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Average miles per week in winter. |
below 50 |
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11% |
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50-60 |
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1% |
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60-70 |
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6% |
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70-80 |
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2% |
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80-90 |
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8% |
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100-150 |
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37% |
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150+ (please state) |
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31% |
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Bettini Cat 3 Groupie
Joined: 21 Oct 2005 Posts: 24 Location: North West England
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Posted: Wed Nov 09, 2005 10:52 pm Post subject: Racers - your average weekly miles (through winter)? |
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Can you just let me know how many miles on average you are doing weekly now its winter?
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Billy Boy T de F Winner
Joined: 11 Aug 2003 Posts: 30726 Location: Not Aylesbury
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Posted: Wed Nov 09, 2005 10:54 pm Post subject: |
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I don't do miles, I do hours (seriously). _________________ "Well done, you are 100% absolutely without a shadow of a doubt spot-bollock-on correct." - Tucker
"Eating is not for wimps" - coal miner
"most of us don't have your brilliance." - John McC |
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Roy Gardiner T de F Winner
Joined: 14 Jul 2003 Posts: 21249 Location: London and Essex
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Posted: Thu Nov 10, 2005 8:17 am Post subject: |
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It depends entirely on the weather; in winter, in the dark, I don't ride in the rain, neither when there's a frost (you only need one patch of ice, and if you can't see it...). So in bad weather, it's 0 miles.
In reasonable weather it's between 23 and 30 miles each weekday to work, 40 miles on Saturday morning, either Eastway series or a ride of some sort on Sunday morning. But I never actually hit 7 days, there's always something. Today I have to collect some stuff in town.
The last time I actually had an uninterrupted winter was 1998-9 ever since then something or other has got in the way (injuries etc.). I'm hoping that this year's was 0 miles in October due to knee problems.
So, a long winded answer to a simple question; well under 100 historically, 100-150 realistically when problem-free, 200 the target. _________________ "For every complex problem there is an answer that is clear, simple, and wrong." H. L. Mencken
"Everything in war is simple, but the simplest thing is difficult." Carl Von Clausewitz |
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Coopaman E, Bronze
Joined: 27 Feb 2004 Posts: 395
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Posted: Thu Nov 10, 2005 8:20 am Post subject: |
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Have to agree wiv Billy on this... can you run a second column with hours??
About 10-14 hours a week thru Nov/Dec _________________ Coopaman |
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Adam Div 1 Pro
Joined: 22 Jan 2004 Posts: 7258 Location: London
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monk Div 1 Pro
Joined: 16 Mar 2005 Posts: 6589
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Posted: Thu Nov 10, 2005 9:26 am Post subject: |
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I do road hours too. Then there's aerobic turbo time, rollers time, different levels drills and cadences, other sports (squash badminton etc), conditioning exercises and gym time too. Also recovery road time can be substituted with aerobic/drills rollers/turbo given bad wet or dotty dose (dis week ) But WTF this is a road forum. |
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Roy Gardiner T de F Winner
Joined: 14 Jul 2003 Posts: 21249 Location: London and Essex
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Posted: Thu Nov 10, 2005 9:44 am Post subject: |
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monk wrote: |
I do road hours too. Then there's aerobic turbo time, rollers time, different levels drills and cadences, other sports (squash badminton etc), conditioning exercises and gym time too. Also recovery road time can be substituted with aerobic/drills rollers/turbo given bad wet or dotty dose (dis week ) But WTF this is a road forum. |
...and some of us are 0.000000001% as good/serious as you _________________ "For every complex problem there is an answer that is clear, simple, and wrong." H. L. Mencken
"Everything in war is simple, but the simplest thing is difficult." Carl Von Clausewitz |
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John McC Moderator
Joined: 14 Jul 2003 Posts: 24510 Location: Leafy Barnet
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Posted: Thu Nov 10, 2005 9:49 am Post subject: |
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100-150 miles per week October-December (except exam period)
150-220 miles per week January - March. _________________ John McClelland's victory in the motor paced event with Derek Marloe on the derny was a thing of beauty (Oldmanof) |
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JT E, Gold
Joined: 10 Sep 2002 Posts: 2305 Location: Probably driving over the bridge...
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Posted: Thu Nov 10, 2005 9:59 am Post subject: |
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mmmm,im hours also as work hours prevent(ok,make me uninterested) in going out on the road so im the turbo king(well...ok NOT) at the moment,in the lead up to maggys meet i did 3 hours aweek,im up to 4 now in readyness for REV10 me thinks that madison may hurt a bit..... _________________ If corn oil is made from corn, and vegetable oil is made from vegetables, then what is baby oil made from? |
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bonger Guest
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Posted: Thu Nov 10, 2005 10:03 am Post subject: |
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About 18 hours a week at the moment but i am only training for 10 mile TT's. |
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John McC Moderator
Joined: 14 Jul 2003 Posts: 24510 Location: Leafy Barnet
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Posted: Thu Nov 10, 2005 10:04 am Post subject: |
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bonger wrote: |
About 18 hours a week at the moment but i am only training for 10 mile TT's. |
_________________ John McClelland's victory in the motor paced event with Derek Marloe on the derny was a thing of beauty (Oldmanof) |
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Emyr42 Div 3 Pro
Joined: 18 Jul 2005 Posts: 4298 Location: Bolton
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Posted: Thu Nov 10, 2005 10:53 am Post subject: |
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Billy Boy wrote: |
I don't do miles, I do hours (seriously). |
Me too.
Can't meaningfully measure track sessions by distance... |
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Matt Clinton Div 1 Pro
Joined: 12 Oct 2004 Posts: 7868 Location: rarely logging in.
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Posted: Thu Nov 10, 2005 10:58 am Post subject: |
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Emyr42 wrote: |
Billy Boy wrote: |
I don't do miles, I do hours (seriously). |
Me too.
Can't meaningfully measure track sessions by distance... |
But how can you meaningfully measure sessions by time? Like one day you may do an hour at some ridiculous intensity, the next freewheeling the whole way. (altho not on a fixed!) _________________ http://www.facebook.com/MikeVaughanCyc
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owyn E, Bronze
Joined: 14 Jan 2004 Posts: 430 Location: Barnsley, sometimes Leeds
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Posted: Thu Nov 10, 2005 11:04 am Post subject: |
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about 1000 before Christmas and then ramp it up in January. |
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Billy Boy T de F Winner
Joined: 11 Aug 2003 Posts: 30726 Location: Not Aylesbury
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Posted: Thu Nov 10, 2005 11:10 am Post subject: |
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October = zero training + lots of carbs
November = look at the bike now and again and maybe ride to the newsagents on a sunday
December = plod around commuting
January = more plodding
February = plodding and the odd long ride if I can be
March = race to get fit (ie - get a good kicking)
Jobsagoodun. _________________ "Well done, you are 100% absolutely without a shadow of a doubt spot-bollock-on correct." - Tucker
"Eating is not for wimps" - coal miner
"most of us don't have your brilliance." - John McC |
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Billy Boy T de F Winner
Joined: 11 Aug 2003 Posts: 30726 Location: Not Aylesbury
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Posted: Thu Nov 10, 2005 11:11 am Post subject: |
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Matclinton wrote: |
Emyr42 wrote: |
Billy Boy wrote: |
I don't do miles, I do hours (seriously). |
Me too.
Can't meaningfully measure track sessions by distance... |
But how can you meaningfully measure sessions by time? Like one day you may do an hour at some ridiculous intensity, the next freewheeling the whole way. (altho not on a fixed!) |
Simple, measure them by time and intensity. Not rocket science is it? _________________ "Well done, you are 100% absolutely without a shadow of a doubt spot-bollock-on correct." - Tucker
"Eating is not for wimps" - coal miner
"most of us don't have your brilliance." - John McC |
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KJ T de F Winner
Joined: 18 May 2005 Posts: 26400
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Posted: Thu Nov 10, 2005 11:14 am Post subject: |
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Matclinton wrote: |
Emyr42 wrote: |
Billy Boy wrote: |
I don't do miles, I do hours (seriously). |
Me too.
Can't meaningfully measure track sessions by distance... |
But how can you meaningfully measure sessions by time? Like one day you may do an hour at some ridiculous intensity, the next freewheeling the whole way. (altho not on a fixed!) |
The same can be said of mileage..I used to rack up high mileage just cycling to the shops but I wouldn't call it training. Base fitness at a stretch. _________________ 'You are a free woman. You will not be pushed, filed, stamped, indexed, briefed, de-briefed (that you should be so lucky ) or numbered. Your life is your own.' |
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Rob of the Og E, Gold
Joined: 12 Jan 2005 Posts: 2256
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Posted: Thu Nov 10, 2005 11:14 am Post subject: |
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Matclinton wrote: |
Emyr42 wrote: |
Billy Boy wrote: |
I don't do miles, I do hours (seriously). |
Me too.
Can't meaningfully measure track sessions by distance... |
But how can you meaningfully measure sessions by time? Like one day you may do an hour at some ridiculous intensity, the next freewheeling the whole way. (altho not on a fixed!) |
I use TSS points,(ref:http://www.cyclingpeakssoftware.com/defined.html) looking for 750/week. This combines intensity and volume to give a total score, letting me directly compare long road rides with short turbo efforts. It's set up for power monitor work, although I guess with a bit of work you can change the algorythm to work with heart rate which would allow you to include off-bike efforts. Of course, it always seems to come out at ~320km a week, which would be a simpler way of expressing things |
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deano E, Bronze
Joined: 02 Jun 2002 Posts: 405 Location: out training, well i should be
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Posted: Thu Nov 10, 2005 11:18 am Post subject: |
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i am doing 0 yes zero hours at the moment.
will pull my finger out of my asss after Dave Rayner do and start riding again.
lets see eerrmm
bout 10 to 15 hours the rest of Nov and Dec.
then 15 to 20 all Jan and maybe 1 25 end of Jan.
depends if i go on training camp to warmer climates.
deano
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do big results instead.
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Animal E, Silver
Joined: 19 Oct 2002 Posts: 1867 Location: East Notts
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Posted: Thu Nov 10, 2005 12:02 pm Post subject: |
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Matclinton wrote: |
Emyr42 wrote: |
Billy Boy wrote: |
I don't do miles, I do hours (seriously). |
Me too.
Can't meaningfully measure track sessions by distance... |
But how can you meaningfully measure sessions by time? Like one day you may do an hour at some ridiculous intensity, the next freewheeling the whole way. (altho not on a fixed!) |
That's the whole point - you can measure what you really do (if you are into such anoraky things).
Time spent in certain training zones rather than just miles ridden.
I don't train that seriously, I just go hard when I feel like it, and VERY hard just before a taper for a race I want to do well in.
I use a bike for transport, so at ~35 miles per weekday (Unless it's really pi$$ing down), and maybe 80 miles on a Sunday bash, that's eeeerm... 255??? _________________ I don't enjoy golf. BAN IT. |
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