My training has changed dramatically, but is going extremely well. After getting DEMOLISHED at the first race of the season, I backed off of my training plan. It was becoming too cumbersome and a little too structured for my schedule right  now. Instead, I've decided to focus on simply riding as many miles as I can, and when I'm out, I concentrate on 2 things: FORM and POWER. I try to ride as hard as I can while maintaining my best form. If I go anaerobic while attacking a short hill, so be it. It's interval training, right?? When I'm on the flats, I work myself into a tempo and just put power to the pedals. Aside from that, I just try to go as fast as I can, for as long as I can. It seems to be working well so far.

Today, I started working a part time side job at a local bike shop: Eastern Panhandle Bicycles. They carry Specialized, Fuji, and Cannondale. They're also working on putting on a race/points series, and a team. It's a great shop, that seems to be run correctly. Should be a good time.

It's been a couple weeks since I wrote anything here. My riding has been amazing since my last race. In the past 2 weeks, I've ridden with teammates, friends, and even a Cat1 Pro. My next race is the Morgantown Road Race (APRRS #1) on 4/3. On the same day, a teammate of mine is heading South to do the Boone Roubaix in North Carolina. Hopefully we come back with some good results for the team. I know I'll be much more ready for this race than I was for the last one.

Today, we did about 40 miles in and around Washington DC, which was awesome! We FLEW down Macarthur Blvd, we kinda chilled through Georgetown (including riding past the steps where they filmed the famous scene in "The Exorcist"), then dodged some traffic in Southwest. Hopefully by next week, Hains Point will dry up a little bit, and the afternoon rides will commence. Supposedly it's a total drop-fest. Sweet.

Training, Training, Training

Well, after getting my ass dropped in the first race of the year, my training has come back into full swing. I have ridden more in the past week, than I did all winter. This week alone, I climbed around 13,000'. Today a few of us rode through the mountains of Berkeley County, WV. This was a great ride for me. Twice this week, I've had the opportunity to ride with people much better than me, which has been awesome. Today's ride included a Cat 1 Pro who made us all look silly, but was still fun to ride with. Hopefully, I can keep this trend going, and be well enough ready for my next race in April.