Originally Posted by
merlinextraligh
You can get valuable training in less than 15 miles. Short rides just have to be more intense to induce a training stimulus. For example a 30 minute ride consisting of a 10 minute warm up, then one minute intervals at max effort, on one minute rest for 15 minutes, then a 5 minute cool down will definitely be a workout.
Thanks, I might try that this year. My focus this year will be different than the last few years. The last few years were about longer distances, mostly centuries and 200-300k brevets. Also, getting more miles in that the previous year. This year, as I turn 50, I'd like to focus more on speed with what youth I still have left. Maybe a Fondo or two, amateur races and such. Also losing weight for PR'ing Strava segments and climbs. So any advice for getting faster is welcomed.