Hi, I have a question for you guys. I have been doing pretty much SST/L4 rides the past 7 months already and I'm pretty fit right now. Last Saturday, I did a long ride which lasted 6 hours. I was trying to be home before 12 noon so I kinda kept my pace high and cadence fairly even. The route consited of lots of small hills and 2 bigger climbs. Sunday I did an extended recovery ride with my buddies with very minimal hammering not lasting more than a minute (no sprint effort). Come Monday and Tuesday, my legs were pretty fried. It ached but I still could comfortably walked without the pain affecting the way I walked but I'm pretty sure I can't ride my bike. Wednesday was back to my regular 2x45 SST/L4 ride.
My question is, what kind of training benefit did I gain from the long 6 hour ride that I did? I work 9-5 so I'm usually limited to doing 2x45's and 2x20's most of the time. I have done pretty long rides before and felt the same (legs being fried) I'm planning on doing the same route again this coming Saturday to try to beat my PB. Before doing the long ride, I'd like to know what benefit am I gaining from this ride.
Thanks in advance guys.
My question is, what kind of training benefit did I gain from the long 6 hour ride that I did? I work 9-5 so I'm usually limited to doing 2x45's and 2x20's most of the time. I have done pretty long rides before and felt the same (legs being fried) I'm planning on doing the same route again this coming Saturday to try to beat my PB. Before doing the long ride, I'd like to know what benefit am I gaining from this ride.
Thanks in advance guys.