Do you count the commute?
stu
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Quick question, do you guys count the daily commute as part of your training schedule.
I regularly travel a 2 x 9km journies 4 -5 times per week, do a brick session and a long ride on my weekly training.
Sprint and OD triathlons are my targets - am I kidding myself on that these 9k efforts (up n down hill) actually count?
I regularly travel a 2 x 9km journies 4 -5 times per week, do a brick session and a long ride on my weekly training.
Sprint and OD triathlons are my targets - am I kidding myself on that these 9k efforts (up n down hill) actually count?
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I think the key is to make sure you are adding value in your commute if you want to count them e.g in the winter it is fine to plod the commute and get the miles in, as the spring approaches you might want to use them to do more intensive work, intervals even extend some for longer rides etc. With all sessions it is really important to understand what you are trying to get out of that session e.g. fast intervals for speed, recovery, endurance etc
If you are plodding every day I would say count it very loosely.
If you are working in what you ride and don't wanna get sweaty then that might be a hindrance!
My key bikes are one long ride and one brick session every week.
Typically I get about 1hours commute ride a day, pretty much always in Zone 1 (recovery) and sometimes dipping into Zone 2 (aerobic) on the return leg.
So to surmise, we're say, the miles won't do you any harm but don't count them as key?
If you just do the 9k,you can't make that your key training, but it adds all up.
Do one long bike and one brick per week, and incorp. some intervals on return commute (uphill!!)
Cheers guys