Hi, Dar!

Right now you have lots on your plate and obviously not a lot of training time. It might be a bit much to expect yourself to be able to do the full 100 miles this time around.

I'm not sure what types of rides you've done so far. Have you already done a shorter distance ride event? Like a half century? It seems like this would be a good place to start.

Or keep your training plan flexible enough that if the 100 seems too much as you get closer to the date, you can ramp down to the 50.

The thing I've learned the loudest this year is that sometimes the right thing is to say no, to just not do as much as I'd like. Sometimes I don't like this concept, but I'm getting closer to accepting that this is just how it is for me now. Don't feel like you have to do the century just because you posted about it. If you decide to, we'll do what we can to support you, if you decide not to, or decide to do the half, we'll still support you.

As far as the actual training program, I really can't help you. It seems to me that a century is all about sustained low-mid effort. I would want to know that I could be on my bike for as long as I think that century would take me, and that I knew exactly what my fueling and hydration needs would be. I'd also do some of my training way harder than I'd be riding the long event, but also lots of slower paced rides, so that it would be natural to keep the more baseline sustainable pace.

But what do I know? I'm just really tired!

Hugs and butterflies that help you decide on the program that's right for you!

~T~