?? for bike commuters re: rest days

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2007-03-01 6:50 AM

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Subject: ?? for bike commuters re: rest days
i start my new bike shop job on monday and will be commuting by bike. mondays are usually my rest day, since my daughter and i have a class in the morning. the commute is about 12 miles total.

how do you balance bike commuting with your training miles and the need for rest days?

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2007-03-01 9:52 AM
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Subject: RE: ?? for bike commuters re: rest days
12 miles commuting qualifies as a rest day.
2007-03-01 9:56 AM
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Subject: RE: ?? for bike commuters re: rest days

the bear - 2007-03-01 10:52 AM 12 miles commuting qualifies as a rest day.

x2

You are likely to ride at a much slower pace to and from work...hopefully in low zone 1 or RPE 1-2.  I wouldn't worry about it.

2007-03-01 9:57 AM
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that was my inclination. thanks guys
2007-03-01 12:04 PM
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Subject: RE: ?? for bike commuters re: rest days
I also have a short commute. I log it because that riding does make a difference to my fitness but I also consider it a rest day if I go easy and do nothing else. I often work on keeping my cadence higher even when commuting easily, though you might also try hammering some bigger gears on the ride home sometimes for variety. A hard push on the way home fits nicely with an after work run.
2007-03-01 12:09 PM
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Subject: RE: ?? for bike commuters re: rest days
My commute is about the same distance. On rest days I go directly, an djust cruise along on the bike path. When getting a workout in I take a long, very indirect route home and push it as appropriate. I think it is actually harder to get a good workout in on my commute than to get some "active" recovery.

Congrats on the new job. Also, congrats on being able to bike already - snow must be melting fast.

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2007-03-01 1:37 PM
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Subject: RE: ?? for bike commuters re: rest days
hee hee. no, we still have LOTS of snow. luckily i have a bike that is good for pushing through the white stuff (or as the case may be, dirty brown stuff).





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2007-03-01 2:09 PM
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Subject: RE: ?? for bike commuters re: rest days

I'm not quite up to it yet, but I plan to commute 26 miles round trip and count it is a bike workout. That way I can get in two hours of riding for the price of one! I only add 1 hour to my schedule, because it already takes me an hour round trip in the car. I'll only do it 2 or 3 times a week and push more on the way home, because there is only so much baby wipes can do.

So if it is your rest day, allow extra time and have an active recovery. You can squeeze in your workout on the way home by adding intensity and taking the long way home. This way you reclaim that commute time for yourself.

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