Originally Posted by
stapfam
My problem with training for such a short distance (that doesn't sound right) is that I would not be warm before I started training. It takes me 5 miles before I can let loose with and form of high energy usage. So I would have to go for say a twenty mile ride- do 5 miles and then do interval training for say 10 and then start cooling down for the next 5.
The shorter the event, the longer the warm up. When I show up at the start of a time trial I'm pretty lathered up. For a road race I'm warm but not dripping perspiration. For a crit I spin for about 30 min. before the event to loosen up. On centuries, unless there are huge hills right off the bat, I need about 20 miles before I'm warmed up -- even if we ride to the start.