Originally Posted by
superdex
I'm pulling info out of
Bike Racing 101; in the 'building endurance' chapter it talks about keeping rides at under 80% MHR. Shrug.
I can gear down and maintain 80% mhr, it's just so. hard. going. 4. mph....
Keep with your program, it works. I did my first base training program (3 months!) this year and it did wonders for me. I also live in the hills and I often had to drive 30-40 minutes to get to a spot where I could do a relatively flat 50-60 miles.
You can also use a trainer which my coach said was actually better since I was constantly peddling and could perfectly manage the heart rate. I went to spin class with my hrm as it's more entertaining than my trainer. I just didn't do all the standing / high resistance stuff the instructor was doing, I just did my own thing.