Hi all.
I’m training for Yorkshire Long Course Weekend, but not the run. It’s in 12 weeks time and I’m doing the long swim and middle distance bike, very close to a hilly metric century.
I would like help on choosing between the two options. Before this year I’ve raced standard distance (40km) aquabike so it’s a step up in distance. I spend about 3 hours a week swimming so don’t have a lot of time.
What I do have is along commute. It’s close to a 4 hour round trip. I’ve spent the past few months building up to the point where I can do that once a week and 1 indoor sessions, possibly getting to 2 by the end of the plan.
Either metric century plan option requires some adaptation. But would people recommend I scale the moderate down, or view my commute as extra zone 2 to the low volume plan? The terrain of my commute is the closest to home half is flatish half involving 3 moderate hills. I also have the option of train one-way cycle the other. Whichever I do I’ll be swapping the longer rides out for my commute.
TIA
C