Originally Posted by Racer Ex

I think Racer Ex explained it well.

The problem with the OP training to peak for a specific event, is that until he's got some races under his belt, he isn't going to know what he needs to train for, both as an individual, and to perform well in a particular race. It's like if you were being told to get ready to "paint something". What? I dunno. What kind of paint? I dunno. Colors? Not really sure. But you'll be painting it March 30th.

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