Looks like a nice ride and sold out already. I'm sometimes in royal blue, sometimes yellow and mostly on an older blue and grey steel Seven. See you out there .

Hi,

If you want to do 100 miles and enjoy it, and are not that
bothered about the pace you do, then the basic idea is to
to just rack up average mileage without taking it too hard.

I imagine cycling is the same as distance running, where you
try to get to the point 1/3 distance at planned pace is a walk
in the park, and most of your training is up to 1/3 distance,
working on the pace that is "a walk in the park".

Occasionally 1/2, but one or two long rides beforehand
won't help at all, as long as you expect to be knackered
at the end of the 100 miles, all they will do is knacker
you somewhat less, and you'll need days to recover.

rgds, sreten.

Exactly

Restive nights and heart palpitations are signs that you've gone beyond peaking in training for your event. I fall asleep in the chair quite often after riding.

Another thing to examine if you're really tired after a ride is how you're eating. Personally, I always eat relatively light before a hard ride, but I make sure I have a protein shake or something similar after and that really cuts down on the tired feeling for the most part. Also, unless your century consists of a ton of climbing, regular riding at a spirited pace 3 times a week should cover you.

Well, I can probably rule out a simple case of overtraining. This week, due to weather and scheduling issues, I rode three days in row, and I felt great on the last day (50 mile ride), and felt fine that evening. IOW, if riding too frequently were a problem, I would have been extra tired last night.

Maybe last week I was successfully fighting off a cold?



Yesterday's ride felt great. I've concluded that there's a lot of chance involved in how good I feel on a particular ride. Yesterday was cold, with little or no sun, and some headwind -- all things which I've associated with a ride that makes me tired.

Maybe my training is paying off?

You were fighting a cold? Training paying off? Either way:

I was out picking up some building materials at the Millyard on West End rd yesterday and pretty sure I saw you heading south. I'm the guy who pulled off , in a tan Toyota pick up,and made a half-hearted wave out the window as you rode by thinking I would introduce myself but realizing it was out of context from the bike world. Definitely recognized the faded red to pink jacket and red spesh you described. Glad to hear your training's going better. See you out there someday.

Latif in Arcata

Glad to hear you are feeling better Al, whatever the cause of the sluggish feeling looks like you are doing better by your log.

Bill

LOL, yes that was me.

I remember thinking, "Who was that guy, and why was he so friendly?" I thought maybe you were just a fan of cyclists.

Small world!

They actually make EPO for old Anemic people.. Medicare may cover it.

I think you're a loooooooooooooooooo (get the idea?) oooooong way from overtraining. If you get tired from working out, that's your body's way of telling you you're doing some good! Sleep more!