A randonneur series is structured progressively to prepare you for the next ride. Some of the jumps seem considerable, but hey, you're talking about eventually riding 1200k! Examine your fitness, mental state, comfort, etc after each ride and see what you think. Let this and your intuition guide you.
My unimportant suggestions: just ride the brevet series, and ride shorter hilly routes in between to strengthen climbing skills. Making good time on the hills and having the strength to do it over and over is worth a lot. Riding long distances too often can be a bummer. Ride with friends whenever possible. I'm a fairly young randonneur, and this approach has been successful for me. I completed a couple brevet series, multiple 600ks, and my first 1200k was slice o' cake. And I didn't get burned out from riding too much or alienate my loved ones. Jon, Watertown, MA On Friday, May 23, 2014 8:05:14 AM UTC-4, 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.
