Building up to the MS 150

[Curt]

Hi all,

I wanted to get some opinions on training for the MS 150
that I will be doing in 3 1/2 months. The first day is 80+
miles and the second 60+ on hilly terrain. Right now I am
riding 40 minutes on rollers 3-4 days a week and will
increase to an hour next week. Not sure how far I am going,
due to my computer isn't working at the moment. I suspect I
am going between 15-20 mph. I hope to ride outside when the
weather gets nicer.

Any tips on training to get up to the 80-60 miles I will
need to do?

Thanks, Curt
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[Luigi De Guzman]

On Mon, 08 Mar 2004 02:34:33 GMT, "curt" <[email protected]> wrote:

>Hi all,
>
>I wanted to get some opinions on training for the MS 150
>that I will be doing in 3 1/2 months. The first day is 80+
>miles and the second 60+ on hilly terrain. Right now I am
>riding 40 minutes on rollers 3-4 days a week and will
>increase to an hour next week. Not sure how far I am going,
>due to my computer isn't working at the moment. I suspect I
>am going between 15-20 mph. I hope to ride outside when the
>weather gets nicer.
>
>Any tips on training to get up to the 80-60 miles I will
>need to do?

Hi, I was thinking about signing up for that, but I can't
seem to find any maps or route profiles.

It seems kind of silly to sign onto an event merely based on
mileage, without taking into account exactly where those
miles are going to take place. Rolling in the flats is one
thing--climbing mountains, quite another.

I might have been pleased if they told me where in Virginia
they were riding! there are wide, flat, windy places in the
Commonwealth....and there are also long, steep roads.

Without having a general idea of the route or terrain, I
can't judge how ready I am for the MS150--whatever mileage
options I take.

-Luigi

 

[Curt]

http://www.nationalmssociety.org/

I know the route I will be taking on the ride, I am just
looking for some training advice. If I do back to back 50's,
will that be enough to do this, or should I do an 80
sometime, to see how I do?

Curt

"Luigi de Guzman" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news[email protected]...
> On Mon, 08 Mar 2004 02:34:33 GMT, "curt"
> <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> >Hi all,
> >
> >I wanted to get some opinions on training for the MS 150
> >that I will be doing in 3 1/2 months. The first day is
> >80+ miles and the second 60+ on hilly terrain. Right now
> >I am riding 40 minutes on rollers 3-4 days a
week
> >and will increase to an hour next week. Not sure how far
> >I am going, due
to
> >my computer isn't working at the moment. I suspect I am
> >going between
15-20
> >mph. I hope to ride outside when the weather gets nicer.
> >
> >Any tips on training to get up to the 80-60 miles I will
> >need to do?
>
>
> Hi, I was thinking about signing up for that, but I can't
> seem to find any maps or route profiles.
>
> It seems kind of silly to sign onto an event merely based
> on mileage, without taking into account exactly where
> those miles are going to take place. Rolling in the flats
> is one thing--climbing mountains, quite another.
>
> I might have been pleased if they told me where in
> Virginia they were riding! there are wide, flat, windy
> places in the Commonwealth....and there are also long,
> steep roads.
>
> Without having a general idea of the route or terrain, I
> can't judge how ready I am for the MS150--whatever mileage
> options I take.
>
> -Luigi