December 24, 2004
Rest

I'm using Joel Friel's Cyclist's Training Bible to plan my training for the coming year, rather than my usual technique, which essentially involves riding whatever the hell I feel like today.

Friel's big on resting. For the over-40 set such as myself, his first step in mapping out a year of training is to set aside every third week for rest, so I've been doing that.

It's remarkable. This is a rest week, so I took Monday and Tuesday completely off, and have been doing light cycling and a little bit of lifting at the gym since. This morning, when I sat down on the bike at the gym, my legs felt so fresh and ready to go, they were like a dog straining at the leash. I let 'em go a few times, just for fun. They were happy.

Posted by John Fleck at December 24, 2004 04:02 PM
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