Originally Posted by
Homeyba
Congrates! I did my first century in about the same time. I didn't go as fast as you but the century I did had 10,000ft of climbing. I think that things like this show that the distance really isn't a big deal. Most of us who have some basic fitness level can get on a bike and do a century without a whole lot of training.
A 200k should be an easy step from here for you. I finished my first 600k before the end of my first year of riding. I would suggest not neglecting the training though. Training will make it much easier and faster!
Wow a 600k in a year, now that's amazing! I know my area does have super long rides like that, but since they aren't marked and have no sag stops, I can imagine that makes a world of difference! I am interested in long distance and I'm already looking into a 217k permanent route (
http://www.rusa.org/cgi-bin/permview_GF.pl?permid=1901). I just joined RUSA. I'm thinking possibly April 12th for the ride.
Although after watching some videos my new lifetime goal is ironman! Lol. I'll train for those sequentially though, starting with a tri sprint.
Edit: Just registered for the Withlacoochee Rails to Trails 217k RUSA Permanent - Route
#1901 for April 5th, 07:30am!