Originally Posted by
a1penguin
Congrats! Metric century is a not an easy ride. I try to do one a month to earn the monthly Gran Fondo trophy on strava. I recommend building up to that 150 mile ride. Start doing 50 mile rides regularly to build up endurance. Mix in 70-80 milers and watch them get easier. You might also be interested in tracking your Eddington Number at
http://swinny.net, but it requires data from strava.
Doing longer rides becomes addictive :-)
Thanks for the encouragement! I reckon doing one of these a month on average would be a good short term goal, and going for a 150km-170km ride in a few months. Getting to a Mile Century is another goal!