I don ' t know why too , AP please comeback <| sep |> Shame on you gurrrrllll <| sep |> Right but I ' m more talking about taking on the right view that monks aren ' t super beings . In many cases they ' re confronting their issues headon , without relying on drugs and alcohol , without lashing out at others , or any other sort of scapegoat . Since they ' re confronting their issues , it ' s possible that they feel edgy or attached to some views , anything like that . The monk could also be very new , many circumstances can cause people to do something human like being offended . <| sep |> The tour is the training , IMO . You will be plenty fit enough after a couple of days riding . For 7 or 8 days in the Summer bring comfortable clothing , rain jacket if it ' s likely to rain and perhaps something a little warmer if the evenings get cooler . Don ' t overpack . If you ' re doing the coast , bring swimming stuff I love to swim in lakes and rivers and the coast on tour . Take plenty of water bottles . Eat bananas . Don ' t overthink it . Caveat that also depends on how fast you want to cycle those 40 miles , but if you plan to ride at an average speed you shouldn ' t need to ' train '.