2014-07-12 Dunwich Dynamo XXII

If the route map I found onlines elevation is correct then I need to add more hills on my average rides.

www.bikely.com/maps/bike-path/Dunwich-Dynamo-route-UK
4600ft/1400m climbed over 112miles/180km

Todays ride after work was 33.5miles with 603ft climbed. So 1/2-2/3 the hilly I need.

Will have a look at some older rides and find one with good numbers then repeat it lots.

No need to overanalyse it, frankly. 1000m climbing in 100km is a fairly good, normal average for a ride that isn't flat but doesn't have any hills to be scared of - this is much flatter than that. 1400m sounds a lot (more than Ben Nevis! Shock), but you don't do it all in one big lump.

I've not ridden the DD for ages but when I did, it was really my only long ride - I was commuting maybe 6 or 8 miles each way, but not doing anything much at weekends. I might have been pretty shagged at the end, but still in good enough shape to trundle down to Ipswich for a train. Take it steady, and you'll be fine.