http://www.totalcyclingperformance.com/2009/11/do-this-for-your-best-cycling-season-ever/ Thu, 24 Jun 2010 16:45:04 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 http://www.totalcyclingperformance.com/2009/11/do-this-for-your-best-cycling-season-ever/comment-page-1/#comment-4032 Peter Grasse Wed, 25 Nov 2009 01:46:56 +0000 http://www.totalcyclingperformance.com/?p=206#comment-4032 This year I started racing. The first step was SPBRC's intro to racing workshops. These helped immensely. The second step was to start racing. I participated in a number of crits and made progress, though I was never sure where I should enter. The Cat 5 guys were mostly lunatics with crashes throughout the race. The 50+ guys ate my lunch. My goals were simple in this order. 1. Don't crash. 2. Don't get lapped. 3. Don't be last. 4. Don't get dropped. By my fourth crit I achieved my fourth goal, but it was a combination of low turnout and luck got me there. Now as I think to next year, I think I need that high output endurance so I can hang with the pack until things settle down. So that probably means more interval workouts! This year I started racing. The first step was SPBRC’s intro to racing workshops. These helped immensely. The second step was to start racing. I participated in a number of crits and made progress, though I was never sure where I should enter. The Cat 5 guys were mostly lunatics with crashes throughout the race. The 50+ guys ate my lunch. My goals were simple in this order. 1. Don’t crash. 2. Don’t get lapped. 3. Don’t be last. 4. Don’t get dropped. By my fourth crit I achieved my fourth goal, but it was a combination of low turnout and luck got me there. Now as I think to next year, I think I need that high output endurance so I can hang with the pack until things settle down. So that probably means more interval workouts!

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