This year alongside a bunch of Tri's & running events I'm planning to do all the parts of a 140.6.
Marathon is done, swim I'll just do at some point, the key remaining part is my first century ride.
I'd like to do it under 5 hours, currently I'm ~ 2:25 for a 70.3 56 mile bike, normally riding 5 to 7 hours a week, expecting that to grow a bit as I extend my long ride.
Thing is most of the century ride plans I can find max out at one or two 70 mile rides, but just looking at 70.3's here there's a lot of 80's, 4 hours etc...
http://forum.slowtwitch.com/forum/Slowtwitch_Forums_C1/Triathlon_Forum_F1/What_is_you_longest_training_ride_for_Ironman_and_70.3_P1243597/
I'm thinking of building up to a few 80's (~3:35) and maybe a 90, but given I'm doing this to partially mimic a 140.6 build I'm wondering if I'm low-baling it & should bump the distances...
Thoughts?
Marathon is done, swim I'll just do at some point, the key remaining part is my first century ride.
I'd like to do it under 5 hours, currently I'm ~ 2:25 for a 70.3 56 mile bike, normally riding 5 to 7 hours a week, expecting that to grow a bit as I extend my long ride.
Thing is most of the century ride plans I can find max out at one or two 70 mile rides, but just looking at 70.3's here there's a lot of 80's, 4 hours etc...
http://forum.slowtwitch.com/forum/Slowtwitch_Forums_C1/Triathlon_Forum_F1/What_is_you_longest_training_ride_for_Ironman_and_70.3_P1243597/
I'm thinking of building up to a few 80's (~3:35) and maybe a 90, but given I'm doing this to partially mimic a 140.6 build I'm wondering if I'm low-baling it & should bump the distances...
Thoughts?