On Monday, March 23, 2026 at 10:09:48 PM UTC-5 ttoshi wrote: With that goal in mind, what is the minimum effort I can put in and still have a comfortable and fun ride? ... My Garmin puts me through the wringer several times a week. The hardest are the sets of 20 second, sprint intervals. However, doing the "threshold" interval of 15 minutes gets me home a full 5 minutes faster than my fastest previous time!
Dude, that is definitely not lazy. Intervals are physically and mentally the most challenging thing you can do, and science says the payoff is huge, as long as you're giving yourself sufficient time to recover. All of the brevets I did, up to 600km, were during my working career and, like you, most of my miles were commuting, a similar distance as you, but minus the lovely 900' climb. Having not done a 1200k, I can't offer personal experience, but I believe if you can do a 600k without undue suffering, then a 1200k is definitely within reach. I felt like 300k was the threshold at which I really started to experience issues that never appeared at shorter distances. For me, it is entirely about fueling at this point, having dialed in bike fit, saddle, pedals, and shoes. Having the speed workouts in your legs should give you the luxury of riding at a manageable pace and staying well within the time limits. Keep us posted!! Ted Durant Milwaukee, WI USA -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/c079b3e5-9a9c-403c-9307-761622cde8b1n%40googlegroups.com.
