Comments on: Junk Miles: What They Are, And Why You Should Avoid Them http://coachlevi.com/training/junk-miles-what-why-avoid/ Training, nutrition, cycling, mountain biking, and racing advice for cyclists. Sat, 04 Feb 2012 01:40:34 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Sam http://coachlevi.com/training/junk-miles-what-why-avoid/#comment-33928 Sam Wed, 19 May 2010 15:26:46 +0000 http://coachlevi.com/?p=6790#comment-33928 I did another race last night, got dropped after 2 laps again :-( I dropped my water bottle on the first lap, so had nothing to drink for the first 2 laps, so I had to drop off the back and go and collect my water bottle from the side of the road :P I did another race last night, got dropped after 2 laps again :-(

I dropped my water bottle on the first lap, so had nothing to drink for the first 2 laps, so I had to drop off the back and go and collect my water bottle from the side of the road :P

]]> By: Levi http://coachlevi.com/training/junk-miles-what-why-avoid/#comment-33908 Levi Tue, 11 May 2010 12:22:24 +0000 http://coachlevi.com/?p=6790#comment-33908 @Sam It all depends what you're training for. For typical road racing, it looks like you're doing fine, with good endurance training (70-75% MHR) plus some hard efforts. @Sam

It all depends what you’re training for.

For typical road racing, it looks like you’re doing fine, with good endurance training (70-75% MHR) plus some hard efforts.

]]> By: Sam http://coachlevi.com/training/junk-miles-what-why-avoid/#comment-33905 Sam Mon, 10 May 2010 16:31:09 +0000 http://coachlevi.com/?p=6790#comment-33905 My average heart rate when I'm "sort of going for it" is around 75%MHR, would you consider those junk miles? When I do interval training my average is around 88% I hope I didn't do all that for nothing! I've also written an article on structuring your training plan if anyone is interested: http://www.hubpages.com/hub/road-bike-training My average heart rate when I’m “sort of going for it” is around 75%MHR, would you consider those junk miles? When I do interval training my average is around 88% I hope I didn’t do all that for nothing!

I’ve also written an article on structuring your training plan if anyone is interested: http://www.hubpages.com/hub/road-bike-training

]]> By: Busy? How to Maintain Fitness With Short Interval Workouts http://coachlevi.com/training/junk-miles-what-why-avoid/#comment-33409 Busy? How to Maintain Fitness With Short Interval Workouts Tue, 28 Jul 2009 16:13:24 +0000 http://coachlevi.com/?p=6790#comment-33409 [...] It’s no secret formula – you just concentrate on intense interval training rather than junk miles. [...] [...] It’s no secret formula – you just concentrate on intense interval training rather than junk miles. [...]

]]>