Originally Posted by
oilman_15106
Good luck. Just curious, how long have you been riding and what is the longest ride you have done up to this point. Three yeas ago I thought I was ready for a 60 mile ride. About 5 mile from the finish if someone offered to shoot me I would have let them. Not a pretty site. Boinked big time. Last year 2 centuries no problems.
I just got back into cycling after a 20 year layoff last may. Bought a Semi recumbent and did the utility thing for a while. Got a MTB in June and a Road bike in July. I joined a club in July and have been riding three times a week with them up to this date. I average just about 40 miles a ride with two in the 50 mile range. I still take a day off between rides to recover. I have dropped from pushing 260 to just between 225 and 229. After my last 50 I still had some juice left and my legs didn't quit on me.