7 days to go untill the big 50 mile ride.
 

I have been training for this ride since the start of February. I did have a week I could not ride due to illness- and another 4 or 5 day run where I couldn't ride due to another illness. This week my bike was in the shop for 5 days. But all in all I think I am ready.
The ride is put on by the san louis obispo bike club, and is called the wildflower ride. You know the type- catered rest stops and lunch after the ride. Usualy about 500 riders attend this event. The riders have a choice of three routes. A 1oo mile, a 64 mile and a 50 mile route. I did the 100 mile route about 5 years ago(when I was in shape) but this year I think the 50 mile will give me all the challange I can take. Wish me luck.

GO for it. Just take it easy out of the gate and then have fun... Looking forward to our metric century very soon.

Good luck.


BTW, censored is spelled with a "c".

Good luck man! Next Saturday I am doing the Cruising the Conejo ride and the following day I am doing the Tour de Cure ride in Long Beach...YAY!!!!

If you've been training for it, you'll do fine. Even if you haven't ridden 50 miles lately, just watch your pace, don't get caught up in a fast group and enjoy the heck out of it.

Oh...and good luck.

yeah i usually get super excited and think im in the TdF and go all out...

avoid this and youll be fine. or dont avoid it and go down in a blaze of glory

Thank you for pointing that out!!!!!!

it would also be "corrected due to"...

err, and signature.

err, and good luck on your ride. You'll do great.

I did my first 50 miler about a month ago and that was after I just started riding about six weeks earlier. Almost every downhill was met with some strong head winds (even the advanced riders were complaining) but I finished in just under four hours. Timing wasn't good but at least I wasn't the last to finished. It felt empowering to do a ride that long. Good luck.

did 45 yesterday with 4092 feet of climbing and I'm not in top shape yet either. dont know how flat your ride will be, but you can knock it out!! Rock that 50!!

GL. Agreed to not get caught up in going out too hard. Enjoy!

I did 50 yesterday with a group. I think it was a tad bit much for this old man. I have to do 60 in three weeks for the Tour De Cure. The tour will be more on my schedule and I can handle that a lot better.

post pics after the ride - maybe some now of your bike and gear. whatcha gonna wear?

I think it is only appropriate that anyone with a right wing bias is oblivious to the fact that this phrase is actually two words, not one.








Carry on.

I should also point out that to a liberal Democrat, 50 miles should really be expressed as 80.46 kilometers.




But I can't go there.

Good Luck and have fun. I'm just starting out, but my plan is to do a 50 in September and a century next spring. (Will need to train through the winter for that one).

I'd love to hear your training schedule. (PM if interested in sharing).

Good luck man! Due to your signature, I think you're in for more comments about it than your political inclinations:p

here it is


Date
Location
Distance
Average
Time
02/12/11
wk # 1
16.5mls
Lake Kawea
2nd ramp to rymers
16.5 miles
10.7


02/19/11


Mooneygrove loop
16.5
13.8


02/20/11
wk #2
33mls
Mooneygrove loop
16.5
14.7
1hr8min
03/05/11
wk #3
17mls
Parked in lemoncove. .
Dry creek rd.
17
Slow pace


03/09/11
Mooneygrove loop
17.7
15.5
1hr6min27sec
03/10/11
Moonygrove loop
17.47
16.5
1hr3min24sec
03/12/11
Moonygrove loop
17.77
12.3
1hr26min33sec
03/13/11
wk # 4
83.52mls


month #1 total :
150.02mls
Parked at exeter wtrtwr.Rode to oaktree.
30.58
10.7
2hr50min43sec
3-15-11


tulare
5.6
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03/17/11
Moonygrove loop
17.77
------
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03/18/11
wk #5
39.7mls
Mooneygrove loop
16.33mls
15.5ave
1hr3min32sec
03/22/11
Bikeshop loop
18.72mls
14.7ave
1hr16min17sec
03/25/11
Mooneygrove loop
16.38mls
15.2ave
1hr4min32sec
03/27/11






wk #6
59.76mls


Mooneygrove-tulare loop.
24.66mls
14.7ave
1hr40min20sec










04/01/11
Moonygrove loop
16.61mls
15.0ave
1hr6min.14sec
04/02/11
Parked at yhokal crossing and rode to oak tree
16.22 mls
12.3ave
1hr19min8sec
04/03/11




wk #7
69.59mls
Parked at shaw and academy and rode the doyle's store loop
36.76mls
14.ave
2hr37min49sec
04/06/11
Moonygrove-tulare loop
22.34mls
14.9ave
1hr29min39sec
04/09/11
Parked at gas station below kawea dam, rode to wymeres icecream parlor
20mls ?
?
Very fast
04/10/11


wk #8
68.56mls


month #2
total
237.61mls
Moonygrove-tulare loop
26.22mls
12.8ave
2hr2min48sec
04/14/11
Moonygrove-tulare loop
22.46mls
14.7ave
1hr31min52sec
04/15/11
Mooneygrove loop
16.17mls
14.1ave
1hr8min53sec
04/16/11
Parked at yokohl intersection and rode past the oak tree
24.02mls
11.9ave
2hrs0min49sec
04/17/11


wk #9
98.18mls
Extended moonygrove loop-down caldwell towards lovers ln.then the tulare loop
35.53mls
13.9ave
2hr33min36sec
04/23/11
Parked at ave 198 and yokahl turn off
30.92mls
12.7ave
2hr26min10sec
04/24/11


wk #10
46.93mls
Mooneygrove loop
16.1mls
15.2ave
1hr3min43sec

I did my first 50 last week and thinking it might be somewhat "epic" I backed off my normal pace a bit. However, ride data showed only minimal change from my "normal" 25-30 mile rides. In other words, I don't know that I backed off as much as I thought but that small change may have been enough. I did the ride in just under 3 hours.

Conclusion for the OP? 50 miles isn't as big of a deal as it sounds. If you can do a 30 mile ride then ease up a bit and 50 will not be overly hard.

thanks for the tips and encouragement eveybody. I will take some pics and post with a short misspelled summary of the ride.