Training plans to idealistic?
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Hi everyone,
I'm new here and I'm new to cycling. I recently picked myself up a Bob Jackson End to End and I've been eating some hills around where I live. They're pretty unavoidable, living in the hills just outside of Manchester, and on possibly one of the steepest climbs in the area, 'Gorsey Brow' in Broadbottom, the hills are unavoidable to me.
This being the case when reading 'training plans' I always think that they are designed for someone living on the Cheshire Plain or Holland. They talk about the endurance runs, sprint runs and all manner of strategies to develop strength, speed, stamina and cycling ability etc. For me, the style of training run is always on the 'hard' level, I can't get away from the intensity really. I would love to supplement a 2 1/2 hour ride in the hills with a day on the flat developing aerobic respiration and all that, but my reality is I ride out of my house and I'm faced with a 1/4 hill.
The reason I'm posting on here is because I want to make the most of environment and train appropriately, avoiding injury and getting the mix of resting and cycling right.
The 2 days ago I cycled up Holmfirth rd past Dovestones reservoir which I was pretty chuffed with, and yesterday I did another long run and tried Chunnel at the end. My ascent stopped half way and enjoyed the descent. I've done 2 decent runs in the last two days, today I'm gonna have a rest day, should I have another tomorrow? Do a smaller run?
I've read in some blogs that it's best to rest up until all the soreness goes and then crack on again? Some other blogs talk about getting in the saddle as much as possible. Who's to know?
Does anyone have anyone have any thoughts on the subject of training in hills? I feel that it may be better to throw training plans out the window and come up with my own.
Cheers
I'm new here and I'm new to cycling. I recently picked myself up a Bob Jackson End to End and I've been eating some hills around where I live. They're pretty unavoidable, living in the hills just outside of Manchester, and on possibly one of the steepest climbs in the area, 'Gorsey Brow' in Broadbottom, the hills are unavoidable to me.
This being the case when reading 'training plans' I always think that they are designed for someone living on the Cheshire Plain or Holland. They talk about the endurance runs, sprint runs and all manner of strategies to develop strength, speed, stamina and cycling ability etc. For me, the style of training run is always on the 'hard' level, I can't get away from the intensity really. I would love to supplement a 2 1/2 hour ride in the hills with a day on the flat developing aerobic respiration and all that, but my reality is I ride out of my house and I'm faced with a 1/4 hill.
The reason I'm posting on here is because I want to make the most of environment and train appropriately, avoiding injury and getting the mix of resting and cycling right.
The 2 days ago I cycled up Holmfirth rd past Dovestones reservoir which I was pretty chuffed with, and yesterday I did another long run and tried Chunnel at the end. My ascent stopped half way and enjoyed the descent. I've done 2 decent runs in the last two days, today I'm gonna have a rest day, should I have another tomorrow? Do a smaller run?
I've read in some blogs that it's best to rest up until all the soreness goes and then crack on again? Some other blogs talk about getting in the saddle as much as possible. Who's to know?
Does anyone have anyone have any thoughts on the subject of training in hills? I feel that it may be better to throw training plans out the window and come up with my own.
Cheers
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You should be able to ride steady zone 2 anywhere with the correct gears on your bike. If you live in the hills you must have different gearing on your bike than riders living at the coast, right?
If you have to ride up hills at Zone 4 power because you are out of gears, then that's not the problem of the training plan. Your body doesnt know if you are doing 7.5mph up a hill at 180w and 90rpm, compared to 18mph on the flat at 180w and 90rpm, or 32mph downhill at 180w and 90rpm. The only difference is gearing.All the above is just advice .. you can do whatever the f*ck you wana do!
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