How I Plan to cycle 225 miles per day for 100 days Part 3 - Training Begins

Not all the talking is over but tomorrow the action begins, I have 121 weeks to condition my body to be able to cycle 225 miles per day for 100 days.

6 weeks ago (26th Sept 2009)  a friend and I cycled 677.5 miles in 6 days from Lands End to Fort William, this is the furthest I have ridden to date, before that my longest mileage in the saddle in 1 day was 112 miles in May of this year (2009) and 8 months before this I didn’t own a bike.

So the past year has been one hell of a journey for me and the next two and a half will be no different going from 112 miles for 1 Day to 225 miles in a day for 100 days. This may seem a daunting task but one thing that stops me from psyching myself out is that I thought 112 miles was a daunting task before I did it.

So this is where it begins Monday 16th Nov 2009, day 1 of the 121 week training program and here is what the 1st 2 weeks looks like.

Base Training Wk 1/4 Building Strength and Power

Mon 16th Nov 2009: Spin Class

Tue 17th Nov 2009: 1hr steady Heart Rate <130 time in the saddle and recovery ride.

Wed 18th Nov 2009: Spin Class

Thurs 19th Nov 2009: Rest

Fri 20th Nov 2009: Spin Class

Sat 21st Nov 2009: 3hr ride Hr around 140

Sun 22nd Nov 2009: 2hr Hr 140-145

 

Base Training 2/4 Building Strength and Power

Mon 23rd Nov 2009: Spin Class

Tue 24th Nov 2009: 1hr steady Heart Rate <130 time in the saddle and recovery ride.

Wed 25th Nov 2009: Spin Class

Thurs 26th Nov 2009: Rest

Fri 27th Nov 2009: Spin Class

Sat 28st Nov 2009: 3hr ride Hr around 140

Sun 29th Nov 2009: 2hr Hr 140-145