Training plan and bad back

There is hardly anything on the web about training plans for cycling 100 miles.

Want to run a marathon - books, sites, blogs, t.v. programmes have been dedicated to it. Want to ride a long way - nothing.

So, I read some forums(fora). Basically I need to ride alot :-(

So, I built a plan in a spreadsheet. I start cycling 25 miles per week and very gradually build up to a lot more. I am doing one long ride at the weekend with 2-3 shorter ones during the week. With a couple of weeks to go I get to ride a 75-miler.

So, having spent some money and written a plan and, of course, not ridden the bike at all. My back went. Doctors - diazepam (if you ever get prescribed diazepam it is amazing how many people want to be your friend) and paracetemol and a bunch of exercises.

Cycled 5 miles just to have started!

Brendan