How the heck do I train for a 200-mile or 100-mile ride?
Sign up by January and receive a free training plan courtesy Nicholas Stanko. See the confirmation when you sign up for the link. If you sign up later, take a look at Trainer Road’s plan for the 200+ mile Unbound that would work equally well for Coast to Coast. It emphasizes building a base for the majority of the time between now and late June (Sweet Spot Base I and II), adding power (Sustained Power Build) and a new Century Specialty phase to address specific C2C needs. This works best in conjunction with the monthly TrainerRoad subscription/app (and NetFlix!) or Zwift but you can use it for outdoor training too.
More to come on training ahead… in the meantime, check out: “Training for Unbound Gravel: Building Ultra-Endurance Fitness.”