Besides ski racing, I've raced triathlons since 1986 and have watched the
pros over those years. It seems like some of them lose common sense when it
comes to how much training to do, especially the ones doing Ironman races. I
read stories of weekly totals of 15 miles swimming, 450+ on the bike and
another 60+ running. Some of them really toasted their bodies and have
medical problems. A few were able to come back after a couple years off, but
didn't seem at quite the same level. Scott Tinley and Peter Reid come to
mind.

Many people think if they just had the time available, they could put in
massive hours training. I know when I've tried to hit 20-25 hours and get
close, I can't get my heart rate up anymore.

Paul Haltvick
Bay Design and Build - LLC
Engineering, Construction and Information Technology Services
FSx - Fischer / Swix Racing
Ashland, WI.

"WasGitchi" wrote in message
oups.com...
Earlier in the year we were discussing how to count training hours.
One idea was to divide your biking hours by 2. Under this method
Landis's 50 hour weeks sound very similar to the 25 hour weeks that
elite skiers are known to train.

Make me wonder...
what his heart rate was during those 50 hours

is there is a calculated load that an athlete can handle per week eg,
15,000 kcals/wk during training, a certain volume of lactic acid
created by the body...

Byrnes-out

wrote:
he rides for living - doesn't he? 40 hrs a week is what a 9-5 job gives
you. If we use the 40 hr analogy (40 is close to 50), if you ride 6
days a week, you can ride 3 hrs in the morning, eat, sleep, ride 4 hrs
in the afternoon. I could handle that (I'd bored out of my skull
though).