Ultra Rider: In Search of the Ultimate Long Ride RSS

Biking is one thing. Bicycling 100 miles is entirely another. But what about the bicycle ride that last all day and all night? At some point, you cross a line and at that point, cycling, becomes ultracycling.

This blog chronicles the story of a guy, his bike and a strange obsession with finding the outside edge of his personal limits.

In this chapter, having broken the UMCA record, recovered from a bone-crushing crash and achieving a top 15 finish at the inimitable Furnace Creek 508 we find our hero grappling with the realities of completing a 100km foot race.

For the complete story, follow this link, and read from the back to the front. The story won't make anymore sense when you've finished, but at least you'll know as much as the rest of us.

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did some work on a Cycleops PT3000 this morning. I forgot to reset the stats before my session, so I don’t know what my average for the hour was, but my hills were a solid 300-350 watts for 10-12 minutes at a stretch, with a peak of 538 watts. that’s an easy, albeit unscientific, 10-15% improvement over this time last year.

Feb 19, I start a power training camp using this same trainer, so expect to hear a lot more about watts training when I get back from Sebring.

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