RAIN Ride 2010 (Questions) This is long, sorry!!
:confused::eek::confused::eek:Ok, please don't laugh at me, but I have some questions about the RAIN Ride, in Indiana. First of all, right now that ride is my cycling goal. I eventually want to do that ride at some point in my cycling life. Now with that being said, a coworker who is a biking fanatic says that I could do it as soon as next year, with a little hard work. This individual is very trustworthy and very knowlegeble, considering he did the RAIN Ride, but he is a HE and I want some female imput. I pretty much just started riding this year. I've done three, 40 mile rides, one 50 mile ride and planning on doing a 72 mile ride in October. I was riding all the time this past summer, about 20 miles a day, 6 days a week, but about the last 2 months or so I've slacked off because of my job. I work 12 hour shifts and most nights turn into 14 hour shifts. I have no where come near 160 miles which is the RAIN Ride, but I just really want to do it. Here comes the embarrassing part: I HAVE NO IDEA ON HOW TO TRAIN FOR THE RAIN RIDE!!!! I've been trying to read articles on training for double centuries and brevets, but I'm so lost. Between the uping of milage by a certain percentage every week and eating specific types of food and trying to refuel during rides? My head is spinning!!! Then I understand I have to ride longer distances to build up endurance for the ride, but when riding solo, 20 miles gets so boring. I really just need someone to point me in the right direction. I figured I would try to do this ride in 2 or 3 years, but like I said a coworker says it's not that far out of a possibility or dream. Please someone make my head stop spinning!!!!