Originally Posted by Allen55

When you guys ride those 20 mile rides and more, do you do it in one clip, or do you stop every so often and rest. When I did that hill the other day, I stopped after it and got the heart rate down before I moved on. Do you guys do this as well, or do you just keep going and rest while riding? I had to catch my breath and calm the heart rate before I thought I could safely ride more...is that OK? If I DO rest, and say ride 10 miles with rest breaks, is that STILL a ten mile ride or 5, 2 miles rides if I rest every two miles for example?

Sorry for the stupid question, but i dont know.