Originally Posted by
FBinNY
I stand by the "Myth". You can get faster, and build strength, but distance and time require some getting used to. Otherwise, regardless of how fast or strong you are, saddle time and other factors will kick in. I seen the effects of folks (including fast strong folks) overreaching and bonking out often enough to have a sense of what folks can and can't do.
Er...
Depends upon what you mean by long.
Metric?
Century?
200k?
That's as far as I have gone in a day...
Frankly, fit issues show up only over time / miles and fatigue.
I'm a huge fan of intensity, and intervals even. But there is no replacement for seat time.