Originally Posted by
pacificwaters
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Also is there any scientific way of preparing for a brevet? Or just keep hitting it out for long distances every once in a week?
I would be really grateful for suggestions
I suppose one could say so. I don't know how much science is in it. My observation is that up to about a 200k if you have been riding that far total per week for a few weeks, you can finish OK. If you want to have a fast ride, then double that distance per week. And you want to be riding similar terrain to the brevet terrain. For your long ride, no need to go over 80 miles in preparation. For both long ride and weekly mileage, increase them no more than 10% per week.
For longer brevets, no need to go over 150-200 miles/week or a weekly ride longer than 60-80 miles. Each brevet distance will prepare you for the next.
So that kind of tells you how to balance your riding and gymming. Starting a few months before your first brevet, adjust your training to make the above possible.