Curious to know from some of you good Cat 4/5's, and even higher, about your initial success, or lack thereof in racing, and how many years of riding you had in your legs. I'm 37 and have always been active, but just really started training last year. Started racing this year and am generally in the bottom 1/3 at the finish, off the back many times. I figured going in I wouldn't be too competitive since I'm guessing most of the competition has been riding seriously a lot longer. I've read Friel's book a couple of times, so I think my training is okay, just need more months/years of training to really be competitive. Any thoughts? Thanks. BTW - 37 yrs old, 5'8" 150lbs, ride a Litespeed Arenberg, campy daytona ....