Originally Posted by Jandro

There is a guy that comes out to the beginner sessions for fun named Andre. Probably 6ft and at least 250-280. Pure muscle - I know what you mean. All about that power to weight ratio, I guess.

I don't think I'll ever be super competitive (without extremely focused training) on the track (5'8 145lb) but it's fun as hell.

Originally Posted by Jandro

Good points all around. Like you, from the sounds of it, I am an endurance rider. I typically find myself, after 50+ miles, being able to just ride people off my wheel. I can get into a rhythm and just keep going. I'm really working on interval training atm so I can set myself up to have something toward the end. I'm not a sprinter but I like to save some gas for end and pretend I am; especially if it's an uphill effort. Gotta attack on the hills, right?

One more beginner session and I can start doing races. At my velodrome 4 races + petition = upgrade to cat 4. Then I can get a feel for all the different events and chose the ones that suit me.

Thanks for the encouragement and sage words!