Stop timer at traffic lights

Joshlangley92
Joshlangley92 Posts: 15
in Road beginners
Hi guys

If your on a training plan e.g 2 min intervals and get stopped at lights are you suppose to stop your timer

Cheers

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  • singleton
    singleton Posts: 2,500
    I probably would just to avoid the temptation to jump the lights sometime, but others might have a different answer.
  • N0bodyOfTheGoat
    N0bodyOfTheGoat Posts: 5,846
    Find somewhere else to train more free of lights and junctions, or reduce interval lengths so they cannot be messed up by red lights.
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  • fenix
    fenix Posts: 5,437
    Interval training is best done on a turbo or a quiet road.
  • cruff
    cruff Posts: 1,518
    ^^^ This

    It p1sses me off no end when I can't finish an interval because of lights, traffic or other things. Even though I have roads near me that are reasonably traffic free I still do almost all my short interval stuff on the turbo - longer intervals aren't so bad (2x2 or tempo blocks) because the average power over those is expected to fluctuate a bit more
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  • Joshlangley92
    Joshlangley92 Posts: 15
    Great thanks guys will do my interval stuff on turbo. What plan would you recommend when out on road thanks
  • Ben6899
    Ben6899 Posts: 9,686
    Joshlangley92 said:

    Great thanks guys will do my interval stuff on turbo. What plan would you recommend when out on road thanks

    Just ride to get miles in the legs.
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  • Joshlangley92
    Joshlangley92 Posts: 15
    At what pace though ben
  • Ben6899
    Ben6899 Posts: 9,686
    I genuinely don't think it matters. Go as hard or as steady as you feel... save anything targeted for the turbo.
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  • pippi_langsamer-2
    pippi_langsamer-2 Posts: 1,470
    A friend of mine used to do this and more than once compromised his safety at lights because he was too busy watching "the numbers". Idiotic. Change your route, find a quiet industrial estate or save it for the turbo as suggested...

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