Quote Originally Posted by smilingcat View Post
I'll check with my BIL. I think he did the race with his squad. I know he has completed a similar ride from somewhere near Logan Ut and finished at Jacksonhole Wyoming. So that will be a similar ride. I think he was a strong cat 2 rider at that time.

If nothing else, I'll get his ride report and will let you know. Yes do several 12-14 hour rides. And do maintain a 200mi/wk training. Minimum of 8 hour ride on each weekend. Have to get your body used to riding 80-100 mile ride every week!! I've completed several 100+ mile timed rides. At some point in your ride, you are going to feel like DNF'ing and can't ride anymore, so be prepared with the mental games. When that happens, you may not like it but drop your speed and recouperate physically and mentally. And conserve your energy on downhill and recover. Spin going downhill so your muscle doesn't cramp up. And do be careful on the winding road.
I knew people would have different advice, which is good! You will need to figure out what works for you. How much training do you need to feel good about a century? What kind of speed are you aiming for? Will you have people to ride with, and thus to work with, or will you be nose to the wind on your own?

I personally can't imagine doing a 14 hour ride in preparation for a 200 mile ride (that's what this is, right?). I have a 12 hour ride this weekend, but I am training for 2-person RAAM, which is much much longer. You might do 1-8 hour ride, but you don't need too much. You do want to go into your ride healthy, and not nursing any injuries, so you should pay real attention to recovery along the way.

I think that back to back centuries is plenty.

I would also through in that training your back/neck by good strength training is very very helpful. That is what gets tired on me first--but you can work on that .