Can cycling too long harm me if I'm a newbie?

[gennypar]

I want to attempt a 62 mile bike ride that will likey take me about 6 hours to complete. Sounds very slow to an avid biker but I'm a newbie and that's the pace which keeps my heart rate in target zone. The farthest I've riden before has been a little over 20 miles. Can it be dangerous to attempt a ride like this at my skill level?

[Siphorix]

WTF? ... wrong forums/section? .. and probably. If your body isnt trained to do something, putting excess stress on it is never good. You will probably experience fatigue, pain, cramping, and dehydration. Be careful! Many people tend to Black-out due to putting to much/long stress on their bodies.

[SillyDreamer]

WTF? ... wrong forums/section? .. and probably. If your body isnt trained to do something, putting excess stress on it is never good. You will probably experience fatigue, pain, cramping, and dehydration. Be careful! Many people tend to Black-out due to putting to much/long stress on their bodies. Ha..ha...and in LD you can ride almost 100 miles or more if you are not waken up.

[XeL]

Bike Forums you're welcome.