Marathon training

[jmb]

Another tip for long runs... bandaids on your nipples, trust me, OUCH!

bloody 11's suck

 

[no2cyclones]

which & when?

I'm doing RATPOD, which stands for "Ride Around The Pioneer mountains in One Day." It's a benefit event for the children's oncology camp that I've been a counselor at for the past two summers. Riders gather donations, and are provided with supper the night before the ride and a bunch of different things along the route the day of. The camp is in Montana (www.campdream.org) and the bike ride's website is: RATPOD -- Ride Around The Pioneers in One Day - Camp-Mak-A-Dream Benefit Bicycle Race/Tour

 

[jmb]

I'm doing RATPOD, which stands for "Ride Around The Pioneer mountains in One Day." It's a benefit event for the children's oncology camp that I've been a counselor at for the past two summers. Riders gather donations, and are provided with supper the night before the ride and a bunch of different things along the route the day of. The camp is in Montana (www.campdream.org) and the bike ride's website is: RATPOD -- Ride Around The Pioneers in One Day - Camp-Mak-A-Dream Benefit Bicycle Race/Tour

feel free to send me a message, i would be more than willing to help you think through your training plan.

 

[no2cyclones]

i do ironman distance tri's. this summer a buddy of mine have put together a week that includes over 30k of vertical climbing on our bikes in colorado(including 50 miles at the Leadville 50 mile mountain bike race)...If I were you I would not worry about speed but as another poster said, time in the saddle is huge. That 7 miles in 25 minutes is nearly pointless, you need to sit in and slug out time on the bike. You are engaging an 'ultra-marathon' distance for the bike...you need to emulate that event. Sit on the bike, pedal for long periods of time, toughen up your ***, there is a lot to this.

In regards to Marathon training, again the long run is key. Learn to hydrate/fuel properly. You are going to get lots of input here...but one thing most won't tell you that is a huge piece of training is sleep. Rest, rest, rest.

This is what I've been hearing from a friend that did a cross-country bike ride last summer. I'm just getting started, so I'll be working my way up, time-wise. I'm thinking about trying to do an hour a couple of days a week starting this week, but stationary bikes don't emulate real road bikes very well, it doesn't seem like.