I'm working toward a 200k+ (180 miles) distance, and previously ran Ultra distances. The one thing I know is that there are different challenges as you extend distances, but there really is no way to prepare for them other than to go and experience them. You can run 20 marathons and still not be ready for what happens at mile 45. Past a point of roughly 12 hours, everything is choice of attitude. If you can go 12 hours, you can go 5 days, but you have to manage your attitude and approach and expectations and everything that so poorly gets summed up as "mental."
Enjoy the rides! I look forward to hearing about your experiences! With abandon, Patrick On Friday, May 23, 2014 6:05:14 AM UTC-6, Tim wrote: > > I know several of you in the group ride brevets so it's time to pick your > brains. I've taken them up again this year. In 2011 i completed a 200k, had > a DNF 300k followed by finishing a planned 175 mile ride. I've had no rides > over 50-60 miles since until this year, got fat, etc. I decided I needed a > goal to help motivate me so I put PBP 2015 on the calendar. I've lost over > 45 lbs and am loving riding again. I did a 200k a couple of weeks ago and > have a 300k next week which I'm nervous about but fairly confident. My > question is about beyond that. I'm wondering if I need to progress to the > other distances. In other words, should I try 350k before 400 then 500 > before 600? Or do you think that by the time I've gone 300k that the base > is built up enough to sustain the larger jumps in time and distance? Riv > content: I'm riding this on my Homer and loving it! I'd like to complete > the whole series (200,300,400, 600) this summer so I'll have a good taste > for what's in store next year in Paris. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
