Originally Posted by
nycphotography
ahh that makes sense then, as an optimal base.
i wonder how he would approach a cyclocross season that spans 8 to 12 weeks? it's not really addressed in his book.
Most people's season lasts a long time like that. My TT season is 9 months actually. You have to pick your priorities, which is why people have A races and B races etc. Most races in your season are used to train, to gain experience, to practice racing more than as the "thing" you focus your season on. You might go out and try to win anyway (because everyone else is in the same physiologic boat as you, ie they can't be in peak form all the time either). Or you might look at some races as training races.
Successfully managing a race season from a training perspective is a huge piece of the success puzzle but not something I've ever personally tried to figure out, I just leave it up to my coach. So I can't give you any first-hand advice, sorry. I'm sure someone else here can. But for a short season like that, I imagine you'd just try to peak towards the end of the season. For a 12 week season, somewhere around week 8-12, depending on where you put your A race(s).