Originally Posted by
memebag
Is that supposed to be a joke? People who ride long distances build stamina. They do that by not stopping to rest (or regroup).
You raise an interesting question. IMO @
rubiksoval is correct. But why or why not? What's the scientific basis? I gave up training harder long ago in favor of training smarter. Please present your evidence. Or is that another thread for the LD forum?
On all our group rides of over about 40 miles, we have a coffee stop. Some split a sandwich or something also, but never "lunch." After the stop, if anything we can work harder than had we not stopped, which is the whole idea of stopping, because it's lots of high end work 'til your legs fall off that builds "stamina." That's a fact. Our group rides are specific prep for the PNW's long endurance rides - STP, RAMROD, and SIR brevets. We're not out there in the effing rain to just dick around. We know what works.
And mostly we do have regroup points, usually hill tops. A regroup means you get to beat the crap out of your buddies again.