I think the same is true for horses. I too only work Misty about 30 to 35
miles per week and much of that work is to build strength and speed rather
than basic conditioning. It's basically a fast 6 to 7 miles midweek and a
longer 25 or so on the weekend. This seems to work well for 50's and
100's.
Dan is just starting so he gets a lot of LSD, but that but he still only
gets a max of about 30 miles total per week.
And the bottom line for me is that is all the time I have to ride.
Truman
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>In <Pine.A32.3.91.960131072619.52772A-100000@pegasus.unm.edu>, lee clark wrote:
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>> Karen,
>> What are you training for with your rule of thumb of 30 miles
>> a week? Would this be for completing 25's, 50's, or being competitive
>> at one of these levels, or what?
>> Thanks,
>> Lee
>>
>
>Being competitive at 50's and doing some 100's as well. I'd be
>interested to hear from other folks as well. I first heard this "rule
>of thumb" at one of the first AERC coventions I attended about 10 years
>ago.
>
>Karen
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The race is not always to the swift, but to those that keep running.
Truman and Mystic "The Horse from HELL" Storm
and Danson "The Demon in Training" Flame
prevatt@lds.loral.com - Sarasota, Florida
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