There has been a lot of great talk lately about training. The value of rides like the UWBL are being discussed.
I and 3 of the athletes I am coaching, will resume training in January. One athlete has already started but I am very slow to want to get out of the blocks. September is long way off. Eight months is a long season.
Teenie and I have been using the time for unstructured riding, racing El Tour and doing some serious group rides. We did the Shootout last Saturday and I have attached the file below. You will note that it looks nothing like what Joe Friel suggests is a good winter base type ride.
We can enjoy this now but come January we will be out of this game. Right now, we are goofing around and having fun. When the training starts, we will be focused and having fun.
It is great that we are discussing training like we have never done before. Training and riding are two different things. If you want to race, riding will only take you so far. I feel all this talk is caused by us maturing as a team.
Count me out on the type ride you see below when January comes!
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