Originally Posted by
Machka
These days, 40 years later, long steady distance is more of a 2-3 day a week thing designed to increase endurance, saddle time, cycling enjoyment, etc.
That way the remaining 2-3 days a week can be for speed and strength work.
Variety being the spice of life and all.
For those of us of a certain age making the transition to longer distances Lsd can be the key to building the base miles essential to injury prevention as we add speed & hill work to the mix.
"Best thing in the world"? From a training perspective it's an essential element but one can't forget the simple childish pleasure of going for a nice long bicycle ride in the country. It's certainly a flavor in the spice of life.
-Bandera