Training

Remember that the best person to judge your fitness is yourself. One of the best things about the C&C is it's versatility. You can take as long or as little time to complete the route as you wish, so if you can only manage 25 miles a day then do it over 8 days but if you are comfortable cycling 50 miles a day then you can try for 4 days. Either way it’s your choice. Pick a trip length that matches your level of fitness (and commitment) and you will enjoy the ride. There is no point in attempting the route in record time if you don't enjoy a single minute of it and need a week off work to recover.

Your 'undercarriage' takes a hell of a pounding so try to ride for 2 or 3 days consecutively to help acclimatize your 'bits'. Its no good completing the first day only to find it's far too uncomfortable to get on the bike the next day! The main thing is to pick a route length that you can manage, don't get too confident only to find you have bitten off more than you can chew.