Originally Posted by
big john
7? I've done some rides with 12000+ feet and it takes me 9+.
I think the justification for the thread here is the people here (not me) know about training and can give the best advice on the forum.
Merlin lives in flatland and he has done the Everest Challenge.
it was a guess. the point i was trying to convey is that it's going to be a long time in the saddle, so, the OP should spend lots of time in the saddle for prep and not worry so much about 3x10s and 2x20s, etc.