Originally Posted by
TMonk
MTB commute into work this morning, 'bout 90 minutes. I felt great and cleared a few steep and/or technical sections that usually make me put a foot down. Weird because I'm fatigued from hard interval workouts on the road bike over T and W, and I had a few to drink with the lady last night. Whatever, I'll take it!
Take it. Its nice to be able to get your exercise while getting to work.
I'm building volume now but not looking forward to some of my training.
Two weeks from now I have a recovery week with only 7 hours planned ride time. Staying off the bike is going to be difficult. Weather is great. I will want to ride!
After that comes three weeks of steady volume with increasing intensity including anerobic endurance. That means short but intense hill repeats, pyramids, etc. Basically pain instead of fun rides and I'm sure I'll wonder if it is worth it.
Tonight I'm going to ride 25 or 30 miles mixed surface on the gravel bike - road, grass fields, singletrack, gravel, cross country running trails, sewer easements, power lines - basically terrorizing the area.
-Tim-