last year i did about 230hours of combined training as a cat 5 racer. sadly, my season ended after a dog attack RIGHT BEFORE THE GOOD RACING BEGAN!!! anyway, this year im going for 475-500 hours. i know this sounds like quite an increase, however, im handling the load just fine. i started Base 1 Dec 4 and my particular training year i have 4 Base cycles and 4 Build cycles (i added a cycles to each of Friel's periodization model). i am nearly at the end of Base 4 (which is like Base 3 but more volume). i have a smorgasboard of intervals. muscular endurance, climbing repeats, threshold interval, tempo (Carmichael's version of Tempo), a weight training day, an on-the-bike muscular workout, and lots O' endurance. the intervals are mild for now. im am focusing on the endurance aspect and "introducing" my body to the higher intensity stuff. so for a cat 5, is this "nothing" "decent" "not bad" "sufficient" "good" "damn good" "too much" or "insane"? also, please tell everyone your cat rating (or percieved cat rating) and you annual hours. cause if im a cat 5 and training at a cat 3, then that is good news for me. please enlighten me!
PS- i rode in a group a few times last season. the group were cats 1,2,3 and really good 4s. i hung with them ok (read: pulled, drafted, etc.) most of the time. but sometimes i would get pooped out the back. when i would get dropped, it was usually about half way through the ride, so i have experience with riding in a group.
PS- i rode in a group a few times last season. the group were cats 1,2,3 and really good 4s. i hung with them ok (read: pulled, drafted, etc.) most of the time. but sometimes i would get pooped out the back. when i would get dropped, it was usually about half way through the ride, so i have experience with riding in a group.