Originally Posted by
Machka
The general recommendation is 10% per week. So you're doing 20 miles this week ... next week, do 22 ... the following week, do 25 ... the following week, do 27.5 ... etc.
??? This is crazy. It makes no sense to mention it.
Originally Posted by
Machka
However, you could try a slight faster pace than that ... this coming weekend, try a 25 mile ride ... the following weekend, go for 35 miles and see how that goes ... the next weekend, make an attempt on 50 miles ... then you might try 60 or 65 ... next try 80.
If you struggle with any of those distances, do it again the next week.
1 month is quite a short time period to accomplish all that.
He could, very easily, increase his mileage at a faster pace. Especially, on flat terrain. He could likely do a 40-50 mile ride right now if he didn't over-pace himself.