Originally Posted by
znomit
You stop for water?
Generally no. I didn't even really stop for water then. I just took the opportunity to drink a little bit when I stopped to allow my heart to recover.
Originally Posted by
thin_concrete
Do you ride mostly in flat areas? Do you do any interval training?
No. Flat areas here are pretty scarce. But there is a difference between the mild sloping hills I normally ride and these thigh blasters.
And, yes. I do interval training. Mostly when I run, but occasionally, I'll do 3 mile sprints on the bike. I have a route that is reasonably flat that's about three miles (it's about the only three miles out here that you could consider flat), so sprint one way, cruise back, sprint, cruise, rinse and repeat.