Quote Originally Posted by indigoiis View Post
my long runs don't gear up past 5 miles until after August. By then I should be acclimated pretty well.
So you're planning to almost triple your mileage in a month and a half? That sounds a little excessive.

It seems to me, the more you can front-load the training and make it a gradual build, the less chance you'll have of injuries... or of being thrown completely off track by some unforeseen glitch late in your schedule.

But what do I know, this is all new to me too.

Personally, right at the moment my hilly long run is 10 miles and I just rode my first 100 of the year, which was pretty flat (about 3300 feet total gain). I've done 70-80 mile rides that have been pretty hilly, but not as hilly as CFC, and not on consecutive days. I'm fairly confident about the flat half-mary, but I'm kind of stressing about the ride.