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Originally Posted by DScott

And we all agree that it's long STEADY distance, not long SLOW distance that LSD refers to, right?

Chris Kostman emphasized that here, in a discussion of trainer use: http://www.ultracycling.com/training/lsd_training.html

Yep, and I follow up a base period of around 1,000 miles with plenty of hill/sprint/speed intervals... so I can actually ride pretty fast when motivated to do so.

The LSD period just prepares me for the torture of early spring, otherwise I have a tendency to get into an overtraining condition way before I should if I ride all year round at high intensities.

I feel great with heart rate averages from 155-165 bpm for an entire 40 mile tempo ride. My MHR is 190 bpm. It's when I push up to 170+ that I start to feel it!

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