My training has been quite different this year. I've been doing really long night walks on the weekend (usually resting at Uconn halfway). This past Saturday I walked 20 miles. Besides the nice blister on my right toe and sore feet I'm good. I've been doing this for about a month now, once a week. My next one is scheduled for Thursday night as I don't have school on Friday. These help stamina and fat metabolism I believe, granted I could just be telling myself that because I like them. I've also been commuting back and forth to school with a 20 to 25 lb. backpack (depending on the day). It's only 6.5 miles one way but a lot of hills.
Anyhow I've been feeling fast but yesterday I put some Lemond Lewedges on my shoes and tried them without orthotics. It was unbelievable how fast I was, especially on the hills and my weight is still a tad high (vs race weight - 12% b.f. vs. 6%). Anyhow I'm looking forward to next season as I think I'll be riding in a lot of breakaways.
