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Now that we're almost at the start of a new season, there's some talk about base training ... something I suppose most of already know lots about.
As far as I can gather, there are many advatages of doing base training e.g provide an aerobic base on top of which you can build, push up your lactate threshold, bla bla bla...all to enable you to improve your cycling...and it seems to me this is something you should do regardless of whether you managed to stay fit during the winter months.
So, I've decided to dedicate the month of Aug (and prob. a part of Sept) to base training.
Some questions I have for you experts...
Apparantly, during this phase, one should stick to 60 - 70% of your max HR ... is that right? My 70% should be about 132 (70% of 220 - age 32) ... d*mn, that's boringly low!! Will 65 - 75% be to high?
Obviously you'll try and find a flat route but they are not always around. So, if and when you encounter a nasty hill on your route, if is the end of the world if you exceed you upper limit temporarily?
What does one do when an important race (e.g. Canca Lost City) falls within this period of base training? Do you adapt you training to ensure that you at least finish within a reasonable time without compromising your training to much?
Does anyone have more info/article on this subject?
As far as I can gather, there are many advatages of doing base training e.g provide an aerobic base on top of which you can build, push up your lactate threshold, bla bla bla...all to enable you to improve your cycling...and it seems to me this is something you should do regardless of whether you managed to stay fit during the winter months.
So, I've decided to dedicate the month of Aug (and prob. a part of Sept) to base training.
Some questions I have for you experts...
Apparantly, during this phase, one should stick to 60 - 70% of your max HR ... is that right? My 70% should be about 132 (70% of 220 - age 32) ... d*mn, that's boringly low!! Will 65 - 75% be to high?
Obviously you'll try and find a flat route but they are not always around. So, if and when you encounter a nasty hill on your route, if is the end of the world if you exceed you upper limit temporarily?
What does one do when an important race (e.g. Canca Lost City) falls within this period of base training? Do you adapt you training to ensure that you at least finish within a reasonable time without compromising your training to much?
Does anyone have more info/article on this subject?