Quote Originally Posted by Trek420
What she sed, base miles base miles base miles....I told Bikerz one of the challenges of ALC is it's early season so while other people are in their peak and charging up Diablo you need to concentrate on building a base so I felt it put me opposite other riders. But if you start slow and build a base you'll be a rabbit in June.
You know, Trek, every person's body is different in terms of what training it likes but this is the first year I've done so much hill climbing and my legs are not only stronger but my knees haven't whined at all this year. Seems weird with all the hills, but the knee caps have been totally quiet. I have to think that building some power early in the spring made a big difference. We rode our normal long flat base miles in the friggin' cold foggy winter, but I found that my ability to ride multiple days of long rides or high intensity rides is much better for having thrown in some high intensity climbs. The variety has made a huge difference for me and has actually made my afterwork loops much more fun because I have a different goal with them (like I can go any speed I want without falling over ).