Originally Posted by
worldtraveller
THanks so
if i was wanting to loose some weight, should i do same distance at slower pace?
or would going long and hard have same benefit of calorie and fat burning?
suggestions?
Going long at an easier pace is more effective for weight loss. As you've found, you can't really go hard for 100k without eating something along the way so your net calorie burn per hour is not really any higher than if you just went easy. Personally, I find that going for a long endurance ride doesn't stimulate the appetite as much as a harder, more intense ride. For this reason, it's usually easier to drop weight in the off season.
Also if you go long and hard you're less likely to be able to repeat your effort the next day when you'll end up eating everything in sight undoing your previous day's weight loss.