Winter training
I had intended to write an end of season roundup back in September/October, but never got around to it. In short, by the final race of the season – Q25/8 on September 20th – I was properly spent having raced 5 or 6 times in as many weeks. Any form I had was fading fast and I was cramming races in without giving it much thought. Classic end of season behaviour. After the final race I took a few weeks unstructured, did a bit of running and started to count calories to shed some of the 85kg of ballast I was lugging around (spoiler: I lost 4kg!). I also bought Favero Assioma pedals so I could ride with power on the road bike. I started structured training again in mid-October spending lots of time riding steady with the occasional tempo ride, but nothing too taxing. I did the vast majority outside and seemed to get at least a little bit wet on almost every ride. Niggling injuries knocked running on its head in December and I signed up to Trainerroad. Trainerroad's Sweet Spot Base prog