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Heather_roo from Southern Illinois on 5/9/2007 10:47:00 PM:
What would you suggest to train for Katy Trail? The plan is to ride the entire trail from East to West in about 5 days. We have about 4 months to get ready.

 
trinjboro from jonesboro, ar on 5/10/2007 9:09:05 AM:
The main thing in my opinion is to make sure you try to acclimate your body to the heat and humidity that will still be there in September. You will need lots of fluids. If you're going in late September, you may get lucky and the temperatures may have cooled some, but most likely not. The trail is flat, so you will not need much hill training. However, this will mean you will not be shifting your position on the bike much and your fanny and back will probably protest the first couple of days. When I did the trail, I tried to stop and get off the bike and stretch, even if it meant only 5 minutes or so, every 10 to 15 miles. Enjoy the KATY !!

 
steve k from saint louis on 5/10/2007 10:05:30 AM:
Hopefully, this link works as there are lots of good advice here:

http://www.bikekatytrail.com/talk.aspx?thid=1099&full=&ascdesc=&pg=

Also, you have to keep in mind if you want to really say you did the whole trail, you have to go to Machens, which lenthens your trip to approximately 238 miles. It was also pointed out to me previously that because I did not go past the trailhead in Clinton(as it does technically continue past this point for a little ways), I really did not do the whole trail.