60K cycle with no training???

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  • cwolfman13
    cwolfman13 Posts: 41,865 Member
    TimothyFish wrote: »
    Scandinavianblonde00 wrote: »
    60k is like 37 miles right? I biked around 70 mi for fun a couple months ago with no training... and I'm no cyclist. I'd say that anything under 80mi can be done by anyone in half decent shape.
    fbchick51 wrote: »
    Scandinavianblonde00 wrote: »
    60k is like 37 miles right? I biked around 70 mi for fun a couple months ago with no training... and I'm no cyclist. I'd say that anything under 80mi can be done by anyone in half decent shape.

    I have to agree. My mom used to live to "surprise" me with invites to bike treks thru AH&LA. I'd get about 1-2 weeks worth of warning and cycling wasn't something I did with any regularity. But I'd enjoy myself on 60 - 100 mile bike loops with no more then a tender butt and sore thighs. Though, I was reasonably fit, the treks were very casual (lots of stops for pics, rests or just to pet local farm animals), I'd walk my bike up the steep hills and I always knew if I hit a wall, I could always get picked up by the trail van.

    No one is saying that a person who is fit can't ride long distances. But we're talking about someone who only runs for 25 minutes at a time and has never ridden more than 12 miles. Offering anecdotes about going for a 6 to 10 hour bicycle ride doesn't really the question of whether her fitness level is sufficient to ride that distance.

    I was basically going to say the same...
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