How many miles did you ride this week?

[Becky]

Do people include commuting miles, a.k.a junk miles in their training calculations?

Commuting miles are junk miles?

My commutes are the most intense rides of the week. Weekend rides might be longer, but they're definitely less intense. Each has its own purpose from a training perspective.

[tulip]

I don't consider commuter miles junk miles at all. Commuting by bike is the best way to work cycling into daily life. When I worked at an office, I commuted 28 miles nearly every day. I hardly consider 100 miles before the weekend junk.

Working from home sure does put a dent in riding! Well, you say, you can just go out for a ride whenever you want to! Well, that's what I said, too! Uh, work is busy and it would be easier to get my miles from commuting.

[Crankin]

I never considered my commuting miles junk... at 28.5 miles RT twice a week, those miles upped my total considerably.

[Geonz]

Commuting miles are junk miles?

My commutes are the most intense rides of the week. Weekend rides might be longer, but they're definitely less intense. Each has its own purpose from a training perspective.

Hey, when somebody starts a thread saying "Is that a lot?" they are already trying to Rank Things, which usually goes along with needing to label somethings as Not Worthy.

[Becky]

Sue, you're absolutely right

[aquamoose32]

Hey, when somebody starts a thread saying "Is that a lot?" they are already trying to Rank Things, which usually goes along with needing to label somethings as Not Worthy.

Everyone comes to this forum for different reasons, but we all share an interest in some form of a bicycle. If you are racing or trying to train to compete it is nice to know what types of miles others are doing and how they quantify those miles, if you riding to commute this is quite possibly irrelevant miles are miles. Take it with a grain of salt; if you love your bike you and all your miles are worthy of everything in my book!

[Veronica]

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but I had some kickass interval sessions with Coach Troy.

I actually prefer to have my training rides be inside. It's a lot easier to focus on what I want each ride to be and when you have limited time, focus is important.

Veronica

[bluebug32]

86 miles this week.

[KathiCville]

83 miles in the last seven days....the most I've done in a single week so far this year. Miles were divided among three rides, including today's 39-miler---my longest since last summer.

[Owlie]

Two or three, plus hill repeats. It's been raining all week. Should be getting some more miles in for next week on Sunday and Monday, then maybe some more at the end of the week once it cools off a bit