Quote Originally Posted by Lise View Post
Thanks for the advice, Jiffer. When I was single and riding a lot more (and tormenting/entertaining my TE friends with my match.com sagas...), I could pretty easily do 40 mile rides. I have a much lighter bike now than when I did the metric. And there are very few hills in north eastern Illinois. So all that's in my favor. Now it's just a matter of finding the time. I don't know if John will want to train with me--if he does, it will be easier because it will be "us" time. Except when I ride, I want to RIDE, not stop for ice cream, etc. We shall see. Maybe we'll get him a new (used) road bike, and he'll discover the joy of speed, too.
HI! Welcome back!!! Hppy Sprng!!!

Sneak the man out on terms that won't rattle his ego (even if he/you don't *think* it matters), like riding for ice cream... because some riding is better than none. There are WAYS to make an easy ride a training ride, too.

Think you've gotten the basics and that's really all that matters. How did you feel the day after the metric? If you were totally toasted and took two-three days to recover, then the century will need more underneath it to work... but if it wasn't that dramatic, then do the Same Basic Stuff with oh, 10% more push and then pace yourself at the Century and things'll be peechy.

Mainly RIDE ... and get your butt used to being in a seat for longer stretches. (Oh, and wear the right bra, too. I did 3 hours of riding yesterday and have interesting chafings...) Hoping we'll be hearing more...