Originally Posted by
mike868y
you specified that you just started racing, but if you just started riding as well, you'd probably be better off riding as much as you can, hitting up the fast group rides, and racing as much as possible rather than doing a structured program.
I've been riding recreationally for years. But, as I do every winter, I stopped riding (or exercising) altogether for the entire winter. I just started riding last week and put 235 miles in the past 9 days. Before that, I'd been averaging less than 10 miles of bike/trainer time per week.
I'm signed up for a bunch of races though! And I'd like to join some of the faster group rides if time/location match up! So you think I should skip the structured stuff for a while?