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Back when I was into rock climbing, I developed what I called the Hard/Easy Principle. The nutshell is that every hard climb should be exactly at my limit or just above, and should be followed by one or two easy climbs to aid recovery.

I've read several books on cycling training recently, and they all warn against the same major mistake. Joe Friel, in The Cyclist's Training Bible:

The biggest mistake of most athletes is to make the easy days too challenging, so when it comes time for a tough training day, they can't go hard enough. This leads to mediocre training, fitness, and performance.

I'm certainly guilty of this. I forgot The Hard/Easy Principle. So I'm trying to be more disciplined. In that spirit, I rode hard on Monday evening, and spent my lunch ride today spinning (mostly) easily.

Ditch Rd. Climb and Big Sky

Las Virgenes - Mulholland Recovery Loop