Originally Posted by
Jaytron
Cool, that's great advice.
Most of my friends are road racers right now, since I'm still pretty new to the track scene. In the off season, they're all about base miles and doing super long low intensity rides which is not the same thing a track racer needs to focus on.
There are obviously several ways to train as a sprinter in the winter. I guess the key will be what suits you, your schedule, and your physiology. For me, riding long base miles (4hr rides) really wrecked me. Whereas lifting heavy 3x a week and the occasional once or twice weekly 2hr easy ride suited me, my schedule, and my body type. So, basically, it was much easier for me and I was able to recover and progress. That being said, I never amounted to much
Remember: You aren't getting paid to do this, so don't do so much that it becomes not fun.