Originally Posted by
adamrice
It's a controversial subject, but there is an argument that spending a lot of time at "tempo" (zone 3) is less beneficial than spending a lot of time in zone 2 and a little time in zones 4/5. Just going by your averages, it sounds like you're riding tempo, but you might want to look at your time-in-zone breakdowns.
Like I said, controversial. Some training plans seem to be designed around maximizing time in zone 3.
i do keep an eye on the breakdown of time in zone. The harder Saturday rides are about evenly split between zones 3 and 4 for about 85-90% of the total with zone 2 and 5 for the balance.
Scrolling back through my rides for the last 6 months or so the easiest I see was 60% zone 3 and 18% each 2 and 4.
Im not sure how I could spend the bulk of my time in zone 2. Are the people training that way cycling nearly every day? Or for short rides??
I’m afraid I’d be bored.