steve52
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how realistic is 200 miles in a day? how many of you guys have achived it?,
how realistic is?
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her_welshness
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PpPete
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Not yet... I've done a couple of 200 km audaxes over the winter, so a 300 km is on the cards in the summer...and 200 miles is only another 20 km after that.
And of course once you've done it once .. you can do it several days running....and before you know it you've signed up for LEL
And of course once you've done it once .. you can do it several days running....and before you know it you've signed up for LEL
Davidc
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I've known people who've done it, but I've never managed more than 200km (=125 mi) and that was over 40 years ago!
If you're fit enough, have the stamina, and are in training for long distance then good luck to you.
If you're fit enough, have the stamina, and are in training for long distance then good luck to you.
HLaB
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I haven't done it myself, the most I've done is 150miles but with the proper build up its perfectly realistic.
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steve52
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wow its on then, my best so far is 156, but that was in the fens, i did a 153 last week so roll on summer, the really mad thing is i never though about starting at 3am, god i love the looneys out bless you all,
corshamjim
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That's only an average 8.33 mph. I can't imagine I'll ever try it myself though. 
I managed a hilly 300k audax last year in 17hrs 30min.
- I am not a racing greyhound
- I am not in the first nor second flush of youth (I now have a bus pass
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- it was very wet for the last 120k
We started at 0600 - so I was in by 2330, tired but happy. I was taking it very easy for the last 30k or so, as I had on sunglasses and was using a borrowed light
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300k = 180 miles, so could I do 200 in a day ? Yes, probably (if the motivation were good enough !)
Would I want to do 200 miles in a day ? (see brackets above)
If you want to do it, have sufficient incentive, have the right bike and legs - go for it !
- I am not a racing greyhound
- I am not in the first nor second flush of youth (I now have a bus pass
- it was very wet for the last 120k
We started at 0600 - so I was in by 2330, tired but happy. I was taking it very easy for the last 30k or so, as I had on sunglasses and was using a borrowed light
300k = 180 miles, so could I do 200 in a day ? Yes, probably (if the motivation were good enough !)
Would I want to do 200 miles in a day ? (see brackets above)
If you want to do it, have sufficient incentive, have the right bike and legs - go for it !
I've done the End2End 1400k (884miles) Audax (LeJoG) in just over 4.5 days which averaged out at approx 196 miles a day, total time on the bike was 2 days 19hrs. You can have a read about it here: http://www.datameist...s.blogspot.com/
Last years West & Midlands 400k (256miles) was done in 23hrs 35mins which included plenty of time spent at controls & a quick kip on the forecourt at Membury services
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Last years West & Midlands 400k (256miles) was done in 23hrs 35mins which included plenty of time spent at controls & a quick kip on the forecourt at Membury services
ColinJ
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Lots of people manage it, therefore it is realistic. Let's face it - you are already over 3/4 of the way there and it isn't even summer yet! 
If you want a more useful comment - I rode from Hebden Bridge to Coventry in 2007 over some reall lumpy bits of West Yorkshire and Derbyshire. I was 20 pounds over my best cycling weight and I had (small) panniers on my bike. I was reasonably fit, but not at my best level.
I wasn't in a hurry. Total distance 227 km (141 miles), 4,000 m of climbing (13,000 ft), time taken - 12 hours 45 minutes. Okay, it wasn't 200 miles, but it was harder than a 200 mile ride without hills would have been.
In fact, when I got to Coventry, I could easily have ridden another 59 miles around the flatter Midlands countryside if I'd had the daylight hours and inclination to do it.
A flattish mid-summer 200 miler would be relatively straight-forward for any cyclist on a comfortable bike who did enough miles beforehand to build up to it. It took me about 18 months to gradually build up to that kind of level and I'm nothing special.
I don't aspire to being a super-long distance cyclist, but I think a 300 km audax and a 200 mile ride are probably things I will do in the future. I may even do a 400 km audax, but I think that would be my limit. I wouldn't want to get into sleep deprivation or kipping in fields, bus shelters or church halls!
If you want a more useful comment - I rode from Hebden Bridge to Coventry in 2007 over some reall lumpy bits of West Yorkshire and Derbyshire. I was 20 pounds over my best cycling weight and I had (small) panniers on my bike. I was reasonably fit, but not at my best level.
I wasn't in a hurry. Total distance 227 km (141 miles), 4,000 m of climbing (13,000 ft), time taken - 12 hours 45 minutes. Okay, it wasn't 200 miles, but it was harder than a 200 mile ride without hills would have been.
In fact, when I got to Coventry, I could easily have ridden another 59 miles around the flatter Midlands countryside if I'd had the daylight hours and inclination to do it.
A flattish mid-summer 200 miler would be relatively straight-forward for any cyclist on a comfortable bike who did enough miles beforehand to build up to it. It took me about 18 months to gradually build up to that kind of level and I'm nothing special.
I don't aspire to being a super-long distance cyclist, but I think a 300 km audax and a 200 mile ride are probably things I will do in the future. I may even do a 400 km audax, but I think that would be my limit. I wouldn't want to get into sleep deprivation or kipping in fields, bus shelters or church halls!
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steve52
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im found people that think like me ISH lol such insperation thanks
frank9755
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Lots of people do do it. A 400km audax is 250 miles. Along with 20-odd others, I did one last summer. All but two of the starters finished and it took me about 21 hours. I've entered another one at Easter.
I'm also looking at doing a 24 hour time trial. For that, a decent distance is 400+ miles (and the record is 525) But it is on flatter and straighter roads, with support and on a fast bike!
I'm also looking at doing a 24 hour time trial. For that, a decent distance is 400+ miles (and the record is 525) But it is on flatter and straighter roads, with support and on a fast bike!