Originally Posted by
alexp247365
Im working on intervals now, but they aren't very structured yet - more along the lines of - push harder for 2 minutes so my heart rate gets to about 178, rest for 5 unitl heart rate comes back down to 165 ... repeat 3-4 times.
There is a 100 mile ride coming up at the end of April I want to do well on - but I think under 5 hours is pushing it for only my second century ride.
Did I read correctly that if you hammer for 2 min, you can get your HR to 178 and then it takes 5 minutes for it to drop to 165? Then you can boost it back to 178 really quickly?
I don't know much about training, but that doesn't sound right. If that were going on with me, I'd be trying to build my aerobic capacity.
BTW, under 5 hrs is pretty fast for a second century unless you're drafting, tailwind assisted, or you're a total animal. How'd your first one go?