How do you pace your endurance rides? Is there any benefit to short z2 rides (60-90minutes) ?

I do most of my endurance rides by power, but I record my HR to allow me to assess my HR Decoupling. Check out this thread [image] Can I test my aerobic base? Training Was reading up on it and I’m curious if I could test my aerobic base just to know where it is at, just c…

I think there was a study that said the benefits of low intensity riding kick in at about 80 minutes? Anyone know where it is? Since I heard that I’ve been trying to find time to push my high L2 rides to 90m whenever possible. I Shoot for 70-75% FTP for anything up to 3 hours, a little less is ok …

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[image] Ondrej24: How do you pace your endurance rides? It depends on the goal. If I’m going on a long ride for ‘test’ purposes…like, hey, let’s simulate the race…or if I’m actually in the race…I’ll pace based on heart rate. That’s the gold standard. For training purposes I’ll pace based o…

I follow a polarized approach and I pace all my endurance rides by HR. If I’m trying to stay near LT1 (aerobic threshold) then I don’t want to ride at a higher HR just because it is dictated by the watts I can produce on a particular day. I also like the Steve Neal approach of limiting SS intervals …

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Pacing endurance rides by power or HR? Benefits of short endurance rides

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mcneese.chad February 7, 2020, 1:48pm 5

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