> I don't think I have yet the muscle to move myself consistently at 40-50 kph just yet!
Jesus, neither do I. I can touch 40 in a sprint, and 50 only going downhill.
I don't know if it means anything to ask whether pushing fast and hard for half an hour is "enough" exercise. It might well be better cardio training than what I do, depending on how hard you're pushing. (I've been thinking I should do some more short-distance speed training, in fact.) But most cyclists will consider 15 km to be a very short distance, so if you want to participate in any cycling events you need to be able to handle distances of 50-200 km -- but that's up to you. And no matter *how* much exercise you do, you can always do more and become more fit, so "enough" is pretty much a personal thing. (Until you've become Dean Karnazes (http://www.ultramarathonman.com/flash/). Then you should stop.)
Personally, I really love the feeling of really putting miles under my bike. When I first did Boston-to-Provincetown (200 km), that was two points that can be easily distinguished on any globe, and I was on a high for weeks.
I don't know if this has anything to do with the question you asked. I'm just talking about me.
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Date: 2006-12-08 02:26 pm (UTC)Jesus, neither do I. I can touch 40 in a sprint, and 50 only going downhill.
I don't know if it means anything to ask whether pushing fast and hard for half an hour is "enough" exercise. It might well be better cardio training than what I do, depending on how hard you're pushing. (I've been thinking I should do some more short-distance speed training, in fact.) But most cyclists will consider 15 km to be a very short distance, so if you want to participate in any cycling events you need to be able to handle distances of 50-200 km -- but that's up to you. And no matter *how* much exercise you do, you can always do more and become more fit, so "enough" is pretty much a personal thing. (Until you've become Dean Karnazes (http://www.ultramarathonman.com/flash/). Then you should stop.)
Personally, I really love the feeling of really putting miles under my bike. When I first did Boston-to-Provincetown (200 km), that was two points that can be easily distinguished on any globe, and I was on a high for weeks.
I don't know if this has anything to do with the question you asked. I'm just talking about me.