Quote Originally Posted by Nanci
Lise, As far as I can tell, a Brevet is a longer ride, starting at 200k, that goes up in monthly steps, 200k, 300k, 400k, 600k, which can be used to qualify for some sort of other race. There is a time limit- for 200k, in FL, that seems to be 13.5 hours. It sounds like plenty of time... The ride is unsupported, but there are check points that you go through and get your card stamped to prove that you were there, as well as secret check points, so you can't cut the course.

In FL, there are several 200k Brevets, as well as two or three series of increasing distances. I can't imagine, at this time, 300k, so I will do 200k and see what happens...

Nanci
Huh. Thanks for explaining it. Another world I know nothing about. 200k is a long ways, but you're an endurance gal. What slays me is that's essentially the bike portion of an Ironman tri. Hey, wanna run a marathon right after? I did my first 100K this summer. At about mile 50, I decided I had to get a lighter bike! I did it with a friend who was in great shape last summer, not so great this summer. We were both wiped by mile 50. Of course we finished, and as we dragged the bikes to the car, I said, "we could go run 13.1 miles now!" He would've hit me, but he was too tired. My goal is to do a 1/2 Ironman tri, so I need to get that tri bike and put in the miles next spring. Good luck with the Brevet. I look forward to learning more about it. Lise