 1/3rd the week before the Event.
2 days before Event do a final check that everything equipment and clothing wise in order.
Night before event, everything in car,
Day of Event, show up early to registration, then go ride, pace yourserlf remember to eat and drink, and have fun.
It would be a short book.
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Try this one. https://www.worldcat.org/oclc/62281570
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Just go ride a lot...seriously unless you are trying to get under some time goal (like 5 hours) just ride a lot until 60-70 mile rides are the norm...at that point you should have no real issue doing 100.
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Each year, about this time, or a little before, Bicycling puts out an issue with their century training plan. I bet you can find the plan on their website.
But it basically boils down to this. Ride your bike 3-4 times a week. (5or 6 with one as an easy recovery ride if you have the time.)
Increase your mileage gradually, about 10% a week.
Make one ride a week, your long ride, building up from wherever you are now to 60-75 miles before the Event.
On your shorter rides during the week, go hard one or two day. This can just be trying to maintain a couple miles an hour above your century pace for an hour, or structured intervals, like 3 minutes hard 5 minutes easy repeated 5 times...
Cut your mileage by 1/3rd the week before the Event.
But it basically boils down to this. Ride your bike 3-4 times a week. (5or 6 with one as an easy recovery ride if you have the time.)
Increase your mileage gradually, about 10% a week.
Make one ride a week, your long ride, building up from wherever you are now to 60-75 miles before the Event.
On your shorter rides during the week, go hard one or two day. This can just be trying to maintain a couple miles an hour above your century pace for an hour, or structured intervals, like 3 minutes hard 5 minutes easy repeated 5 times...
Cut your mileage by 1/3rd the week before the Event.
"Here is a simple training schedule I use based only on mileage. I describe myself as a moderate, rather than long distance, non-competitive cyclist, mostly a commuter now and a former tourist, including a trans-America ride. I had seen this ten-week training schedule for a century ride at least ten or more years ago in Bicycling Magazine; there two versions (see below).
"I found longer one to be doable in my busy life, incorporated into my daily commute, and I switch Sunday for Thursday as my day off. I find it very motivating to have daily "quotas" to fulfill, and I plot my daily distances on Excel and compare them to the recommendations. I use MapMyRide.com to plan routes.
"I posted this also to a similar query about training schedules and found the columns won't align right, but I hope you can read it.
RECOMMENDED - STRENGTH TO SPARE
Week Mon. Tues. Wed. Thurs. Fri. Sat. Sun. Weekly
Easy Pace Brisk Pace Pace Pace Mileage
1 10 12 14 Off 12 40 15 103
2 10 13 15 Off 13 44 17 112
3 10 15 15 Off 15 48 18 123
4 11 16 19 Off 16 53 20 135
5 12 18 20 Off 18 59 22 149
6 13 19 23 Off 19 64 24 162
7 14 20 25 Off 20 71 27 177
8 16 20 27 Off 20 75 27 177
9 17 20 30 Off 20 75 32 194
Cent
Week 19 20 30 Off 10 5 Cent 184
1,516
RECOMMENDED - EASY CENTURY TRAINING
Week Mon. Tues. Wed. Thurs. Fri. Sat. Sun. Weekly
Easy Pace Brisk Pace Pace Pace Mileage
1 6 10 12 Off 10 30 9 77
2 7 11 13 Off 11 34 10 86
3 8 13 15 Off 13 38 11 98
4 8 14 17 Off 14 42 13 108
5 9 15 19 Off 15 47 14 119
6 11 15 21 Off 15 53 16 131
7 12 15 24 Off 15 59 18 143
8 13 15 25 Off 15 65 20 153
9 15 15 25 Off 15 65 20 155
Cent
Week 15 15 25 Off 10 5 Cent 170
1,240
09-09-08, 10:16 AM
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in addition to what everyone said, this is a really good book on the subject: https://www.amazon.com/Complete-Book-.../dp/1579541992
(also covers longer distances)
(also covers longer distances)
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in addition to what everyone said, this is a really good book on the subject: https://www.amazon.com/Complete-Book-.../dp/1579541992
(also covers longer distances)
(also covers longer distances)
As someone who compulsively reads everything about cycling, that's also the book I recommend for century training.
09-09-08, 11:59 AM
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in addition to what everyone said, this is a really good book on the subject: https://www.amazon.com/Complete-Book-.../dp/1579541992
(also covers longer distances)
(also covers longer distances)
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09-09-08, 12:31 PM
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Each year, about this time, or a little before, Bicycling puts out an issue with their century training plan. I bet you can find the plan on their website.
But it basically boils down to this. Ride your bike 3-4 times a week. (5or 6 with one as an easy recovery ride if you have the time.)
Increase your mileage gradually, about 10% a week.
Make one ride a week, your long ride, building up from wherever you are now to 60-75 miles before the Event.
On your shorter rides during the week, go hard one or two day. This can just be trying to maintain a couple miles an hour above your century pace for an hour, or structured intervals, like 3 minutes hard 5 minutes easy repeated 5 times.
Practice eating and drinking. A big water bottle an hour, and 200-300 calories an hour. (although on your short sub 2 hour rides you don't need to eat on the bike.)
Cut your mileage by 1/3rd the week before the Event.
2 days before Event do a final check that everything equipment and clothing wise in order.
Night before event, everything in car,
Day of Event, show up early to registration, then go ride, pace yourserlf remember to eat and drink, and have fun.
It would be a short book.
But it basically boils down to this. Ride your bike 3-4 times a week. (5or 6 with one as an easy recovery ride if you have the time.)
Increase your mileage gradually, about 10% a week.
Make one ride a week, your long ride, building up from wherever you are now to 60-75 miles before the Event.
On your shorter rides during the week, go hard one or two day. This can just be trying to maintain a couple miles an hour above your century pace for an hour, or structured intervals, like 3 minutes hard 5 minutes easy repeated 5 times.
Practice eating and drinking. A big water bottle an hour, and 200-300 calories an hour. (although on your short sub 2 hour rides you don't need to eat on the bike.)
Cut your mileage by 1/3rd the week before the Event.
2 days before Event do a final check that everything equipment and clothing wise in order.
Night before event, everything in car,
Day of Event, show up early to registration, then go ride, pace yourserlf remember to eat and drink, and have fun.
It would be a short book.
Pretty much what I did when I decided to do my first century. Time on the bike working toward your goal is more important than reading about it.
Good luck!
09-09-08, 12:32 PM
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If you are interested in riding better, faster I would highly recommend this book:
https://www.amazon.com/Cyclists-Train...0985021&sr=1-1
https://www.amazon.com/Cyclists-Train...0985021&sr=1-1
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Mainly written for newbie century riders: https://www.machka.net/century.htm
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