# Long outdoor ride SSBMV2

**URL:** <https://www.trainerroad.com/forum/t/long-outdoor-ride-ssbmv2/33990>\
**Category:** Training\
**Created:** [April 17, 2020, 7:30pm UTC](https://www.trainerroad.com/forum/t/long-outdoor-ride-ssbmv2/33990 "2020-04-17T19:30:42Z")\
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**Author:** ![timmonsc01](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/trainerroad/forum/user_avatar/www.trainerroad.com/timmonsc01/32/34892_2.png) [@timmonsc01](https://www.trainerroad.com/forum/u/timmonsc01)\
**Post date:** [April 17, 2020, 7:30pm UTC](https://www.trainerroad.com/forum/t/long-outdoor-ride-ssbmv2/33990/1 "2020-04-17T19:30:42Z")

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Currently working through SSBMV2 and looking to get outdoors at least once a week for training purposes. Mostly because the times I do find myself riding outdoors I struggle with pacing myself and my bike handling could certainly improve, for example wobbling around when trying to get my water bottle. I have the time to do the medium volume plan if not more so I am wondering if removing the Sunday sweet spot workout for a long outdoor ride would be detrimental to my training progression. I am aware in the week tips it says you can sub the ride for an endurance ride but that is also suggesting it be done on a trainer and it only shows that for week 1 and not the other weeks which also have sweet spot rides on Sunday. What do you guys think? My ultimate goal is to raise my FTP but I am also training to do a century so I feel like I need to get used to riding more than 2 hours max on a trainer.

TL;DR If I replaced the sweet spot workout for the week with a long endurance ride how would that affect my over all training progression? Could it possibly be better to replace the mid-week low intensity ride of 1 hour with something longer outside and then keep the sweet spot ride on Sunday?

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**Author:** ![jpowers](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/trainerroad/forum/user_avatar/www.trainerroad.com/jpowers/32/35855_2.png) [@jpowers](https://www.trainerroad.com/forum/u/jpowers)\
**Post date:** [April 17, 2020, 8:40pm UTC](https://www.trainerroad.com/forum/t/long-outdoor-ride-ssbmv2/33990/2 "2020-04-17T20:40:45Z")

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You can replace the Sunday rides with outdoor Z2 rides, no problem.

If you want to be maximally compliant, follow the week’s instructions for substituting a long, slow ride. For example, in Week 4, sub Tallac +3 to Town Hill. Then click that ride over to an Outdoor workout.

In practice, I’d recommend doing what’s occasionally mentioned in the weekly text – aim to ride ~Z2 and accumulate the same TSS as prescribed.