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 2008-09-15 8:28 PM |
Extreme Veteran 428  |  Subject: Count commuting time as training?On days when I have a ride or pool session scheduled I'll normally do that workout on the way to work, then have a commute home on the bike at the end of the day. The commute home is only short (20 mins) so I hardly feel like it's training - more like a warm up to a long ride! Would you count a 20 min bike commute home as part of your training? Gerrard |
| 2008-09-15 8:33 PM in reply to: #1676086 |
Master 1728   portland, or | Subject: RE: Count commuting time as training? No. You can log the time as bike commuting to track it in your logs. I used to work 5 miles from home so my commute was approx. 20 minutes with traffic lights. If I extended the ride to 45 minutes or more of ride time I would log it as training, otherwise it was logged as bike commuting. I now have a 17 mile commute with over 1k of continuous climbing. I call that training.  scott |
| 2008-09-15 8:58 PM in reply to: #1676086 |
Elite 3471 Evergreen, CO | Subject: RE: Count commuting time as training? Absolutely. If you rode your bike it counts. |
| 2008-09-15 9:11 PM in reply to: #1676086 |
Expert 3324 central Iowa | Subject: RE: Count commuting time as training? I do what yaqui does, I count it as bike commuting. |
| 2008-09-15 9:19 PM in reply to: #1676162 |
| Elite 3130 | Subject: RE: Count commuting time as training? |
| 2008-09-15 11:13 PM in reply to: #1676086 |
| Extreme Veteran 428 | Subject: RE: Count commuting time as training? 20 mins hardly feels like training! If I'm scheduled for, say, a 1 hour ride that day then I'm reluctant to cut that into two bits (a 40 min training ride and a 20 min commute home). Is doing the total time across 2 sessions just as good as doing it all in 1 session? On the other hand I don't want to do any extra training over and above what I'm scheduled for and risk over training / too much fatigue. Hmmmm, decisions decisions. Keep the feedback coming. Gerrard
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| 2008-09-15 11:48 PM in reply to: #1676086 |
Regular 86 Memphis, TN | Subject: RE: Count commuting time as training? I log my commutes as workouts, even though they are short (between 15-20 minutes each way). I don't necessarily consider them training... but time in the saddle is time in the saddle. |
| 2008-09-16 8:03 AM in reply to: #1676086 |
Pro 4612 MA | Subject: RE: Count commuting time as training? yes. I have an 18-mile one way commute with hills in the first part. It's a good workout first thing in the morning. |
| 2008-09-16 8:18 AM in reply to: #1676086 |
Master 1790 Tyler, TX | Subject: RE: Count commuting time as training? I count all my commuting miles. I get a pretty good workout on the 15 mile rides. When I do the bike-bus-bike thing, which only 7 miles round trip between four rides, I still count it though the training benefit is minimal. Brian
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| 2008-09-16 10:09 AM in reply to: #1676086 |
Expert 937 Traverse Cityish | Subject: RE: Count commuting time as training? If you are lollygagging and taking your time, no. If you are putting an effort into it and your heart rate is hitting the same rates at your workouts, of course you should count it as bike time. |
| 2008-09-16 10:24 AM in reply to: #1676086 |
Champion 6056 Menomonee Falls, WI | Subject: RE: Count commuting time as training? Miles are miles. Although I agree with other posters, I would try to boost the intensity of such short rides. |
| 2008-09-16 10:46 AM in reply to: #1676086 |
Extreme Veteran 638 Carlsbad, CA | Subject: RE: Count commuting time as training? I've got an 8 mile ride to work with some hills, and I hit it pretty hard both ways. I time it, work on cadence and get there as fast as I can. So yes, I log it as training. Sometimes I'll extend it if I've got the time, but a hard 16 miles each day (the round trip) with some longer rides on the weekends (35+ miles) is good for me. So I agree that if you're working hard, it should be logged as training. If you feel it's too short a distance, can you work on some really hard sprints or something else that makes you feel better about the ride? It's time in the saddle, maximize it! |
| 2008-09-16 12:33 PM in reply to: #1676086 |
Champion 4835 Eat Cheese or Die | Subject: RE: Count commuting time as training? Gerrard - 2008-09-15 8:28 PM On days when I have a ride or pool session scheduled I'll normally do that workout on the way to work, then have a commute home on the bike at the end of the day. The commute home is only short (20 mins) so I hardly feel like it's training - more like a warm up to a long ride! Would you count a 20 min bike commute home as part of your training? Gerrard What distance is it? I do 3mile round trips twice a day, taking my daughter to day care then going home to work, and picking her up. I don't count it as training. I actually don't even log it as bike commuting. Perhaps I'll start. |
| 2008-09-16 12:47 PM in reply to: #1676086 |
Champion 5782 Northridge, California | Subject: RE: Count commuting time as training? Yes. I ride a roadie to work (well, did until someone stole it yesterday) in cycling apparel and go hard, esp. on ride home. It's training if you plan for it to be training. And if you're just starting out, trying to get in shape, those commuter miles can be invaluable...that was exactly how my wife got started out getting into shape and then into triathlon. |
| 2008-09-16 12:59 PM in reply to: #1676086 |
| 3 | Subject: RE: Count commuting time as training? My ride to work which i do most days is 20 mins, but i feel this is not enough time to warm up propperly to be doing any sort of interval work or sprinting. as I do this 2 times a day sometime 7 days a week, a propper warm up is out of the question for me time-wise. Just my thoughts. Mat.
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| 2008-09-16 1:03 PM in reply to: #1676086 |
Pro 4277 Parker, CO | Subject: RE: Count commuting time as training? I log my commute. Usually it's Z1 going to work...Z2 going home. It counts for me! |
| 2008-09-17 5:15 PM in reply to: #1676086 |
Veteran 156 | Subject: RE: Count commuting time as training? T.I.T.S. is T.I.T.S and I'll take all I can get! -Chris feel free to quote me on that since I think I just found me a new signature line. |
| 2008-09-17 5:41 PM in reply to: #1676086 |
Champion 9407 Montague Gold Mines, Nova Scotia | Subject: RE: Count commuting time as training? I bike commute all year (about 10.5km each way) and count it towards my training. If you are concerned about it not being intense enough to count as training, just decide on something that you are going to do during the ride. Here are some of the different things I do while commuting:
Shane |
| 2008-09-17 6:20 PM in reply to: #1676086 |
Member 381 | Subject: RE: Count commuting time as training? it is what it is - 20 min of riding at an effort/hr/power of whatever intensity you hit. log it this way and you will have a good record of precisely what you have done to train. if you want to make it harder (like the previous poster said) try doing 20 seconds sprint followed by 10 seconds recovery until you feel like you will pass out. just an idea. |
| 2008-09-17 10:56 PM in reply to: #1676086 |
Lethbridge, Alberta Bronze member | Subject: RE: Count commuting time as training? I have a very short commute ride, a bit over 3km or close to 2 miles. I still log it as some bike time though I'm just putting in the same roughly averaged numbers for each trip and rounding down a little. For a more accomplished rider these commute rides might be insignificant. However, done often enough I believe they make a difference, at least for me, so I want to log something when I'm doing them. I guess whether or not you log it might depend on whether or not you think that training time could make a difference to your bike performance. |
| 2008-09-18 6:12 PM in reply to: #1676086 |
Master 1249 Lexington, Kentucky | Subject: RE: Count commuting time as training? How you log it is up to you, but I found that my commute (7 miles each way) was too short to help me build speed or endurance. |
| 2008-09-18 6:56 PM in reply to: #1676086 |
Master 2491 | Subject: RE: Count commuting time as training? It's all miles. We're supposed to do lots of easy miles, right? I'll take them when they fit it. I usually end up riding longer and harder on the way home, when I can get sweaty, but a quick little spin is certainly beneficial to the legs. I logged a 4 mile MTB ride with my family this evening. It felt good to loosen up some of the tightness from the week's training. |
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