I'd give this huge exposition of training like I have before, but I have college homework to get done on explaining HTTP and TCP sockets. Certainly, this would be much more enjoyable.
However, I can reset at least 3 times, that's for sure. But, I've had two weeks now of pain free riding, finally. I made some minor cleat adjustments and am back up to 13ish hour weeks. This week will stretch a little more and the first week of February will begin solid intensity the way I want to.
I need to lose weight. I rode with the team yesterday and I realized that beyond just being well out of form now, I'm also a lard on the bike. So, tomorrow I go back to what I know. Weighing food before I eat it. Logging my diet and relearning portion control.
Why? Cause I hate going uphill slowly and painfully. I don't mind painfully, but if it's going to hurt, at least I could go fast.
VW
How many times can I reset this year?
January 25, 2009, 8:28 pm2009... here I come!
January 4, 2009, 10:44 pm
So, after a fully introspective push into the new year, I've come down with the season goals for 2009.
15 hrs/week at max on the bike.
- This will be a pull back from 2007 and 2008 where the hours were pushing 20ish/week.
Why the reduced time? Running. As much as I've scoffed at putting feet to pavement over the last couple years, I need to face the reality that I cannot continue to punish my body at PFT time with 17½ minutes of impact running without some prep into it. Along with a need for a change in venue, this will give me some distraction from some minor burnout on the bike over the last month or so.
Not to be one to shy away from goal setting, I'm going to couple this with a second half 2009 peak plan for TT and duathlons. I'm not a big swimmer, but running and biking work - and with the commitment to get on the TT bike throughout the year as much as opportunity allows, adding a ____-thon into the mix adds to training time if nothing else.
I'm pushing the peak time back a little after having a really slow December and going to aim for late spring. I'm going to have fun this year, racing into shape as much as possible and enjoying the hammers. Team racing is going to rock this year with a great team in WWVC and a more focused training plan with smaller hours is going to be a lot of fun.
I've hit the calendar now and I'm looking at 6-7 races before June, reset for TT's and duathlons for the rest of the summer. Fun, fun, fun.
Add to that about 2 hrs per week on the running side and I really look forward to seeing where I can take the body.
Ride safe, ride hard.
VW
15 hrs/week at max on the bike.
- This will be a pull back from 2007 and 2008 where the hours were pushing 20ish/week.
Why the reduced time? Running. As much as I've scoffed at putting feet to pavement over the last couple years, I need to face the reality that I cannot continue to punish my body at PFT time with 17½ minutes of impact running without some prep into it. Along with a need for a change in venue, this will give me some distraction from some minor burnout on the bike over the last month or so.
Not to be one to shy away from goal setting, I'm going to couple this with a second half 2009 peak plan for TT and duathlons. I'm not a big swimmer, but running and biking work - and with the commitment to get on the TT bike throughout the year as much as opportunity allows, adding a ____-thon into the mix adds to training time if nothing else.
I'm pushing the peak time back a little after having a really slow December and going to aim for late spring. I'm going to have fun this year, racing into shape as much as possible and enjoying the hammers. Team racing is going to rock this year with a great team in WWVC and a more focused training plan with smaller hours is going to be a lot of fun.
I've hit the calendar now and I'm looking at 6-7 races before June, reset for TT's and duathlons for the rest of the summer. Fun, fun, fun.
Add to that about 2 hrs per week on the running side and I really look forward to seeing where I can take the body.
Ride safe, ride hard.
VW
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