How many miles coach?

Training consumes my free time. A specifically formulated training plan by Scott Saifer of Wenzel Coaching helps keep me on task to build my endurance, core strength, and base mileage. During the week my training is structured around certain types of riding to build endurance and strength. Examples of my weekday training includes doing hill intervals, flat intervals, on-bike strength, and simply spinning. The weekday training is specifically centered around time and heart rate zones. As my coach said one day "training value depends on the forces made by your legs, not how fast you go." The weekend training is another story. Weekend rides at this point range anywhere from 140 miles in one day to 24 hour marathon rides.

During the week training can be anywhere from 2-3 hours of time to complete. Add in a day at work, eating, sleeping and my day is pretty well over. Weekend rides can last 10 hours or more depending on distance. Without the direction and support of Scott it would be very difficult to prepare for this race on my own.

In the next two and a half months leading up to the race start my training will continue to intensify. This weekend is my first 24 hour ride covering 240 miles. In April I will do two more 24 hour rides simulating race conditions (including sleeping for a part of that time), and then in early May will be a 36 hour simulation ride as well. This weekend will be the true test of how well my training has gone and how well I'm able to bounce back.

In June it will be necessary to cover 250 miles a day over 4 days to qualify as an official finisher. In recreational cycling the measure of someone's fitness and endurance is finishing a 100 mile ride in one day. How many miles coach??