100 mile ride for a beginner.....please help

[Joshua Plumtree]

Well done that man! Appreciate all those aches and pains - you've earned every single one of them!

 

[PaddyMcc]

Well done, I too am doing a century, next Saturday, but in Suffolk so I expect it to be less hilly than yours. Well done again, excellent stuff

 

[Spinney]

Well done that man! (Told you you'd get a sore bum!)

 

[MJ Link]

Thanks everyone

And just to make you realise just how crazy I am, I also smoked 19 cigarettes and had two pints of Stella on the way round..... Probably not the best if ideas but I likes things to be just that little bit more challenging!! Haha

 

[User16625]

Morning all, crazy inexperienced rider here.

Firstly thanks for all the advice, now to fill you in on the events.

So training wise all I managed was a 12, 27, 20 & 12 before the big day........

Yesterday was the big day, to say Wales is hilly is an understatement to say the least!! So in total I rode 105 miles and spent 14 hours in the saddle!! There were a few times that I just didn't want to continue but I had a cycle companion with me the whole way pushing me and supporting me. (he has cycled 4500 from Bristol to Egypt in 100 days which I didn't know before, so I was in very good hands)

I didn't get off and push for a single inch of the ride. I was mainly fuelled by ISOGELS, ISO drinks and a lot absolute ton of water.

And we may have taken 14 hours but I can say we completed the course which a lot of other 100 milers who had been doing more training and have decent Road bikes only achieved 80.

To say I'm in pain right now would be an understatement, but boy was it worth it. (i wont be back in the saddle for a while with the sores I have haha)

So thanks once again for all the advice, and if there's anyone out there training for 100, my advice to you..... Just do it, it may hurt you may hit the wall but just keep on going!! The sense of achievement at the end is amazing!!

Justgiving.Com/antony-collett1 here is the link should anyone wish to donate a few pennies as well

****in hell! I think your inexperience of cycling compared to most people who have done this challenge is a testament to your endurance and will power. You have the eye of the tiger.

 

[Supersuperleeds]

That is fantastic, just shows what you can do if you are determined enough.

 

[The Central Scrutinizer]

I am doing the essex 100 on sunday which will be my first century ride..I am no spring chicken as i turn 61 tomorrow but i feel pretty fit and i like a challenge.
I have done quite a few 50- 60 mile rides and when riding solo usually average between 15 - 16 mph but i don't think i could keep that pace up on a 100 miler and i am frightened if i set off too quickly i will blow up later on.
I am looking at maximum of eight hours which is a slow 12.5 mph average but finishing is more important to me rather than the time.

 

[Dogtrousers]

I am doing the essex 100 on sunday which will be my first century ride..I am no spring chicken as i turn 61 tomorrow but i feel pretty fit and i like a challenge.
I have done quite a few 50- 60 mile rides and when riding solo usually average between 15 - 16 mph but i don't think i could keep that pace up on a 100 miler and i am frightened if i set off too quickly i will blow up later on.
I am looking at maximum of eight hours which is a slow 12.5 mph average but finishing is more important to me rather than the time.

You should breeze it, esp if you follow your own advice to keep the pace down, and keep drinking and nibbling.

I don't usually ride as fast as that, and I would probably be blowing quite hard after 60 miles with you. In fact I would have probably given up trying keep up a 16mph average fairly early on, depending on the terrain.

But at "slow" (slow?) 12-13 mph I find 100 not too hard, and neither should you.

 

[Coggy]

Morning all, crazy inexperienced rider here.

Firstly thanks for all the advice, now to fill you in on the events.

So training wise all I managed was a 12, 27, 20 & 12 before the big day........

Yesterday was the big day, to say Wales is hilly is an understatement to say the least!! So in total I rode 105 miles and spent 14 hours in the saddle!! There were a few times that I just didn't want to continue but I had a cycle companion with me the whole way pushing me and supporting me. (he has cycled 4500 from Bristol to Egypt in 100 days which I didn't know before, so I was in very good hands)

I didn't get off and push for a single inch of the ride. I was mainly fuelled by ISOGELS, ISO drinks and a lot absolute ton of water.

And we may have taken 14 hours but I can say we completed the course which a lot of other 100 milers who had been doing more training and have decent Road bikes only achieved 80.

To say I'm in pain right now would be an understatement, but boy was it worth it. (i wont be back in the saddle for a while with the sores I have haha)

So thanks once again for all the advice, and if there's anyone out there training for 100, my advice to you..... Just do it, it may hurt you may hit the wall but just keep on going!! The sense of achievement at the end is amazing!!

Justgiving.Com/antony-collett1 here is the link should anyone wish to donate a few pennies as well

Fantastic achievement. Well done.

 

[simon briggs]

great effort with so little training...well done

 

[Supersuperleeds]

I am doing the essex 100 on sunday which will be my first century ride..I am no spring chicken as i turn 61 tomorrow but i feel pretty fit and i like a challenge.
I have done quite a few 50- 60 mile rides and when riding solo usually average between 15 - 16 mph but i don't think i could keep that pace up on a 100 miler and i am frightened if i set off too quickly i will blow up later on.
I am looking at maximum of eight hours which is a slow 12.5 mph average but finishing is more important to me rather than the time.

You might surprise yourself. I personally find that by the time I have hit 50-60 miles I can maintain that pace to the end of the ride, though I agree with the not going out to quickly.

 

[The Central Scrutinizer]

Thanks for the comment dog and when i said 12.5 mph was slow i didn't mean a slur on anyone as 15-16mph is probably slow to a lot of people on here

 

[LSAF2011]

Morning all, crazy inexperienced rider here.

Firstly thanks for all the advice, now to fill you in on the events.

So training wise all I managed was a 12, 27, 20 & 12 before the big day........

Yesterday was the big day, to say Wales is hilly is an understatement to say the least!! So in total I rode 105 miles and spent 14 hours in the saddle!! There were a few times that I just didn't want to continue but I had a cycle companion with me the whole way pushing me and supporting me. (he has cycled 4500 from Bristol to Egypt in 100 days which I didn't know before, so I was in very good hands)

I didn't get off and push for a single inch of the ride. I was mainly fuelled by ISOGELS, ISO drinks and a lot absolute ton of water.

And we may have taken 14 hours but I can say we completed the course which a lot of other 100 milers who had been doing more training and have decent Road bikes only achieved 80.

To say I'm in pain right now would be an understatement, but boy was it worth it. (i wont be back in the saddle for a while with the sores I have haha)

So thanks once again for all the advice, and if there's anyone out there training for 100, my advice to you..... Just do it, it may hurt you may hit the wall but just keep on going!! The sense of achievement at the end is amazing!!

Justgiving.Com/antony-collett1 here is the link should anyone wish to donate a few pennies as well

Well done, inspiration to all that it can be done! Positive mental attitude!

 

[Bike_Me]

Congratulations and excellent work MJ! Good luck and all the best too, TheCentralScrutinizer!

Great tips and suggestions all round! I, myself am a beginner and will be taking on the RideLondon-Surrey in August with the Unicef team. It will be the first ever cycling event, and century ride. Completely nervous, and have absolutely no idea what to expect come the big day - but the attitude, advice and support being shown here is very encouraging, a positive note about the cycling community as a whole!

 

[Nigelnaturist]

@MJ Link well done, i could do it these days, but not after only 4 rides of such a short distance.
@The Central Scrutinizer if I do anything over 25 miles I make sure the first 10 are at a lower pace, though I do usually have a few short climbs to start with (short as in like 100ft in a mile or so) once you get a rythm going as @Supersuperleeds says you tend to be able to keep it going.