Marylander

You might check out the Hanson marathon method (for the general principles). I think the longest pre-marathon run they've got is 16 miles (much shorter thanttypical) but it is pre-exhausted. So, the cumulative effect of the Saturday run and Sunday run prepare a runner to race a full marathon. There are obvious differences with cycling, of course. For instance, one of the reasons to not do too long of a long run is to avoid the huge breakdown caused by such long runs. Cycling doesn't have that aspect. Still, it might be interesting and you might find some ideas to apply to your cycling...

DaveLeeNC

Thanks for the tip. This sounds exactly (in the context of running) like what I was thinking about. And the rationale is even the same where in my case (knee issues) I have to kind of 'meter out' long rides much like a marathon runner. FWIW, I was a 2500 miles per year runner back in the late 70's and early 80's.

dave

Marylander

Ah, good. I hope there's something you can pick up from their ideas. I am just switching from running to cycling. I've never gotten to 2500 annual miles but it wouldn't surprise me if I did more hours in a year than a typical 2500 miler (I'm a slow runner ).