I am 24 and my max heart rate is 199. I have a heart rate question.
I have been a sprinter on the track (track and Field) my whole life and cycling has been a past time for me. Now that I am half way through college and have given up on the track and field thing I am dedicating myself to cycling. My delema is I have been a sprinter my whole life and am now trying to do an endurance event. I have read this Lance Armstrong Performance training book and am trying to follow the work outs. It says to build endurance I need to ride for 1 hour in zone 2. I feel when I ride in Zone 2 I am not working out anything nor building endurance. I will start to feel a little workout in zone 3 and feel the burn in zone 4. Is this normal? To build endurance do I just need to stay in zone 2 and I will gradually ride faster and faster in zone 2. Right now to be in zone 2 I average 12mph.
Please offer suggestions.
Thank you!