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?
What do you want?
If you want to go faster, use Sat for training. group rides would be ideal. This time of year I like to go to the gym, it gets kinda cold up here. You could also try one of the various fitness programs, Crossift being an extreme example.
You are doing great. You don't need to do a thing different. I'd mix it up for fun, but that's me.