Originally Posted by
groovestew
Good luck! A 400 is tough. How long is your commute? If it's not too long, you might consider commuting on Friday. Someone (don't remember who) on these forums recommended doing a short ride the day before a very long ride. My own experience has shown this to be good advice. As usual, YMMV.
Thanks!
My commute is 17.5 miles one way. It might be too much, given that I would like to check into the hotel early on Friday. The ride starts at 4AM Saturday.
I can treat the first leg of 35 miles as a warm up