When I was 26, I would jokingly refer to my bike as the CWM (Cross Wind Missile). I'm not 26 anymore...

About Me

My name is Dean Russell and I raced road bikes and some track endurance in the 1990s. I stopped racing in 1999 when I was 26. After almost thirteen years of being a lazy slug I decided to put my sorry backside onto a bike seat and have another crack at racing. This blog chronicles my journey from being completely unfit and overweight to becoming one of the oldest Elite A grade riders in Queensland...and then slipping nicely back into Masters racing.

Saturday, 1 December 2012

Base Miles and Big Gears

Before last season started I did absolutely no base training. At the time I had no idea I would end up racing so much and by the time I realized  it was all too late. I really felt the lack of miles in my legs as a result and I could also feel how badly I needed some strength endurance work. So, I am doing both now. Just getting some long, steady miles in at the moment, with some shorter strength endurance efforts on the hills. I will switch to 'proper' strength endurance work at the end of week 4 (two weeks away). It feels good to be starting the next season off 'correctly' and I think it is going to lead to a good, strong season, with plenty of results. Well here's hoping anyway ...

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