Tom Roberts
Active Member
I am preparing for the Tour du Rouge, a 526 mile ride from Houston to New Orleans. The ride is May 2 - 7 and is sponsored by the Red Cross. The purpose is to raise disaster relief funds for the Gulf Coast. Their website is tourdurouge.com. I have done centuries, but I have never strung together so many days of 85+ miles. I think the average is 88 miles/day with the longest day being 103 miles.
This past long weekend I rode 80 miles each of the three days for training. I rode the same route each day. Friday my average speed was 17.2mph. Saturday 16.3 and Sunday 16.8. Monday my legs were rubber ...painful rubber. I still have some work to do on my conditioning, but I believe I can do this. A good thing about these 3 days of back to back rides was that I didn't have any leg cramps which have been fairly intense on a few of my centuries.
I will let you know how the ride goes.
Tom
This past long weekend I rode 80 miles each of the three days for training. I rode the same route each day. Friday my average speed was 17.2mph. Saturday 16.3 and Sunday 16.8. Monday my legs were rubber ...painful rubber. I still have some work to do on my conditioning, but I believe I can do this. A good thing about these 3 days of back to back rides was that I didn't have any leg cramps which have been fairly intense on a few of my centuries.
I will let you know how the ride goes.
Tom
