Paris-Brest-Paris

Ok so maybe I'm not thinking clearly, but I am thinking of attempting
this in 2007.

Frankly 1216km in 90hrs, kinda freaks me out.

My question is, when would you need to start training for something
like this, and how many k's a week would be ideal? Currently I ride
9km to work during the week, and go for a ride on Sunday.

Sunday was the longest ride I'd done (224km)

Ess


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essendon93

essendon93 Wrote:
Ok so maybe I'm not thinking clearly, but I am thinking of attempting
this in 2007.

Frankly 1216km in 90hrs, kinda freaks me out.

My question is, when would you need to start training for something
like this, and how many k's a week would be ideal? Currently I ride
9km to work during the week, and go for a ride on Sunday.

Sunday was the longest ride I'd done (224km)

Ess



Ask the experts over at Audax in regards to training tips et al, you
have do a Super Randonneur series to qualify, more he
http://www.audax.org.au/parisbrest.htm


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cfsmtb

essendon93 wrote:
Ok so maybe I'm not thinking clearly, but I am thinking of attempting
this in 2007.

Frankly 1216km in 90hrs, kinda freaks me out.

My question is, when would you need to start training for something
like this, and how many k's a week would be ideal? Currently I ride
9km to work during the week, and go for a ride on Sunday.

"lots"

the ride is ~300km a day for ~4 days. You'll need to be able
to ride 10hrs a day at 33km/h. Not unreasonable in
a bunch, but non-trivial for that length of time.

It'll take some time to build up to that sort of
endurance. You'll want to start training pretty soon!

On 20/10/05 at 20:11:15 essendon93 somehow managed to type:


Ok so maybe I'm not thinking clearly, but I am thinking of attempting
this in 2007.

I've done a couple of 1200's and 1000's so if you're Goating tomorrow
(Fri) evening we can have a bit of a yak BEFORE I have too much
stout...:-)

Put simply you'll want to start training about now...:-)

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Humbug

essendon93 Wrote:
Ok so maybe I'm not thinking clearly, but I am thinking of attempting
this in 2007.

Frankly 1216km in 90hrs, kinda freaks me out.

My question is, when would you need to start training for something
like this, and how many k's a week would be ideal? Currently I ride
9km to work during the week, and go for a ride on Sunday.

Sunday was the longest ride I'd done (224km)

Ess

coolio!

that's one on my (longterm) list

You gotta qualify for it by doing all the shorter ditance audax rides
too.
But first you will need: steel bike, mudguards, lights, sandal-spds and
preferably a beard

Go do some audaxs and see how you feel after a 300-600


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flyingdutch

Having ridden the 2003 PBP I can offer some advice.

First, just do it, it is the most amazing experience, 4500 cycling
nuts from all over the world, and yes you do have to be a certified
cycle nut to contemplate such a ride.

You will never every forget the support of the French people enroute,
from young kids to the elderly encouraging you on, offering food and
water at literally all hours of the day and night.

Training yes by all means start now, be happy with riding 300 or maybe
400km by the end of this summer. Doing this will start sorting out not
only your fitness but all the other essentials such mental fitness,
lights and above all being totally comfortable on your bike. All the
other things count for nothing if you are not totally comfortable on
your bike for hours and hours at a time.

I started preparing for the 2003 event at about this period out but
really didnt do any big distances until well into 2002 but had ridden
many 200km audaxes.


Comtemplate getting a suitable bike, more tourer than road bike for
the long distance comfort. It MAY be a bit slower but in the long run
you are better off.

From now on read everything you can about the event from the history,
Charles Tarront the winner in 1891 of what was then a race in 73 hours
to accounts of the ride from 2003.

From now on in the words of Fausto Coppi - Ride Your Bike - Ride Your
Bike - Ride Your Bike.

Get into the mental attitude that enables you to contemplate getting
out on your bike for at least 100km at any time of the day or night and
in any weather conditions. You may not actually get out but the fact you
can deal with that concept without throwing up your hands in horror
means you are some way to the mental preparedness.

CC


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cogcontrol

essendon93 wrote:

Ok so maybe I'm not thinking clearly, but I am thinking of attempting
this in 2007.

Frankly 1216km in 90hrs, kinda freaks me out.

My question is, when would you need to start training for something
like this, and how many k's a week would be ideal? Currently I ride
9km to work during the week, and go for a ride on Sunday.

Sunday was the longest ride I'd done (224km)

Ess

From someone who is also contemplating doing the PBP [with my son who
isn't all that much of a cyclist (yet)], I'd say make sure you ramp
things up gradually. Like add 10km to your daily schedule, then 15km,
then 20....

If you try to do too much all at once you'll hurt yourself and just set
your training back more than you improve.

P
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Peter McCallum
Mackay Qld AUSTRALIA

essendon93 Wrote:
Ok so maybe I'm not thinking clearly, but I am thinking of attempting
this in 2007.

Frankly 1216km in 90hrs, kinda freaks me out.

My question is, when would you need to start training for something
like this, and how many k's a week would be ideal? Currently I ride 9km
to work during the week, and go for a ride on Sunday.

Sunday was the longest ride I'd done (224km)

Ess
You are going the whole hog. I'm having kittens trying to figure out
how to train for the Alpine Classic 200. Mind you I want to do it easy
rather than hard. Training for the Alpine might put you in a good frame
of mind for some of the longer Audax rides.


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Dancier

Bleve wrote:

the ride is ~300km a day for ~4 days. You'll need to be able
to ride 10hrs a day at 33km/h. Not unreasonable in
a bunch, but non-trivial for that length of time.

This is not the way to do it. You've got to use the available time,
and that means cutting back on the time you sleep.

My big goal for the next few years is to do PBP in 2007. I did an
Audax super series earlier this year (1x200, 1x300, 1x400, and 1x600km
ride), and aim to do one this summer and another in 2007 (the one for
qualifying).

The 400 is the watershed ride. You can do a 200 in daylight, and many
people can even manage to do a 300 in daylight. Certainly you can blow
yourself to bits on either ride, and then fall asleep at the end.

For the longer rides though, you've got to pace yourself. That means
limiting your speed to the mid-20s, and having the occasional break. I
did my 400 without sleep, in about 20 hours. On the 600, I slept a few
hours at the 350km mark.

In answer to the original posters question, I'd advise to start now.
Do a super series, and then aim to do another in the months before
PBP.

You'll know on that 600 whether it's still a goer

Cheers,

Suzy


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suzyj

essendon93 Wrote:
Ok so maybe I'm not thinking clearly, but I am thinking of attempting
this in 2007.

Frankly 1216km in 90hrs, kinda freaks me out.

My question is, when would you need to start training for something
like this, and how many k's a week would be ideal? Currently I ride
9km to work during the week, and go for a ride on Sunday.

Sunday was the longest ride I'd done (224km)

Ess

Good on ya Ess! go for it!

You've already done the ' alpine 200'
(http://www.audax.org.au/alpine.htm) I think? Next up for some night
riding, I recomend this;

Salute to Irene Plowman (200km)

Friday Feb 24th 2006, 8PM start - Supported,

Escape the city heat, test your lightsand follow the trail of tail
lights out of the city at dusk for the run to Portsea. You'll be back
in the CBD for breakfast in the park.
Start: Port Melbourne 8:00:00 PM

As others have said, keep on riding & aim for an AUDAX Super Series.


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Bikesoiler