Getting started with long distance rides...

@pascalo - i would recommend a 40miler to start as mentioned previously, perhaps with rolling hills, no major climbs.. also do you commute at all by bike in the week?

I am contracting, so it depends if/where I am working, but before I left for Oz I did typically commute around 100 miles a week I'd say.

Question about "bonking": Is this the same as going down with low blood sugar, with shivers, heavy breathing and feeling completely flattened? Had that a couple of times when I did MA training, and a nice supermalt would usually fix it.