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Old 07-07-08 | 06:10 AM
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Could I ride 250 miles in a weekend?

I normally cycle 10 miles a day (commute) and so far this year I've done 1100 miles.
I rode a 45 mile ride a few weeks ago and could have happily done more. The longest distance I've ridden in a single ride was 70 miles last year although I'm lighter and fitter now than I was then.

So, that's a bit about me. In a couple of weeks my wife and son might be away for the weekend and I'll be at home by myself. In order to stop myself from grumping around all weekend I was wondering if I could cycle from where I live down to Land's End which is 250 miles away.

If I set myself a conservative average of 10mph, I could do 50 miles on Friday, 100 on Saturday and Sunday. I'd then get the train back late on Sunday or early on Monday.

So, a question for those long distance clydes and athenas is; does this sound like a sensible challenge to set myself?
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