Training - My First Audax (epic!)
Training - My First Audax (epic!) Intro With my slightly ambitious plan of a daily mileage hovering around 100 miles, including a few days of 200km (125 miles), I felt I should have at least tried this distance before leaving... I first heard about 'Audaxes' through my friend Greg, who joined me on my LEJOG tour. They're long distance cycle events, starting from 200km, and even go up to 1,600km. They have cut-off times, but are usually quite generous, as the challenge is more about the distance/endurance and navigation as opposed to speed. Ideally, there was the 'Eureka Excursion' 215km audax starting from my hometown peninsula, 5 weeks pre- my eurotour! Unfortunately few people I knew were able to make it, however one cycle friend from one of the clubs I ride with was also keen to lose his audax virginity :D Slight trepidation I returned from a mother-daughter trip in Sorrento on the Tuesday, and planned to do my club ride the next day