Don't base your training off what other people do, base it off what works for you. Some people love a high-mileage diet whilst others need more intense work and less hours to avoid injury (I don't think any of us get close to over training).
True. In January I had a number of injuries from over training.
I'm a trifle concerned as to why your physio is giving you training advice ? it's a different skillset.
Because I sought out a physio who also does ultra distance events. I was fed up with medical professionals that when I tell them I just did a 200k bike ride look at me like I've done the impossible. They understand what I'm doing. There's 4 physios there, 3 of which do Ironman triathlons. They also have a dietitian and training coaches on the books. It's a Dutch physio company, so they do a lot more than a typical UK NHS physio does. They did my VO2 max test, It's basically a sports science lab, crossed with a physio, crossed with a gym, where some of the services are covered by my health insurance.
Don't forget that there are diminishing returns to this (even if you ignore over-training problems). Kristoff won't get twice the benefit from doing 20Mm compared to 10Mm in 6 months.
tl/dr - don't worry!
This is true. Its interesting the contrast in training done by Kristoff and James. Kristoff seems to concentrate on huge milage, lots of time in the saddle. James seems to concentrate on less, but at a much higher intensity. He claims he doesn't do any training rides beyond 6 hours...
I’d say your biggest risk of riding too many 200+ km rides is getting bored of being on the bike, especially at full value pace.
Not a problem. Riding my bike puts me at peace. It's the only thing that keeps me sane. I was not nice to be around the 10 days I was forced to not ride while recovering from injury. My bike is my shrink, my companion, my gym, & my transport.
My 200k DIY's tend to be a case of looking at the weather forecast, working out which direction the wind is coming from, and riding with the wind. Ride 200k, find a station, train home. I'm in a foreign country, so it's all new and interesting to me. Sure the first 10-20km getting out of the city is getting a bit repetitive, but as a proportion of the whole 200, it's fine. Couple this with the Veloviewer tile game, which gives me additional purpose to my rides, and reason to seek out new roads.
The Interval sessions on the Ringvaart however, I'm kinda bored of those roads. But I put on a podcast, or an audio book, and away I go.
J