Originally Posted by shovelhd

More regimented training is raising the bar, but it's also taking away some of the social aspect for those who do it. You said yourself that you train alone (as do I except for recovery). Back then I trained almost exclusively with others. That's what we did. We raced training races, and did hill climbs and time trials during the week. Every other day was recovery or off the bike. That's Grumpys point.