Belinda's Training
Posted by The Cell on February 22nd, 2009
Belinda has been training hard for the Cape Epic Mountain Bike Race and recently sent us an update.
Less than 30 days to go.
The Cape Epic Race is an 8 day event where you ride for approximately 8-10 hours per day climbing 2000-3000m and 100-120km a day.
I have gone from riding 10 hours a week to a 25 hour week. I have virtually doubled the program to accommodate the Cape Epic Race.
This is 25 hours of mostly riding mountain biking which totals about 450 to 500km a week. The intensity of my training rides is equivalent to burning up calories which an average person would eat in 3 days. I consume x8 bottles of 700ml Water Boys water in one session.
My training partner and I have seen some beautiful Western Australian sites. We have ridden from Midland to Toodyay in the Willunga National Park, Jarrahdale past Dwellingup and on the 28th I will be riding from Fremantle to Busselton and return the next day. This ride will be a total of 400km and 16 x 700ml Water Boys bottles later…
I have done everything possible to do as well as I can in South Africa and am very excited to be involved in such an International event.
Belinda, it’s great to hear you are on track with training for the Cape Epic, the first stage looks torturous , 112k with 2769m climbing = OUCH.
Good Luck and stay upright.