How to make 100 mile bike trip?

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Ohkay me and my friend are going to make 100 mile bike trip.
We wanna do 45 the first day, sleep at a family member's house, and then do 55 on the next day.
1. Is it possible?
2. All advice you can offer would be appreciated. The most elaborate answer gets 10 points.
 
well you could do 150 or 200 if you trained for it. i use to do 100 mi rides once a month in 5hr time. so to do 100 in 2 days yup can do.
 
If you want to ride 100 miles you have to ride your bike. And not just the day of the century ride. Some riders say, “Oh, I can do it even though I haven’t ridden. I’ll just go slow.” This is not a good idea because you will not enjoy the ride, you’ll likely be doing it alone and finishing hours behind everyone else and you can cause your body real harm. The better practice is to actually train for the ride.

Your training can vary depending upon how many days you have before the day of the century ride and how well you want to perform. The training schedule set forth below is meant as a baseline from which you can either ratchet up or ratchet down (but not too much) to prepare for your century. The rule of thumb is that you can ride three times the distance that you are comfortable riding (for example 33 miles x 3 = 99 miles). You can be more aggressive by doing intervals if you are seeking a quicker century.

* Monday Off or easy 10
* Tuesday Pace 20
* Wednesday Easy 15
* Thursday Moderate 20
* Friday Easy 10
* Saturday Moderate 30 (longer ride for the week)
* Sunday Easy 15

As your conditioning improves begin to ride 6 days a week and increase mileage. Get some friends and ride for an hour before lunch. Increase total mileage until week before the ride. The week before return to this level with your longer ride being the Day of the Century

Eat (and drink) a lot, eat (and drink) right.

In order to have the energy to complete a century ride, and in order to not dehydrate, you need to eat and drink a lot of the right stuff. A rider in a recent century had a tuna fish sandwich and chocolate milk before he hopped onto his bike. Needless to say no one wanted to ride behind him. Energy bars, bananas and raisons are good foods to keep you going and should be eaten every half hour for a century ride. Drinks should be energy drinks as well, however, they can be watered down or you can carry two water bottles, one with water and one with an energy drink. The electrolytes that you will lose during a long ride need to be replaced. On hot days you should drink every 15 minutes.
Have an attitude, the right one.

Preparation, training and eating right are the mechanics to completing the century ride. But mental preparation is important too. Hills can be daunting, but know that you have trained and you will get up them. The distance can be long and hard but keep the right attitude “you can do it!”
 
drink lots of water a few days before excercise but not so much that you end up getting sore... good luck! : ) and eat lots of fruits and veggies
 
It's not a race so you want to practice riding for distance. First you want to practice pedaling at a high cadence 70-90 rpm's with a lite pressure on the pedals. That will keep your legs from getting tired. If you pedal slow and mash on the pedals you wont last very long. You want to ride your bike every day at an easy pace and increase the distance when you feel that it's too easy. Your speed will automatically increase as you improve. Work up to 15-20 miles a day and you will have no problem and it will be fun to do 45.
 
it really depends in how fast you can travel! You would have to be really fast! You need time for rest! It also depends if you have a family member at when you are stopping. Make sure you do! Plan your routes safely! If you want to test your speed, use a stationary bike and see how far you can travel. Have fun!
 
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