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b"With the help of Kendra Wenzel, co-founder and head coach at Wenzel Coaching, we field questions on how to manage training when you have a busy travel schedule, when to get intensity during the week before a race, incorporating big gear work into your LSD rides, and knowing when to push through or when to pull the plug on a workout.\\nTravel and trainingThis first question comes from Steve Herman in Dayton, Ohio. He writes:\\n\\u201cI recently took a new job that requires a significant travel schedule. Typically, about once or twice per month, I\\u2019ll have a two- to three-day trip, but sometimes more. I can control when I travel to some extent, but not completely. So far, I\\u2019ve been planning my workouts around my trips and vice versa, i.e., digging an ATL \\u201chole\\u201d and using the time off the bike while away from home to recover. This can\\u2019t be optimal. Now that I\\u2019m in the off-season, I\\u2019ve been thinking about incorporating running to eventually build up my ability to do high-intensity and/or long-duration workouts while traveling. What are your thoughts on that idea? Is there some way to translate work done while running to work done on the bike? Is there a better way to deal with this?\\u201d\\nTraining camp before a big raceOur next question on travel comes from Susan Squam in Buffalo, New York. She writes:\\n\\u201cI have my target race coming up towards the end of August. It\\u2019s a three-day stage race. I want to do a big training camp before the race, but I was wondering how much rest I need between the end of the camp and the race? The race starts on a Friday and I\\u2019m flying there on the Wednesday night. Does finishing my camp on the Sunday before give me enough time?\\u201d\\nHIT work in final race prepThis question comes from Lasse in Lillehammer, Norway. He writes:\\n\\u201cI am planning to run a 14-mile [running] race on Saturday. How many days before the race should I refrain from doing a HIT workout? Can I do one Thursday and then have Friday to recover or is two days out too close? If two days is too close, can I focus the HIT workout on upper body on Thursday? Will that leave my legs fresh for the race on Saturday?\\u201d\\nWhen to push through or pull the plugThis question comes from David Sutter in Carbondale, Colorado. He writes:\\n\\u201cShould I suspend training if I am feeling exhausted or push through with a shorter zone 2 workout? Am I negating gains that could be realized by not allowing for adequate recovery? When I see CTL drop on TrainingPeaks, it makes me think I'm losing fitness, but I think that is a maybe a flaw with CTL?\\u201d\\nEffective use of training racesThis question comes from Amos Kirkpatrick in Burbank, California. He writes:\\n\\u201cI\\u2019m not a big interval guy. I love to get my intensity through training races. Most weeks, I\\u2019ll do the group ride on the weekend, a training race on Tuesdays, and another training race on Thursdays when work allows. Is this an effective approach to keep me strong throughout the season and to prepare for my target event?\\u201d\\nBig gear work on your LSD rides?Our final question comes from Scott in Greensboro, North Carolina. He writes:\\n\\u201cIs there any benefit to doing the long, slow rides at a slow grinding cadence? I do mine indoors on rollers. My thought process would be that the low cadence (60 rpm or lower) would fatigue the slow-twitch muscles quicker, thus, recruiting the fast-twitch muscles to work sooner.\\u201d\\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices"