Originally Posted by lshaped

judging by your response you seem to be someone that is pretty knowledgeable about training. i am interested in your opinion on my training/riding. due to my wife's work schedule and having 2 young children the bulk of my mileage is limited to commuting. I commute to work 21 miles each way, 3 days per week. i then do a 20-25 mile ride on the weekend to supplement. this results in approx 10 hours per week in the saddle, on my commute in i push myself pretty hard. i sprint to keep up with traffic and also to make green lights etc. on the way home i ride not quite as hard. my route also has approx 10 good sized hills that i spin pretty hard to get up and ride down pretty hard. what do you think. am i doing enough? any suggestions?