Originally Posted by
mike868y
is that significantly reduced from past seasons or am i remembering incorrectly?
i think people also like big hours (in addition to the fact that riding bikes is fun) because they're "pro," and are easier than smashing a 2 hour interval ride, but in all honesty, 99% of us rarely race for over 3.5 or 4 hours. I can't remember if I've ever done a race much over 3 hours, tbh.
i never really had consistent large weeks. Grad school mostly didn't allow for it, and whatever crazy/or misguided attempts at doing high volume i didn't execute correctly and ended up not getting much in return.