100km Meath Heritage Cycle, Should I Stop half Way?

funkyship

Hi All,

Im a semi fit cyclist who can average 28km per hour who has signed up for the 100km Meath Heritage cycle. I really want to get a personal best for this cycle and my question is, Should I rest at all during the cycle or try and do it in the one go.

Would resting for 2/5 minutes half way help your overall time?

Lee,

hardCopy

I'd there will be sandwich/tea/cake stops along the way with lots of people stopping for a breather

funkyship

Thanks Hardcopy.

There will be a food stop along the way but I dont want to stop if the rest affects my overall time. My question is which option would get you a better finish time??

a) Doing 100km cycle in one go

or

b) Stopping for 2 minutes for a quick breather and then back on the bike again.

hardCopy

funkyship wrote: »

Thanks Hardcopy.

There will be a food stop along the way but I dont want to stop if the rest affects my overall time. My question is which option would get you a better finish time??

a) Doing 100km cycle in one go

or

b) Stopping for 2 minutes for a quick breather and then back on the bike again.

I suppose it depends on how important those two minutes are. If you feel you can do the distance without killing yourself then go for it. If you feel you'll struggle then you need to decide if it's worth flogging yourself for the sake of two minutes.

Just make sure you enjoy the day.

funkyship

Thanks Hardcopy.

I think I will just go for it without stopping. If I stopped for 2 minutes it would put me back about 1 1/2 km so I would need to increase my average speed by 1 1/2 km for an hour to make up for lost time.

I can have a good rest after the 100km cycle

gaffmaster

Combine it with a "nature" stop? You might go faster after ditching a kilo of "nature".

Cookie_Monster

Do it without stopping. It's amazing how much better you feel when you know you're going for a PB

Postit

funkyship wrote: »

Hi All,

Im a semi fit cyclist who can average 28km per hour who has signed up for the 100km Meath Heritage cycle. I really want to get a personal best for this cycle and my question is, Should I rest at all during the cycle or try and do it in the one go.

Would resting for 2/5 minutes half way help your overall time?

Lee,

A personal best? Well why don't you just do a few 100km spins by yourself? You don't need to an organised event to do 100km.....just head out the front door!

Surinam

Postit wrote: »

A personal best? Well why don't you just do a few 100km spins by yourself? You don't need to an organised event to do 100km.....just head out the front door!

Exactly! Besides, isn't the meath heritage 100k a leisure cycling event for charity? Time trials and club events are for racing.

triggermortis

If you average about 28 Kmh and stop for 2 mins,then you'll lose less than 1 Km travelled, which over 100 Km is less than 1% of the overall distance.
If you stop at the food stop, you'll get more energy from the food intake to more than cover any loss of time.
Basically, it isn't going to make much difference. If you get in a group you'll go faster than your solo average speed anyway

De Bhál

It's a leisure cycle. Stop a couple of times and don't be worrying about personal bests. Break them another time on your own.

funnights74

Last year i did the 100 Km's of the Cork Rebel tour and the skt of Waterford. Because i knew both of the courses reasonably well i paced myself and didn't feel the need to stop. Gauging my efforts allowed me to finish both routes in pretty decent times without going into the red.
Local Knowledge is a great thing so if are familiar with the route then go for it.

brasshead

Stop! Enjoy the day - it's a fun cycle, not a race Your average won't be affected by the stop. You can always go by your rolling time when you finish.