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How long will it take me to ride 75 miles? |
I just started training for the MS150 bike ride. http://main.nationalmssociety.org/site/t... I currenly can ride for about an hour at a time at about 10mph. I plan on training 5-6 days a week for the next month. How long will it take me to finish the 75 miles? I am not planning on racing, I want to take my time, I am just wondering what to expect. I'll be in my 9th MS-150 this year, and no, it's not a race. it's more important to be able to go 6 hours at 10mph than it is to go 20mph for an hour with these events. Just ride every day, and your body will get into a good rhythm you can use. At your current rate, plan on 8 hours per day for the ride. It is NOT the time to work on your tan OR your diet (, so wear SPF1000+ on every inch of exposed skin and eat at every rest stop. Don't fill up, just eat enough to keep you moving. I like to get about 1/2 a PB&J sandwich and 1/2 a banana at each stop. If you can afford it, get a massage at the end of the day. Immediately grab some juice and/or water (about 3-4 bottles) after each day and drink them down. You'll pee a lot, but it will flush all the junk from your system and get you ready for the second day. But enjoy the ride, the weather, the challenge and the fun. If you are going 10 miles every hour, and have 75 miles to go, then it will take 7 and a half hours to finish. Well, that depends on how long you have to rest after you "ride for about an hour at a time at about 10 mph." With no stops, it would take you 7.5 hours. If you maintain a 10mph pace it will take you 7.5 hours to complete 75 miles. At 12mph it will take you 6 hours and 20 minutes. Those are averaging with exact pace, of course. Good luck! Triathlete If you have a reasonable training program, (might want to put in some spinning before your ride), and train diligently, you should be able to maintain 10 to 12 mph during your ride, though most likely you'll plan at least 3 or 4 rest stops. Presuming 4 rest stop of 15 minutes each, and an average of 11 mph initially and 9 mph for the last couple of legs, I would think you would spend between 8 hours 15 minutes and 9 hours on the ride. Good Luck. start riding a little longer distance each time and you will get your speed and endurance up in no time my group generally rides 45 to 55 miles every Saturday and Sunday morning, and we are usually done in 4 hours or so, with a 15 to 25 minute coffee & pastry break... occasionally we will step up the mileage, but we still do 60 miles in 4 hours or less... depends on the number and grade of hills... otherwise our 15 to 17 mph average is no big deal This took me less than 6 months to build up to and I continue to improve, so good luck and always remember your helmet! |
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