I only did long rides on the weekends.
one on saturday and one "shorter one" on sunday (so like 4-6 one day, and 2-3 the second day). i would do some fun rides over the week, but not many actual "training rides" just fun mtb stuff.
as for food, when you do your long rides, take food with you, and eat every hour or so, and see how you feel.
i would suggest that if you haven't done a long race (repeating loops) before you might want to try a shorter one (like an 8 hour) to see if you like that style of racing. perhaps you would prefer an enduro...(where you ride just one long race course).
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10-11-2006, 08:32 AM #1
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10-11-2006, 07:17 PM #2
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Hannah, thanks for the additional info.
I think I would actually prefer an enduro type of event rather than loops. I love mtb. touring and it's just this great long, ongoing journey. Mentally I love that, not sure about loops yet.
I haven't thought of enduro because the only thing that comes to mind is the Leadville 100 and I've heard how incredibly difficult that is. Do you know of any "tamer" events?
Once again, thanks for all the info.!!
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