Possible to train for a century when you can only ride 2 or 3 days a week

[TigerMom]

I can only say that I did "train for a century" by riding only 3 times per week. But, I got lucky with the weather and people let me draft them and it was a flattish century (only 2400 feet total elevation change). Boy, was I tired after the century. Those last 30 miles seemed to take forever.

I would advise increasing your speed a little bit more and to do at least 40miles 2-3 times per week including hills. because otherwise the century will take you too long.

[rebeccaC]

40 miles at 13.8 and feeling good IS a good beginning point!!!

For the gym: doing some elliptical endurance workouts, seated leg extensions, leg presses, curls, hip flexor cable pulls and lunges with weights during the week will help greatly. That and progressively longer rides on Sat (aiming for a 75 to 85 mile ride two weekends before the century and on the same kind of terrain) with a recovery ride on Sun should easily give you what you need for a century in the middle of the summer or maybe even sooner. You didn’t say when you were thinking of doing the century. Could you go for a harder interval ride one of those weekdays for an hour instead of the gym? After either a demanding elliptical interval day or a hard hour interval ride day during the week take a recovery day the next day.

Eat healthy, stay hydrated, enjoy being on your bike and finishing your century goal!!!!!