Long Beach Marathon 10/14-Bike Tour

[czag13]

So I decided last minute to bike the Long Beach Marathon this Sunday. I've only been into biking for a couple of months, and haven't trained very consistently, nor ridden more than 15 miles, but have a background of having run cross-country and track for the last 8 years. My goal is to break 2 hours (mainly because if runners can do 2 hours and change, I should be able to on a bike).

So for all you riders, any advice? And anyone happen to be riding this Sunday at Long Beach?

[ldsbeaker]

should be able to finish in an hour and change. Less than an hour and a half for sure. I guess that depends on your bike though. Kinda late, but my advice is : padded shorts.

[czag13]

haha padded shorts for sure, i bought a pair saturday and they defenitely helped. i finished in 1:29 and some change. Being that it was my first marathon I went out pretty easy, and now know next time that I should be able to do 1:15 or so.

[ldsbeaker]

boy, I called that one.