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Gndlf
Swindon-Berlin-Swindon thing coming up in May.
With a little over 4 weeks to go (31 days), and one hill sportive at the end of the month, I'm seriously trying to put in the miles now.
Did 70 slow miles on Sunday with dad and his mate, which took me up to 200 miles for the 7 days.
Today's 50 miles was much faster, with more elevation: https://connect.garmin.com/modern/activity/1113817360
... 17.9mph moving average with the hills is okay, annoyed I missed the 18mph - could feel it when I dropped some speed a couple times.
Maximum weekly output to Berlin will be around 400 miles I think, which will be at one point 4 consecutive days Swindon-London-Harwich/Hoek-Leer. I am planning on keeping the avg moving speed at below 15mph, because I'll be loaded with bikepack stuff.
I did that first 100 miles in January and haven't done one since, so I need to get a few in this month.
Trying to vary the training between hard-fast rides, and long-slow ones. Will do a few low cadence high resistance sessions too, at least once per week.
By week 3 I will try to do sessions on consecutive days, as right now I have rest days between most rides.
Avg cadence is 90ish, but on the ride I try keep to 100, where it feels natural to spin.
Week 4 will be hard, with rest days after the sportive until the ride-proper.
Any hints? Anything I may have forgotten?
I will do at least one loaded ride per week by week 3, but ideally I'm going harder on the training to simulate, rather than keep packing up stuff onto the road bike.