I started riding on a 10 mile loop in George Bush Park next to my neighborhood. 4 miles gravel road, 3 miles trail, 3 miles paved. When I first started I could barely finish it. Last week I was able to do it in 60 minutes. 2 days later I did it in 45 minutes! I don't know how I shaved off 15 minutes but I did.
What time should I get to before start increasing my distance? My goal is to get down to 30 minutes, which means I would be averaging 20mph. I assume that isn't to shabby on a mtb, especially since I pass road bike guys on the paved part already. 😄
What time should I get to before start increasing my distance? My goal is to get down to 30 minutes, which means I would be averaging 20mph. I assume that isn't to shabby on a mtb, especially since I pass road bike guys on the paved part already. 😄
What are you trying to get out of this ride? Increased lactate threshold, better endurance, more power etc etc? Once you have decided that, I'd post a message on the Training forum and see what those chaps think about the time you're riding. 30-45 mins at a particular intensity might be fine for some goals....otherwise, maybe a longer duration might be better...it just depends on what your goal is. Good work on getting your pb down though 😉 .
I started riding on a 10 mile loop in George Bush Park next to my neighborhood. 4 miles gravel road, 3 miles trail, 3 miles paved. When I first started I could barely finish it. Last week I was able to do it in 60 minutes. 2 days later I did it in 45 minutes! I don't know how I shaved off 15 minutes but I did.
What time should I get to before start increasing my distance? My goal is to get down to 30 minutes, which means I would be averaging 20mph. I assume that isn't to shabby on a mtb, especially since I pass road bike guys on the paved part already. 😄
Anytime you can get out on a good day and have fun on a bike is a good time.🙂 🙂
