# Trainer Road didn't build any rides longer than 2 hours for the 4 events I am doing, all of which will be longer than 6-7 hours. Should I be concerned?

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**Created:** [December 17, 2020, 4:07pm UTC](https://www.trainerroad.com/forum/t/trainer-road-didnt-build-any-rides-longer-than-2-hours-for-the-4-events-i-am-doing-all-of-which-will-be-longer-than-6-7-hours-should-i-be-concerned/49015 "2020-12-17T16:07:52Z")\
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**Post date:** [February 16, 2024, 2:03am UTC](https://www.trainerroad.com/forum/t/trainer-road-didnt-build-any-rides-longer-than-2-hours-for-the-4-events-i-am-doing-all-of-which-will-be-longer-than-6-7-hours-should-i-be-concerned/49015/27 "2024-02-16T02:03:10Z")

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I did up some cheat sheets for myself for when I want to do an endurance ride based upon target power & type of work rather than workout level. In the context of this conversation they may be handy for others. Feel free to use & abuse.

There’s a few oddball workouts in the catalog but I’ve specifically excluded the ones with hard starts, sprints, etc. For the ones I’ve included I categorise their profiles as being flat, a wave, or a “castle”, like the cartoon image of the top of a castle where it has peaks on the sides & middle, with hard transitions to the valleys between. Antonio tells the story better:

![image](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/trainerroad/original/3X/d/6/d68bef0fcb6c9a321609301832ad49882cbe962b.png)

Say I want to be in the vicinity of .7 IF for 2½ hours I’ll pick Ochoco or something similar.  
Or if I want to sit right on .74 IF for 1½ hours I’ll pick James because its profile is flat.  
Or if I can/want-to be on the bike for 4 hours to do a few segments of work at .7 IF but save myself from being toasted with some easy spinning in between I’ll pick Cheyne.

 ![TR endurance- Flats & Waves](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/trainerroad/original/3X/3/0/30f6019208b035fe591f218496a2e9a41ad5e625.png)

 ![TR endurance- Castles](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/trainerroad/original/3X/3/b/3b5c6d83bf39a99154fcd6377dfe918c5850d2d1.png)

(Edited to replace a table with an error)

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