Thread: Was I wrong?
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Old 11-27-13 | 11:10 AM
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Originally Posted by DnvrFox
long slow distance or long steady distance?? I have seen (and heard argued) both ways. In the latest issue of Bicycling, they quote Friel as saying "slow" - but I have read arguments pointing to "steady"


Slow could be a 28mph or 20mph or 16mph average ride with jumps and slow downs whereas steady is a constant paced effort of 28mph or 20mph or 16mph for the distance.

Two different work-outs yielding two different end results. Guess it depends on desired results.
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