Training, it feels good again

Well, I'm back. After a short break of blogging it's time to get back in the game. Since Avery Trace and Cookeville, I have gotten my head back in the game. My Power Trap is now working, and I am getting used to training with power once again. I once had a power meter back in 2007, the summer before my first year at college. Once I was in college, I trained with it for about a month. After that, I didn't really care about it. After a couple of attempts to get it back on the bike, it would not work. After a couple of shipments to Saris and still no luck, I finally decided to get a new one. Once I started training with the power meter, I immediately saw low watt numbers (lower than what I expected) Generally, I compare my wattages to my friend Stefan. We are very close to the same fitness level, and very close to the same weight (or so I thought) After doing a couple of rides and feeling like crap, I realized I had been over training for the past 3 weeks (I was house sitting for a guy. The house had really bad roads for training, short steep hills, not good for taking it easy) or so. As I start riding with Stefan more and more, I realize my numbers are just a hair lower than his. So what do I decide to do? I weigh myself, something I NEVER do. Seriously, I probably weigh myself once a year. Once I step on the scale, I realize I am a whopping 15 pounds lighter than Stefan. Ok so I was a little off on judging my efforts. That is ok with me. I now have my head in the game, I'm gaining confidence, and I am feeling an all around difference, for the better. Overall, things are looking good for Crossroads. I have a couple of races this weekend that will be good prep races. At this point, I am very focused on Crossroads ad I am prepared to sacrifice some results in these smaller races, to get stronger for Crossroads. I'll probably post a recap of the weekend next. I did a couple of "race rides" and I'll fill you in on how they went.