Train for RAGBRAI - 600 miles in 6 weeks

RAGBRAI readiness - strong legs & arms, seat time, heat tolerance

The goal of this Challenge is to travel a total of 600.00 mi..

Challenge Details

Goal Trophy

- This is the trophy that will be awarded for conquering this challenge.

600 miles of training in preparation for riding across Iowa may seem like a daunting distance, but spread out over 6 weeks, members participating in the MapMyRun.com RAGBRAI Readiness Challenge need to cycle only about 10 miles per day and a long ride on the weekends to meet the goal.

Members can measure their success against other members. MapMyRun.com provides participating members with the site's tools, including course mapping with elevation and distance, street and topographical map viewing, and workout logging.

Dave Ertl via the RAGBRAI website at http://ragbrai.com proposes a simple schedule for success in a 6-week training program for RAGBRAI that (as an amateur, NOT an expert!) I've adapted for myself with extra padding to try to reach the preferred 700-mile mark if I do all the riding or at least make 600 miles even if I don't follow the schedule exactly!

If you ride RAGBRAI, we can take turns buying each other beer!

This challenge isn't sponsored and there are no actual prizes (despite what fine print might display at the bottom) but fitness and fun really ought to go together and I really will buy you a beer in Iowa if you buy me one!

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