In 1997, I trained for and completed Boston-Montreal-Boston, a 750 mile timed bike ride, to be completed in 90 hours. Before BMB, my longest ride had been a double century. I thought other people might be interested in what I learned.

• BMB 1997
• Avoiding saddle sores
• Getting enough to eat
• I use Rob Sleamaker's book Serious Training for Serious Athletes extensively in my training. The worksheets in the back of the book help me keep on track and focused on my workouts. And they remind me to have fun, when I get to serious.

Other Long Distance Cycling Links

• Adventure Racing: The Ultimate Guide: This practical book offers a wealth of information on night-time training, how to prevent injury and illness, as well as eating and hydrating.

• A randonneur is someone who does long distance cycling. While the rides have checkpoints with food and, if necessary, a place to sleep, riders are mostly self supported. BMB is a randonneur ride.

• The California Triple Crown: Do 3 doubles in California and get a nifty jersey

• The Davis, California Bike Club holds brevets (qualifiers) of 200K, 300K, 400K and 600K every year.