Training distances

[Racing Hart]

Jason the thing is I went to a trainer and he wants me to do far higher mileage than what I've been currently doing and I'm just outa matric so do have the time to do it.  Now I'm just interested in how other people are able to do it.

Who is your trainer? Robocop... I would seriously just focus on the quality of training you do. To ride 4 hours a day just because you can' date=' can be turned in to a 60-90 minutes of quality, Intervals, Sprints, Hills etc etc. Can you manage 100-150km's easy? [/quote']

 

NO way 60-90min of "Intervals, Sprints, Hills etc etc" is a replacment for base and long miles..those types of training is only really to do in season, when your about 5-7weeks from your main goal.. There is a reason its called base you know..It is really your foundation..If you have a good foundation you can build a higher and stronger building.

 

Think of it this way if you represent your form to time on a graph..when you do intervals and those type of training your form does go up quicker..but you also reach a lower top on the graph and you form would gradually go down without  you coming close to your potential..when you do a base you form goes up slower but gruduatly..so when you start doing your intervals your form goes up quickly again and you reach a higher peak..

[Jason]

 

NO way 60-90min of "Intervals' date=' Sprints, Hills etc etc" is a replacment for base and long miles..those types of training is only really to do in season, when your about 5-7weeks from your main goal.. There is a reason its called base you know..It is really your foundation..If you have a good foundation you can build a higher and stronger building.

 

Think of it this way if you represent your form to time on a graph..when you do intervals and those type of training your form does go up quicker..but you also reach a lower top on the graph and you form would gradually go down without  you coming close to your potential..when you do a base you form goes up slower but gruduatly..so when you start doing your intervals your form goes up quickly again and you reach a higher peak..

[/quote'] *SIGH* dude Hart, I'm thinking he already has a good base! To average 28kph over 150km's is pretty hot! So no need to keep doing 30 million hours a week? Kapish?