Week 3 | 648km

Started the week Tuesday with 75 km but had a fall and damaged the hanger on my bike and scuffed the brake lever. Day after hit 228 km in 7 hours, simulating the big day on March 26. Wednesday the legs didn’t show up so 2 hours 10 minutes at 160 watts felt awful. Took Friday off to recover and reset, then Saturday delivered 200 km in 6 hours and fuelling went really well. Finished the week Sunday with 80 km, just rolling and enjoying it.

20 hours of riding for the week, 648 km, 3,760 m of climbing and 17,055 calories burned. Big week, some rough patches but also some really strong rides. This week we roll into recovery week to absorb the load, will drop to 14 hours and then build again.

Week 2 | 573km

Week 2 was a big one, both on and off the bike.

Across the week I logged 573 km, 17 hours 36 minutes and 3,598 m of elevation, continuing to build a strong base toward the long term goal of riding 380 km in a single day on March 26, 2026.

Saturday was easily the standout session, spending 6 hours and 5 minutes in the saddle. From a fuelling and pacing perspective, it couldn’t have gone better. Energy stayed steady the entire ride, nutrition landed well and there were no concerns at all, which is exactly what you want to feel as the long rides start to stretch out.

It also made Saturday a pretty special day for another reason, as I graduated from uni with my Bachelor of Secondary Education. A long ride in the morning followed by graduation later in the day was a pretty memorable way to cap off the week.

The rest of the week did its job, with mid week sessions keeping things controlled and aerobic, setting up the longer rides without overreaching. Mondays and Fridays are staying as recovery or rest days for now, which has been important in keeping everything feeling sustainable before that structure changes next week.

Overall, this week felt like a step forward not just in volume, but in confidence. Learning what works with fuelling, pacing and recovery while stacking consistent weeks is exactly the process I’m enjoying.

On to Week 3.