London Classics Challenge, Stage 1 - Ride London-Surrey 100

Ride London-Surrey 100 - 29th July 2018

Race Reporters: Sonia I first read about the London Classics Challenge a year ago and it peaked my interest as it’s probably the closest I’ll ever get to a IM. The challenge consists of completing the following three events:

1. London Marathon

2. Ride London 100 Miles (160km)

3. Swim Serpentine 2 Miles (3.2km)When my friends signed up Ride London this year, I decided I’d join them and go for the classics challenge and subsequently signed up for all 3 events. Ride London in July ‘18, Swim Serpentine in September ‘18 and London Marathon in April ‘19. The first thing I learnt was that if you sign up for a century ride, make sure you have enough free time and weekends to train for it. I didn’t. My weekends we’re fully booked running up to the race so I ended up going cycling at 4am to get my long rides in before work. The roads were quiet and the temperature perfect at that time of day which was a bonus. Although I did discover I needed better bike lights with longer battery life and that I needed an afternoon nap to recover!

Ride London-Surrey 100 - 29th July 2018

Race Reporters: Sonia I first read about the London Classics Challenge a year ago and it peaked my interest as it’s probably the closest I’ll ever get to a IM. The challenge consists of completing the following three events:

1. London Marathon

2. Ride London 100 Miles (160km)

3. Swim Serpentine 2 Miles (3.2km)When my friends signed up Ride London this year, I decided I’d join them and go for the classics challenge and subsequently signed up for all 3 events. Ride London in July ‘18, Swim Serpentine in September ‘18 and London Marathon in April ‘19. The first thing I learnt was that if you sign up for a century ride, make sure you have enough free time and weekends to train for it. I didn’t. My weekends we’re fully booked running up to the race so I ended up going cycling at 4am to get my long rides in before work. The roads were quiet and the temperature perfect at that time of day which was a bonus. Although I did discover I needed better bike lights with longer battery life and that I needed an afternoon nap to recover!