It’s been a while since I’ve written here. I blame my laziness and also the fact that in addition to working 8 to 5 everyday during summer break I was cycling nearly everyday after work and on the weekends. Though I only entered two stage races over the summer break, I won both of them.
So, here is the reason why I’m breaking the silence. I feel today, after having taken a day of rest yesterday, that I have reached a new plateau in my cycling fitness. For the past month I was figuratively slowly climbing up the mountain towards a higher level of fitness. I had purchased a heart rate monitor and made conscious decisions regarding how I would train on each ride and how I would recover. I made subtle changes to my diet (e.g., substituting a little more protein, fiber, and fruit for the crazy amount of carbs I felt I had to be eating). I feel that all of this has culminated in my arrival at a new plateau of fitness. I felt amazingly good and amazingly fast out there all by myself for the 3.5 hours I was out on the road.
My goal is to maintain this level of fitness throughout the winter and next year to start climbing the next mountain to the next plateau. I want to win many races next year.
Now that you’re on a new plateau, how about throwing me a rope!