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Wednesday, November 02, 2005

So as November starts, so does a new training season. Usually I start back on Dec 1 or maybe right after Thankgiving but because my goals this season start in Febuary instead of April I need to ramp up my training a bit earlier. Right now everything will be long, steady distance with leg speed drills. No heart rates above 70% of my max which translates into about 140 bpm. Add to that some weight lifting, first to balance my body out and then to build some strength and you have my early season regime. The difference this year will be to throw some really long rides intot he mix. I'm going to try and do an 80-100 mile ride each week and then push that number up as time goes on.

The other thing I need to do is switch my road bike back to a 53/42 ring set instead of the 53/39 I have on now. The 42 is a better training gear for me due to my focus on time trialing and my early work on rolling courses. It'll do a better job of keeping me out of the big ring as I work on spinning at a higher cadence.

Thanks for reading.

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