This time a week ago, I had returned from my final crit of the 2008 season in Jacksonville, NC, satisfied with my results on the year. I’ve kind of relaxed and have put in less training in the past week – a little sore from a lot of miles in 2008 – substantially more than 2007.

Anyway, I’m in the position to do a free fitness assessment at the private gym in the same building I work in. I’m going to do that to setup some goals and training for the offseason. Here’s my preliminary plan for ways to make 2009’s bike racing even more successful than 2008 (possibly upgrading to Cat4 racing):

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