Originally Posted by
jtgolden1s
Hi! Could I train in a month for a fixed century? I am in decent shape and can run 5k's pretty easy but have never tried any type of bike race.
1st: a Century is
not a race.
Some are Charity rides w/ a certain amount of support and mix of riders of all skill levels on a wide variety of equipment and speeds.
Unless you are an experienced rider on any flavor of drivetrain pushing a pace in a charity ride is extremely risky for yourself and others.
Giving yourself a month to train for a charity ride century if you are fit, have seat time and are experience riding FG you may do just fine, or not.
Some are Cycling Club rides where advanced paceline skills are required. Not something a month will allow.
-Bandera