Advice needed before long ride next Sat.

[Sindyeli]

I have been increasing my mileage every weekend and up to 45, as I'm doing a community supported ride on Saturday, 70 miles this time. For me it's a big thing and I want to feel great.
So I need some advice on what to do for the next 3 days. I should have asked earlier, but better late than never, right?

So far, I've done this past week:
Tues/Wed: off as I felt I had caught a cold but beat it
Thurs. - bike 28 miles, some easy hills
Friday - 1 hour intense aerobic, focused on quads
Sat. - 45 miles, with some hard hills
Sun - 1/2 hr easy aerobic + 1/2 hr stretch
Monday - off
Tuesday (today) - 14 miles easy this morning, will do another 16 easy tonite.

That's it for now, thanks for any suggestions.

[Zen]

Rest and eat right.
Your training is over. Your performance depends on how you ride the ride.
Stop at all the rest stops, eat smart and drink lots.

[rij73]

I'm not an expert, but I would probably ride as long a ride as you can tomorrow, and then take two days off (lots of rest and food).

[alpinerabbit]

Carboloading -
Tomorrow, ride about 1,5-2 hours, rather hard. This will empty your glycogen stores. Then refuel on pasta to fill them up nice and good. Rest until the big day. Eat foods low in fiber until then.

[Smilie]

Alpinerabbit why do you eat low fiber foods till then? Is there another reason besides the obvious?

[Sindyeli]

thanks for the posts. I'm surprised to see so much rest recommended. I also talked to a biker today, he said ride the next 3 days, easy for the next 2 and on day 3 make sure to incorporate an easy hill or 2. His explanation for this was that it would rev up my cardiovascular system and have me ready for the big day.
Hmm, not sure what to do, but I'll take a bit of every advice and make up my own cocktail!

[alpinerabbit]

Alpinerabbit why do you eat low fiber foods till then? Is there another reason besides the obvious?

Don't know what obvious means to you but it has to do with portaloos and less usage of same.