Re: [RC] work (and conditioning) schedules - Opal Perry
I have worked both schedules, 5
eight hour days and four 10 hour days. There are a couple of
advantages to each.. on a 5 day schedule, I have extra time through the day for
a shorter ride, as in, I can do 2 short rides through the week (even if they are
only 9 or 10 miles long) and then do a longer one on the weekends (usually 25
miles). However, we don't ride fast on rides, just finish (but we do a lot
of CTR). I am planning on doing some faster rides on him, just with
vacation time and family etc I haven't gotten him out to many 50's.
With the 10 hour days I have an
entire extra day to do a longer ride, but since the rest of the week is
"shorter" through the days I am still struggling to have laundry done, errands
ran etc. So on the days I work I don't normally get any shorter rides
done, because I am constantly "catching up" for what I miss the rest of the
time.
So basically.. it didn't make much
difference to me. One problem I have though is my hour commute time, so
that cuts out 2 hours of my day just being in the car. If you have less of
a distance to travel it might give you more freedom to ride more.
Good luck finding the perfect
balance, I think that's the struggle most people have.
