Originally Posted by gsteinb

I know guys who lament their results, which was part of my point in that other thread. They want to do better, and yet don't really do the right training for what they want to do well at. One guy I race against, who is a pretty solid racer all but became a total bag of crap by the end of the season because while he primarily raced crits he spent most Thursdays doing ridiculously long hilly road rides. Then he'd do three crits over the weekend and by mid July he became pack fodder.

Fun fact is he's a 'coach.' Much in the vein fudgeworth asked if everyone is a coach.

A coach can and should help you find the training appropriate for what you're doing.