Originally Posted by chasm54

I agree, except that during the winter I'd even more strongly prefer longer rather than more intense if he can possibly make the time.



I definitely wouldn't recommend Carmichael's book at this stage, if he follows the time-crunched regime the poor guy will be exhausted just as the snow is about to melt! I used that program one year as a quick fix when I had been off the bike for a while. I got fast, fast: but it burned me out pretty quick.