Originally Posted by
Reynolds
Just started a training plan and have a question.
My plan includes;
1 day of 6-8 short Z5 intervals
1 day of 2 long Z4 intervals
1 day of 2hrs Z3/tempo
1 day of 4 hrs Z2 with 10 mins Z4 every hour
The remaining 3 days are 1/2-1hr Z1 recovery.
I'm an avid rider since 20yrs ago, have trained before and have a good base.
My question is, I commute about 45mins each way 5 days per week. If I ride slowly, always in Z1, would it interfere with my training plan?
No.
Tangentially you want to look into polarized training with much more Z2, no Z3, and probably more Z5 time. That should do at least as well increasing your VO2max, be better for your lactate threshold, and be much better for your sustainable speed on longer rides.