Training & Nutrition - Question about cruise intervals

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TheStott
04-30-09, 05:08 PM
During cruise intervals (for road riding), is it best to have a flatter course, or does it not matter? I have plenty of hills nearby that would get me into the heart zone that I'm targeting for the interval, but this would also focus on "force" type workouts. If I hammer on a road with rolling hills, I would pretty much have to do a "speed" type workout.

Any opinions?

Carbonfiberboy
05-01-09, 05:15 PM
Back when I did them, I did them on mostly flat roads. IMO, the idea is to ride at LT or sub-LT at a relatively high cadence. So you need unobstructed roads with little gradient. I did them at around 95 cadence, but that's just me. Because these are long intervals, the time adds up quickly. It's easy to overreach.
TheStott
05-01-09, 08:22 PM
One other question:
The int's that I'll be doing tomorrow are 6-12 mins in duration, up to LT. I'm thinking about putting these in the middle of an easy (zone 1) ride. I was rationalizing by telling myself that it would provide for a good warm up/cool down.
Thoughts?

Carbonfiberboy
05-01-09, 11:10 PM
No, do zone 2 for warmup and "rest" periods. You'll need the work to get your blood up and keep it up.