Saturday, July 11, 2015

July 11, 2015 New Training Strategy & Ride


Did first ride today of my "new" training  strategy. 
Did 10 km (6 mi) down to Inverhuron on the Lake and back. 
New training strategy: 
Do 20-30 km per day; but not kamikaze workout. (I think I did more harm than good hot dogging it (riding too intense) like I did on Thursday. (I'm almost 62, not 26 years old. I need to remember that sometimes :-)
I'm keeping my  heart rate around 115-120 bpm. Speed between 20-25 kph (about 9-12 mph); that's a good all day touring cruising speed. 
Theory being if I train at 30% of my average daily actual big trip distance I should be able to sustain this speed all day each day on our big ride, and thereby easily be in condition to do about 100 km (60 mi) a day in a reasonable 5-7 hour total daily trip time. 
Just like that. 
Simple, eh?
The photo:
Pic doesn't do justice to the many wildflowers in bloom around here. I love the colours and life all around me this time of year. 

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