Hi-
I'm interested in various opinions on the value of epic bike rides or touring as part of base building for triathlon training. I'm talking about taking a week and riding 500-900 miles down the west coast or something roughly equivalent -- very easy pace no doubt.
I've been riding for several years, but never really focused on it. I'm in pretty good shape from my running (handful of marathons) and I think I could manage the ride. My only question is, how does this apply to training.
Say, I want to do an ironman next year (done a couple of halves already). Would this be useful as some sort of base-building this year?
Thanks!
I'm interested in various opinions on the value of epic bike rides or touring as part of base building for triathlon training. I'm talking about taking a week and riding 500-900 miles down the west coast or something roughly equivalent -- very easy pace no doubt.
I've been riding for several years, but never really focused on it. I'm in pretty good shape from my running (handful of marathons) and I think I could manage the ride. My only question is, how does this apply to training.
Say, I want to do an ironman next year (done a couple of halves already). Would this be useful as some sort of base-building this year?
Thanks!