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Ride100 start time

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I got the Prudential Ride100 official start information magazine this morning.  It referred to an email they had sent with my start details late June.  I never received that email so called the helpline – lie a lot of other people I think since it was busy for the first hour I was trying.  When I did get through I was on hold for 25 minutes before I got to speak to someone.

Turns out they sent the email out again about 5 minutes before I spoke to the person and my start time is Blue B at 6:06 – a pretty early start time.  I’ve decided to do the park and ride to the start – I’ve got a spot at Surrey Quays shopping centre about 6 miles from the start and 5 from the finish.

Time to start training for the Ride100

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It’s time to start training again!  Last year the Ride100 was really the Ride86 due to Hurricane  Bertha arriving on the morning of the ride bringing biblical weather (rain and winds) and resulting in the loop down to Leith Hill and back being removed as well as Box Hill being bypassed.

With 14 weeks to go until the event, I will start with the Sufferfest 10 week intermediate training plan.  Last year I used the Sufferfest Novice 10 week training plan.

Based on an FTP test a couple of weeks ago, my starting FTP is 257.  I’m hoping to get that up to around 285 by the time I start the Ride100.