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Looking for century advice

Originally Posted by chunk22
I am preparing for my first event. Distance has always been fun. I would like any and all help possible for preparing for this metric Century (63 miles… ANY help even if it may seem obvious. Anyone have a good training schedule to prepare myself for the miles?...

Originally Posted by chasm54
There's a thread about this in the long distance forum, as you might expect
.And surprisingly, just yesterday I posted to this thread on the Fifty-Plus Forum, “Training for a 100 mile ride.”:

Originally Posted by Jim from Boston
Originally Posted by rickrob
I signed up for a 100 mile ride to benefit Alzheimer's research, and I have until August to get ready.

Can anyone point me towards some info on a training program for a ride of this length?...
See these two recent, nearly concurrent threads on the General Cycling Discussion Forum.

100 miles ride

Training for my first century, or more laconically

Originally Posted by 10 Wheels
Work your miles up to 50 - 75 and you will be OK for a 100.
I posted my ten-week Century training schedule on that first thread, as published in Bicycling Magazine years ago.

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