I'm a randonneuring who has done a lot more than double and triple centuries.

In 2004 I was in good shape and quite experienced doing long distance rides. I had completed 1200K randonnees in 2002 and 2003, and had completed a 1000K randonnee in August 2004. In late September, I stared a 90 day tour of Australia. My cycling partner had the idea that we would ride 100 km a day, every day for three weeks, then we'd take a couple days off and ride the Great Southern Randonnee (1200K), then take a couple days off and finish by riding 100 km a day every day for the rest of the tour. I was in shape and thought it would be quite possible.

About 10 days in, I rented a car for three days. By the end of the 90 days I had firmly come to the conclusion that a 1200K randonnee was easier than trying to ride 100 km a day for anything more than about a week. A long distance ride like a 1200K, or a double or triple century ends and you can rest. Cycling day after day after day after day after day after day .... doesn't end. And it is extremely tiring.


This is why I suggest you take a week off and do a hub-and-spoke tour in your local area. If you can't afford to pay for accommodation now, use your home as the hub and ride 10 hours a day in different directions, in a variety of terrain, in a variety of weather, with a loaded bicycle. You'll get a much better idea of 1) how much you really spend on food, and 2) how your body feels doing that day after day.