Planning a century and would like opinions on my current training schedule

[Jen Jen]

My first century is in 6 weeks and here's my rough plan for long rides, increasing mileage 10% each week...

week #1 (next week) 57miles
week #2 63 miles
week #3 70 miles
week #4 77 miles
week #5 start tapering down mileage
week #6 Cool Breeze

We did 51.9 miles today and in addition to one long ride each week I plan to get in two or three 25-35 mile rides and maybe a couple of Spinning classes each week. I also lift weights at the gym, but I think I will cut back the intensity of my leg workout so I'm not sore.

I think all of that sounds like a good idea. Cutting down on the leg workouts sounds smart, and from what I read, once you can ride 75 miles, you're probably ready to do the century. If it's possible, maybe you want to add a week 7 and somewhere in the middle take a break where you don't increase mileage? They always say we don't improve on our rides, but during our rests.