When the weather is nice, I can ride my bike to work which takes about 40 minutes each way. I am usually on a training plan with a long bike (2hr to start and rising over time), a short bike of 45min-1 hour and a brick of 30-45min bike with a short run (15-25min) after it.
Question is, how do I fit a commute in there? I would like to get stronger on the bike so adding these commutes to the workouts is no problem but should I restrict it to a couple times per week/not do them the day after a long ride, not do 2 days in a row, etc.? Should I drop the short bike ride if I am commuting. How should I treat 2 rides of 45 minutes each split by the workday relative to a single ride of 1hr or 1.5 hours?
Question is, how do I fit a commute in there? I would like to get stronger on the bike so adding these commutes to the workouts is no problem but should I restrict it to a couple times per week/not do them the day after a long ride, not do 2 days in a row, etc.? Should I drop the short bike ride if I am commuting. How should I treat 2 rides of 45 minutes each split by the workday relative to a single ride of 1hr or 1.5 hours?