Originally Posted by
Mithrandir
Just curious, those that say 5k over 63 miles isn't too bad; how much do you weigh and how much experience do you have?
I'm 400lb and just hit my first cycling anniversary. Did 1k over 30 miles last week, and couldn't make it up one of the climbs, and ended up hurting my back enough to keep me off the bike for 6 days. I'm trying real hard to train for an event in September, which is two days of 50 mile rides, 3k climbing each. I seriously don't think I can do it at this point, if last week is any indication. People claiming that an event with twice as much climbing as a ride that's twice my current limit (ie 4x total) isn't much climbing... that's ridiculous. How is that even realistic?
This.
We all are different. We don't know your fitness. Only you do.
I do a rolling hill route of 34 miles with about 1900 feet of climb, most of which over 22 miles. It is a bear for me, though getting better. I seriously doubt I could do 60 with 5000, especially if wind was a major issue. I did a ride about a month ago that was 45 miles and about 2000 feet and almost lost it due to heat and the hills and riding with faster riders. The result was that I ended up even slower than I ordinarily ride.