Originally Posted by
thomclaire
I don't have a way to really measure my cadence, but I do know what 60 "beats" per minute is, and I would guess my cadence is below that most of the time. I get the idea of just putting in miles, but there must be something to focus on during those miles?
Your cadence is measured in revolutions per minute ... how many times your pedal goes around in one minute. All you need is a watch and the ability to count ... count how many times your right foot goes around in 15 seconds and then multiply by 4 to calculate how many times it went around in 60 seconds. Or just count for the full 60 seconds.
And no, for now ... just focus on getting the miles in. But if your cadence is less than 60, you might want to work on getting it faster than that ... shift gears, for a start.