Out for the second time this week and the weather should be great this weekend with 70s temps. Even though I have been on the bike all winter I still feel like I am weak and can't push hard enough 
Holy good spring batman
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Did about 3.5 hours on the road yesterday. I'll probably do 2-3 hours on mostly dirt tomorrow. I'm a bit behind where I'd like to be physically, but feeling reasonably good.
Can't push hard enough? Based on how many threads you've started about actually riding, I figured you'd be out swinging by now.
Can't push hard enough? Based on how many threads you've started about actually riding, I figured you'd be out swinging by now.
It's been warm here for a while but the roads up in the mountains have been closed for months. Heard things just got plowed and will be hitting my first big mountain climb tomorrow. Crazy words to be spoken by a southerner (in location only).
That what I would have thought but I need to get a little smarter about training. My breathing has also been hurt by allergies and a cold or a mix of both and at my physical last week my breathing did not score high enough
well, you can ride a ton and still not be able to hang if you aren't really "training".
I am definitely not following any training plan but I do try to vary my riding between different intensity and length of rides. I have no idea if that can be defined as training.
When you say you can't push hard enough, are you talking leg strength or that when the intensity ramps up you just aeorbically can't "put out"?
Leg strength.
I've been sick all week and the weather has been pretty nice here too. sniff sniff weeze weeze
Sort of got some of the same advice and rode in a bigger gear yesterday. I will try to take it up a notch and do more intervals like that.
Heidi done two days of power riding - lets see if it pays off. At least it breaks up the riding.
As I was in my 22x32 barely making it over a singletrack climb today, it occurred to me that a good workout for leg strength might be mountain biking.... 
I only have room for two bikes so its either DH or road.
Perfect! Ride a 9" travel bike with a 38T ring up a 25% grade a bunch of times and your legs will be plenty strong.
The Sunday is not best climbing bike.