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[XMcShiftersonX]

I've ridden STP 10 times - 9 as 2-day and 1 as 1-day. A good training "guide" is found on the Cascade Bicycle Clubs STP website on this page: http://cascade.org/EandR/stp/stp_mileage.cfm

Scroll near the bottom of the page - the charts give you suggested mileage, increasing weekly. I haven't stuck strictly to the mileage, but used it as a guide, some weeks my miles were lower, some were higher. I found the most comfortable STP years were when my training miles were at the high ends of the suggested mileages, so these charts do help.

Some of the most important words of advice I can give is to have fun and to stay aware of your surroundings. Don't go out too fast - you'll feel burnt out later in the day. Keep smiling and have fun. There are LOTS of riders out there, can be crowded sometimes - stay aware of those around you to avoid accidents. There are probably more crashes and flats in the first 20 miles than in the rest of the ride. STP feels like a rolling party - so have fun :-)

Edna

Cool! Thanks for that link! I printed out the mileage page along with the CTS riding schedule and plan to attend as many of those group rides as possible. I'm happy to say I already met my first week goal, but only in one ride! haha, and I'll do a little 20 miler at the end of this week as well. So, it sounds like I'm right where I should be, if not a little farther.

-Jessica

[Aint Doody]

Don't forget about the CROC over Memorial Day Week-end in Pendleton. Lotsa TE ladies and dh's have done this one. Website is www.cylcependleton.com. It's a blast.

[XMcShiftersonX]

Don't forget about the CROC over Memorial Day Week-end in Pendleton. Lotsa TE ladies and dh's have done this one. Website is www.cylcependleton.com. It's a blast.

Aww that sounds fun! Unfortunately, my husband is going to be doing the road cycling portion of the ski to sea race, that same weekend! So we're going to be up in Bellingham. It's also my birthday weekend! If anyone does it though, let us know how it goes. Maybe I'll do it next year?