[BHV] Season goals and mileage

[George Hluck]

My primary goal this year was to get back into bike racing. Getting  
some rides in with the Thursday group definitely helped me get back  
closer to a level of bike fitness that I was looking for. I look  
forward to more races and group rides next year with the club.

Unfortunately I did not get in any MTB races. I wanted to get in at  
least one but the scheduling was too difficult.

I did not have any mileage goals. I usually use time as a goal for  
workouts. Plus, I would probably be disappointed to the amount of  
mileage accumulated on an indoor trainer as opposed to being outside :)

The race season is not quite over - still have some cyclocross races  
coming up...

Looking forward, at this point here is what I have planned for the  
upcoming 12 months:

Oct - Nov - Cyclocross, some running races
Dec - Feb - Nordic ski season (at least two ski races)
Feb - Jul - Ironman prep (Lake Placid), cycling races
Aug - Sep - More cycling races (Thater, etc)
Oct - 24 hr MTB race (two man relay)

george



On Sep 19, 2007, at 5:41 PM, Bikesnbridles at aol.com wrote:

> Amazing how we can all have so many different things we want to  
> gain from cycling and all work together to achieve these goals.  
> Also how these goals change as the season wheres on. I started the  
> season looking to learn how to road race and use this to be a  
> better MTB racer, I have totally changed my focus to the road scene  
> and almost lost interest in the mountain scene. Somehow I managed  
> to win as a cat 5 and become somewhat competitive as a cat 4. After  
> the Thater I was exstatic with my race, not because I finished 33rd  
> but because I had finished with the lead pack. Then we went to the  
> right from the start criterium and I did better than I would have  
> ever imagined with an 11th place finish in the cat 4 race and  
> stayed close enough to the front to have actually won if the cards  
> played out a little different. When we rode the cat 3/4 race I was  
> a little overwhelmed with the pace but after thinking about it it  
> was not totally out of reach to set this level of competition for a  
> goal. I have set one goal for myself for 08 and plan to work until  
> I achieve it. That is to win a cat 4 criterium. In my mind I am  
> 100% sure I can do it and all I have to do is prepare the way I  
> know I have to.
>     Next season is going to be alot of fun as Im starting to think  
> our team is getting strong enough to actually make some team  
> tactics work. Brian and I saw this play out in Reading and what it  
> takes is 4 or 5 guys to be able to get to the front at the end of  
> the race. We"re not that far away. Im already starting to look  
> forward to spring and this season has only been over for 3 days. I  
> cant wait for the Cris Thater Memorial in 08.
>
>                                                                        
>                                        Jeff
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