I'm a bit confused.
Last year I really focused on building my running base per the "Hadd" articles I read on the "letsrun" forum. I bought into his low intensity, build mitochondria philosophy. To make a long story short, not only did I tremendously enjoy the training (no pain, no pain), but I had my best year running by far. Set P.R's in every distance raced both stand alone running, and tri's. My running has never been stronger. I'm doing the same thing this year with hopes of further broadening my running base.
The question I have - if it worked so well for running, why wouldn't it work for cycling? I've been reading the threads on base building, and the consensus for cycling seems to be that if you're limited on time, better to do some intensity than easier "base building". Let's assume I can ride 10 hours/week on the CT. Would the same zone 1-2 training on the bike yield similar results to what I achieved running? Would I be better off focusing on strength and power (my limiters) now?
As I said before, I'm a true believer now regarding aerobic engine development. My question is whether there is something inherently different in cycling that would place more emphasis on other modes of training (i.e power sport vs. endurance).
Thanks
Ron
Last year I really focused on building my running base per the "Hadd" articles I read on the "letsrun" forum. I bought into his low intensity, build mitochondria philosophy. To make a long story short, not only did I tremendously enjoy the training (no pain, no pain), but I had my best year running by far. Set P.R's in every distance raced both stand alone running, and tri's. My running has never been stronger. I'm doing the same thing this year with hopes of further broadening my running base.
The question I have - if it worked so well for running, why wouldn't it work for cycling? I've been reading the threads on base building, and the consensus for cycling seems to be that if you're limited on time, better to do some intensity than easier "base building". Let's assume I can ride 10 hours/week on the CT. Would the same zone 1-2 training on the bike yield similar results to what I achieved running? Would I be better off focusing on strength and power (my limiters) now?
As I said before, I'm a true believer now regarding aerobic engine development. My question is whether there is something inherently different in cycling that would place more emphasis on other modes of training (i.e power sport vs. endurance).
Thanks
Ron