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Is a recovery ride needed after a couple of days of so called hard riding? I started out doing 30 munutw and I'm up to 1 hr. 10 minutes. And, what would a recovery ride consist of....Length, time, cadence, etc? Again, I am new to riding, but in decent shape. Thanks!
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It depends what you mean by hard. If I rode a 1hr 10 minute interval session, getting my heart rate up towards its maximum, I'd make sure I had an easy day the following day. If I rode 1hr 10 minutes at moderate intensity I'd be very disappointed if I hadn't recovered fully in less than 24 hours. In general I'd regard an hour as being a short ride.
Recovery rides can vary. An hour or two spinning a low gear at a high cadence - 90-100rpm - with my HR down at about 50% - 60% of its max would be normal for me.
Recovery rides can vary. An hour or two spinning a low gear at a high cadence - 90-100rpm - with my HR down at about 50% - 60% of its max would be normal for me.
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Thanks Chasm that's what I'm looking for! I have no clue what is short or long, But I'll learn!
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1 hour is a short ride. 2 hours a medium length ride. And, 3+ hours is a long ride. Are you doing intervals? I only do rest days or recovery rides after my long ride of the week or intervals. I ride 5-6 days per week for a total of about 9 hours. I also swim 3-4 days per week. I am not overtrained. I know I need a recovery ride/day off when my quads feel sore and weak. A regular 1 hour tempo ride will not affect me the following day like that. But intervals or a long ride of increasing distance over the previous week will.
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slowandsteady, I'm not sure what intervals are! Maybe you can tell me how that works and what would be good intervals for a beginner. I'll try and do the other things you talked about. I'm pretty much trying to get base miles and time under me now!
Thanks!
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