Guest guest Posted January 31, 2004 Report Share Posted January 31, 2004 Hey guys. A friend of mine has challenged me to ride across the state of Oklahoma in one day this summer, and I'm pumped about it. Does anyone know how I can train for this? Obviously, I can't take the day to practice, lol. I was just wondering if anyone could give me some info. Thanks!!! in OKC <>< 238/206.8/under 200 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 1, 2004 Report Share Posted February 1, 2004 Yes, - I cycle (not now though - I'll wait until the temperature around here reaches 50 degrees at least - LOL!!!!). Anyway, do you have an idea of how many miles this will be and the type of terrain (I'm guessing OK is fairly flat) --- this will influence your training plan. The farthest I've ever rode in one day was 50 flat miles but I didn't train properly and was in bad shape afterward. There are lots of training programs out there for half-century (50 Mile) and century (100 Mile) rides - generally, you train for 10 weeks - with a mixture of long rides, shorter hard rides, and " recovery " rides each week - building up your mileage each week.... I'm going to be training for a half-century I want to do at the beginning of August - and I'm going to loosely follow one of these regimens. Here it is: Week Mon Tues Wed Thurs Fri Sat Sun Total Weekly Train Easy Pace Brisk Rest Pace Pace Pace Mileage 1 5.0 6.0 7.0 - 6.0 20.0 7.5 51.5 2 5.0 6.5 7.5 - 6.5 22.0 8.5 56.0 3 5.0 7.5 8.5 - 7.5 24.0 9.0 61.5 4 5.5 8.0 9.5 - 8.0 26.5 10.0 67.5 5 6.0 9.0 10.0 - 9.0 29.5 11.0 74.5 6 6.5 9.5 11.5 - 9.5 32.0 12.0 81.0 7 7.0 10.0 12.5 - 10.0 35.5 13.5 88.5 8 8.0 10.0 13.5 - 10.0 37.5 14.5 93.5 9 8.5 10.0 15.0 - 10.0 37.5 16.0 97.0 10 9.5 10.0 15.0 - 5.0 2.5 (Easy) 50.0 89.5 Diane Loupe, on this board, did a ride across Georgia last year (that was multi-day) - so, she might have some good advice. Best, Mitch strawberry37@... wrote: > Hey guys. A friend of mine has challenged me to ride across the > state of Oklahoma in one day this summer, and I'm pumped about it. > Does anyone know how I can train for this? Obviously, I can't take > the day to practice, lol. I was just wondering if anyone could give > me some info. Thanks!!! > > in OKC <>< > 238/206.8/under 200 > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 1, 2004 Report Share Posted February 1, 2004 OK. I realize that chart didn't email very well, If you want a better copy, email me and I'll send it directly as an Excel attachment. Best, Mitch Mitch Javeline wrote: > Yes, - I cycle (not now though - I'll wait until the temperature > around > here reaches 50 degrees at least - LOL!!!!). Anyway, do you have an idea > of how many miles this will be and the type of terrain (I'm guessing OK is > fairly flat) --- this will influence your training plan. The farthest > I've ever rode in one day was 50 flat miles but I didn't train > properly and > was in bad shape afterward. There are lots of training programs out > there for > half-century (50 Mile) and century (100 Mile) rides - generally, you > train for > 10 weeks - with a mixture of long rides, shorter hard rides, and > " recovery " rides > each week - building up your mileage each week.... I'm going to be > training for > a half-century I want to do at the beginning of August - and I'm going > to loosely > follow one of these regimens. Here it is: > > Week Mon Tues Wed Thurs Fri Sat > Sun Total Weekly > > > > > > > > > > Train Easy Pace Brisk Rest Pace > Pace Pace Mileage > > > > > > > > > > 1 5.0 6.0 7.0 > - > 6.0 20.0 7.5 51.5 > 2 5.0 6.5 7.5 > - > 6.5 22.0 8.5 56.0 > 3 5.0 7.5 8.5 > - > 7.5 24.0 9.0 61.5 > 4 5.5 8.0 9.5 > - > 8.0 26.5 10.0 67.5 > 5 6.0 9.0 10.0 > - > 9.0 29.5 11.0 74.5 > 6 6.5 9.5 11.5 > - > 9.5 32.0 12.0 81.0 > 7 7.0 10.0 12.5 > - 10.0 > 35.5 13.5 88.5 > 8 8.0 10.0 13.5 > - 10.0 > 37.5 14.5 93.5 > 9 8.5 10.0 15.0 > - 10.0 > 37.5 16.0 97.0 > 10 9.5 10.0 15.0 > - > 5.0 2.5 (Easy) 50.0 89.5 > > > Diane Loupe, on this board, did a ride across Georgia last year (that > was multi-day) - so, she > might have some good advice. > > Best, > Mitch > > strawberry37@... wrote: > > > Hey guys. A friend of mine has challenged me to ride across the > > state of Oklahoma in one day this summer, and I'm pumped about it. > > Does anyone know how I can train for this? Obviously, I can't take > > the day to practice, lol. I was just wondering if anyone could give > > me some info. Thanks!!! > > > > in OKC <>< > > 238/206.8/under 200 > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 1, 2004 Report Share Posted February 1, 2004 Thanks! I'm not sure how long the ride is. I think we're riding up to the panhandle from OKC. Not sure. I'll let you know when I find out! in OKC <>< 238/206.8/under 200 > > > Hey guys. A friend of mine has challenged me to ride across the > > state of Oklahoma in one day this summer, and I'm pumped about it. > > Does anyone know how I can train for this? Obviously, I can't take > > the day to practice, lol. I was just wondering if anyone could give > > me some info. Thanks!!! > > > > in OKC <>< > > 238/206.8/under 200 > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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