WWYD?

534 Views 7 Replies 7 Participants Last post by slow_n_steady, Jul 24, 2010

slow_n_steady

Discussion Starter · Jul 23, 2010

Ok, so I am training for IMC, which is on Aug 29.
 
I normally do my long rides on a Friday so as to impact the family less, then long runs on Saturday.
 
My schedule has me riding 6 hrs today, then next weekend is a HIM, then a final 6 hr ride the following week before going into taper.
 
I woke up this morning and it is cold and raining and 40km/hr winds. No way I am riding 6 hrs in that.
 
So, here are my options....
 
1. Skip this long ride altogether, do my long run tomorrow and carry on with the rest as scheduled.
 
2. Do the long ride tomorrow, run on Sunday even though it would screw up some other scheduling things with the family. My dh is willing to go with this, though I feel a bit guilty about it.
 
3. Do a shorter ride tomorrow so as to impact the family less, run on Sunday.
 
4. Suck it up and ride today. I really can' see this one happening.
 
So, WWYD?

Save

1 - 1 of 8 Posts

jroden

· #5 · Jul 23, 2010

I'd do a ride with more quality and a little less total duration today, perhaps four hours. I'd dress right and head into the wind or across the wind and do some longer sub-tempo intervals of about 40 minutes with a short 5 minute recovery. after about 2 hours of that nonsense, recover for a while and turn you back to the wind and practice driving the bike hard and fast in a big gear all the way home. If you arrive before 4 hours, do some cooldown riding to burn off the rest of the time.
 
You will get more out of it than 6 hours of noodling around and it will keep your mind and body warm and occupied.

Save

1 - 1 of 8 Posts

This is an older thread, you may not receive a response, and could be reviving an old thread. Please consider creating a new thread.

Top Contributors this Month