Distance survey.
 

Just trying to get a feel for what you guys are riding. Shoot me some numbers on the questions below.

1) What is the longest ride you've ever been on?

2) What is your longest distance in a training (something repeated weekly or monthly) ride?

3) What do you consider your "this is starting to hurt" mileage?

4) Do you have a distance goal? If so then what?

-Marcos

I'll start.

1) What is the longest ride you've ever been on? 56 miles

2) What is your longest distance in a training (something repeated weekly or monthly) ride? 50 miles

3) What do you consider your "this is starting to hurt" mileage? 40 miles

4) Do you have a distance goal? If so then what? 100 miles

1) 101.6kms

2) 47.7 daily. Been varying it lately with a 57.6km ride

3) I just get out of the saddle. Have yet to "hurt"

4) 200km in one day. Screw the whole metric/imperial century thing. Then 200km up to 1100m on Mount Baker in a day. Doubt I'll get this done this year. Snows a lot up there.

1) What is the longest ride you've ever been on? 113 miles w/ 10,480 feet of elevation gain

2) What is your longest distance in a training (something repeated weekly or monthly) ride? 60's

3) What do you consider your "this is starting to hurt" mileage? Since I'm now out of shape and just getting back it is very low. Probably 25 - 30 but I have only been back on the bike a month.

4) Do you have a distance goal? If so then what? My current goal is to just make it back to the vehicle after every ride.

1) 50 mi
2) 50 mi
3) usually about 42 mi - Saturday I was dying after 26 though; bad day.
4) 100 mi

1) 49 miles (did this last year, but this year it is 40)
2) 35 miles
3) Right now it is 30 miles
3) 100 miles also

1) 106 miles
2) Varies depending on what I'm training for. Standard weekday rides are ~30mi longer rides on the weekend are 40-80miles.
3) Can you restate and explain the question?
4) Not as such, though I'm working to maintain 120+ miles a week, working on increasing my overall speed/endurance, working on increasing my efficiency, working on lowering my heart rate- the list goes on, though these are all things I'm actively aware of when I'm training.

Edit: I like doing centuries and will be doing my third one (Shiner GHASP, Katy Flatlands, Hotter 'n' Hell 100) in a couple weeks. I don't however do centuries regularly, or on a whim as some folks can.

1) 65 Miles
2) 65 Miles
3) Any day over 2,500 feet elevation gain. Body doesn't really mind distance yet.
4) Assault of Mt. Mitchell in Spring. 100+ w/ 10,000+ feet climbing. Need a couple of centuries in prep as well as hoping to climb Mt. Lemmon in Tucson in the fall.

At what point or mileage do you start to feel pain or discomfort on the bike? Where does it stop being just another ride and turn into a physical/mental battle to keep riding?

1. 101 miles
2. 60
3. 85
4. no goal. I'd like to find a saddle that allows me to be more comfortable on the 100 mile rides though.

1) 67 miles

2) 62 miles every Satuday

3) Usually around mile 55. I don't know if it's hurt or just starting get a little uncomfortable.

4) 100 miles

209 miles

I do 80+ mile rides fairly frequently

n/a

No. Time, effort, placing...

1) 110 miles.
2) 80 miles
3) It's more time than distance, so anything over 4 hours. Say anywhere from 65-80 miles.
4) My training is usually to be able to do week-long rides of 500 miles or so, more than single day mileage.

whenever I'm on a long ride, I always think about your post for this ride. I hope I can find a saddle that will let me do 200 miles one day.

1) What is the longest ride you've ever been on?
130 miles

2) What is your longest distance in a training (something repeated weekly or monthly) ride?
75 miles

3) What do you consider your "this is starting to hurt" mileage?
80ish

4) Do you have a distance goal? If so then what?
No

That was a long day

what did you eat?

on my 104 mile ride recently I didn't really stop for proper food and it wasn't a problem. Had the usual cliff bars etc. But the 130 I needed the mid way stop for a sandwich.

Lots of Clif bars and Perpetuem. Stopped at a store around 100 miles and had some snacks, think I bought a banana and one of those real fruit popsicle kinds of things.

Edit: almost forgot, we stopped at around 150 miles and had pb&j sandwitches.

me too
 

1) What is the longest ride you've ever been on? about 50 miles

2) What is your longest distance in a training (something repeated weekly or monthly) ride? 30 to 35

3) What do you consider your "this is starting to hurt" mileage? that's a tough one. with hills thrown in there I'd say about 20, but on a medium pace keeping it in the 80 rpms range I can do a full ride without really hurting too bad.

4) Do you have a distance goal? If so then what? 100.

1) What is the longest ride you've ever been on?
112 miles

2) What is your longest distance in a training (something repeated weekly or monthly) ride?
My frequent normal ride is about 40 miles

3) What do you consider your "this is starting to hurt" mileage?
depends on the weather, energy level that day, hydration and food availability, how hilly the ride is, the wind. Could be 30 miles or I could still be great after 100.

4) Do you have a distance goal? If so then what?
100 miles, goal reached

1) What is the longest ride you've ever been on?
434 miles over 4 days when I was much younger. Fun tour with dad. I was 11.

2) What is your longest distance in a training (something repeated weekly or monthly) ride?
100mi or so, give or take 10. 92 yesterday.

3) What do you consider your "this is starting to hurt" mileage?
It ain't the mileage what constitutes "this is starting to hurt." It's the climbing and the pace.

4) Do you have a distance goal? If so then what?
Nope, sure don't. Just like to ride.

1. Double century plus -- solo
2. 10-100 (in one ride) -- sometime I ride 2 times a day
3. depends -- intervals or hanging with masochist road nazis usually do it.
4. The double was it. No time to be really a randoneer. I'd like to someday do that 508 that Vireo does but it is just a pipe dream.

Ah- understood. I'd say around 60-70miles depending on the terrain and other factors. After that it seems to get easier to keep going, like you've crested a hill and you're not having to work as much anymore.

I'm old; all distances are approxiate.
1) What is the longest ride you've ever been on? 200.

2) What is your longest distance in a training (something repeated weekly or monthly) ride? 80.

3) What do you consider your "this is starting to hurt" mileage? Depends.

4) Do you have a distance goal? If so then what? My goal is to make it home.

Distance isn't everything. My 20 mile ride last week hurt just as much as yesterdays 78 mile ride.

i like this survey. interesting questions.