That is probably a very good rule, and it's one that I, personally, find *very* hard to obey! Even when I am feeling tired, and go out for just a short ride, I tend to push -- not that, nowadays, "pushing" results in great speed. Riders far stronger than I used to tell me, "Slow down!".
Funny, the "personal bests" I've ridden have started out as self-controlled, slow cruises. One more rule, I think, is "never go fast until you have thoroughly warmed up" -- which, for me, takes over 5 miles. I for one shall keep this rule in mind. On Tue, Apr 26, 2016 at 10:40 AM, Deacon Patrick <lamontg...@mac.com> wrote: > I have built up a strong aerobic base over the years. Look into Maffetone > to learn how to build up a solid aerobic base. > http://www.amazon.com/Maffetone-Method-Holistic-Low-Stress-Exceptional/dp/0071343318/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1461688806&sr=8-1&keywords=maffetone > > But a good rule of thumb is to ride so you can have an easy conversation. > Always. For three months. Don't exert yourself more than that. You will > find that you go faster with the same effort. After that 3 months, then > some occasional sprints are fine, but in general you won't need them. > > > On Tuesday, April 26, 2016 at 10:27:56 AM UTC-6, Lungimsam wrote: >> >> I do push because I like that fast moving feeling of speeding along with >> momentum. >> But I am not fast at all, and am a weak rider. There aren't many flats >> in my area, so its usually effort...coast...effort...coast...slow up...fast >> coast down...etc. Usually I only hit 8% grades max around here. There is >> only one of them on my commute. Usually the rolling terrain is in the 4% >> range I would guess. By the time I get my first century done, The roads >> start to feel easy. But I still get tired a lot. >> Maybe I should just go easy, though one has to push to get up the hills >> around here. Maybe it's just part of being 47 years old. Maybe it is >> because of my small stature. I am not a 6'5" guy muscling away on the bike. >> >> I don't know how you do it in the mountainous terrain you live in, >> Patrick! >> > -- > 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 rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. > Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > -- Resumes, LinkedIn profiles, bios, and letters that get interviews. By-the-hour resume and LinkedIn coaching. Other professional writing services. http://www.resumespecialties.com/ www.linkedin.com/in/patrickmooreresumespec/ Patrick Moore Alburquerque, Nouvelle Mexique, Vereinigte Staaten ************************************************************************** ************** *The point which is the pivot of the norm is the motionless center of a circumference on the contours of which all conditions, distinctions, and individualities revolve. *Chuang Tzu *Stat crux dum volvitur orbis.* *(The cross stands motionless while the world revolves.) *Carthusian motto *It is *we *who change; *He* remains the same.* Eckhart *Kinei hos eromenon.* (*It moves [all things] as the beloved.) *Aristotle -- 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 rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
