NEW YORK (MarketWatch) â U.S. stock markets are closed on Thanksgiving. But the market has another reason to be thankful on Friday. Since 1992, stock exchanges have adhered to an abbreviated trading schedule the Friday following Thanksgiving. The key driver for the truncated session, which this Friday sees the market wrap at 1 p.m. Eastern time, is the ghost-town trading atmosphere that typically follows Turkey Day.
It takes less than 30 minutes to ride a bike 5 miles at a leisurely pace in an urban area. Riding a bike faster can take less time.
A century ride (100 miles) is a major accomplishment for a cyclist. Below is a week-by-week training plan that will help you reach that goal of riding your bike a hundred miles in one day. To set in motion your training plan, pick a known date for your century ride and count back from there to determine your start point. 2  This ten-week training plan below assumes you are in shape at the start to be able to ride 20 miles comfortably.