I haven't done any "serious" riding since June of 2007. That was the beginning of the end for my transplant. Frankly, riding while on dialysis scares me, but I'm putting all that behind me. Today is the first day of my training for the 24 Hours of Booty. I rode for about an hour at an aerobic pace with some occasional uphill sprints. One thing is clear. I need a big base and I have none. I'm thinking I may try to get my base miles in while I'm hooked up to dialysis. I'll set my bike and trainer up next to the machine, hook myself up and spin for 3 hours a day. I think I have enough time for 2 four week cycles. That's three weeks of training and then a rest week, then three more weeks of training and a rest week. Since I don't have a lot of time, I can't get very fancy with the training. The course is relatively flat, so I won't have to worry about hills and since it's essentially a time trial I can put out a constant effort I won't have to worry about accelerating to catch a breakaway. So, I'll focus my training on big base miles and some VO2 Max intervals. I'll throw in a few group rides near the end to improve my top end speed.
"Day 1"
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