Racergirl

Hi there, I am a mom to an 18-month old and just completed my first XTERRA here in CO. Totally hooked. I have to do most of my training on bike paths so that I can bring my daughter along, and I have about 2 workouts a week where I can get off-road thanks to hubby.

My question is - how can I throw some efforts in on the bike path rides and runs to simulate off-road racing? Or should I save hard efforts for some few but focused off-road workouts? I've done some hill repeats while pulling the trailer and although hard, I don't know how much it's helping. Any insights would be awesome! Thanks!