Originally Posted by
Dudelsack
As a "four year plan" I've thought about trying this at its next running (2015), but after the footage of seeing people fall asleep standing up, I have my doubts.
The ones on the front going for a low time and the ones on the back barely avoiding the time cutoff are the people who really suffer sleep deprivation.
Originally Posted by
Dudelsack
The use of Debussy's "Nuages" was both clever and haunting, serving as a backdrop of one ghostly image of a night rider after another.
Yes, that captured it well; at least my experience.
Originally Posted by
Dudelsack
I posted this here instead of over at the ultra cycling forum because most people on this forum are pretty normal.
I think we just behave differently here.
Originally Posted by
stapfam
So 4 years of solid training and you might be able to do it. AND I MEAN SOLID TRAINING.
Depends on your starting fitness, and on your desire. I went from the typical middle-aged American recreational cyclist who'd never heard of a brevet, to finishing PBP, in less than two years. Essentially two seasons of SR, plus a handful of centuries, was my training.
Originally Posted by
lhbernhardt
I didn't find PBP difficult at all....
I can't go that far! I'd call it extremely difficult. I might even call it a life changing experience.