Subject: RE: Wiped out after century I did a Century this past Saturday, and I never trained past 40 miles. Now with that said. I did train up to 48 miles before mile HIM in April, which i peaked my longest distance ever at 56miles for the race. I felt tired but by no means was I wiped out Saturday for the ride. The total ride for me was 105.5 and with winds picking up plus 4400ft of climbing overall, and a huge climb at mile 80 (ugh )I still felt okay at the end. The ride was just a hair under 7 hrs with about 4 stops total. Total time for the day was 10hrs. I ended up a beer and food pairing charity event that evening.
I suspect it has to do with the training and the course ridden, but I have felt wiped out for a lot of my training days the past 10 months. To that point I was sometimes second guessing whether I could go further. I took more rest days where I needed them, and focused a lot on nutrition during training and races. I'm still slow, but I don't feel as wiped out on most of my training days now.
Keep building and it will feel easier even though it's tough. Make sure your sleeping more the longer you go. |