Base

Keke...Time to post bo-liao stuff again.

At times, I am dejected when I was not able to keep up with the JoyRiders or FOTR.
But as the guys always told me, that my base is there, it is just a matter of training and getting back.
Thanks, guys.

At times, I really wonder about this "base" stuff.
I have clocked good running times during my NSF days.
Shouldn't that had been a base for me?
Apparently not.
It is tough when you only run every 3 months during Army Remedial Training, rest the next 3 months and started the whole cycle again.
The cycle dragged for 10 years.
For that 10 years, I can only see a gradual decline in my running speed.

It is only when I MR-ed did I started running. =D
Jodan's Theory :
When Army forced you to run, it is Suffering. So when you dun run, u dun suffer. When Army cannot force you to run anymore, it is Enjoyment. You enjoy the Endorphins, you enjoy the feeling of perspiration on your skin, you enjoy the sight of the eye candy around you (Opps!!!), you enjoy feeling the PAIN. =D

Did my base started there?
I am not too sure.
What I discovered from my training logs is that I am doing sub-7min/km pace when I first started running.
It went on for a few months and suddenly sub-7min/km just disappeared into the thin air. I have yet to clock another sub-hour timing for 8km since then.
So the theory of base never sticks...

When I joined JoyRiders, it is a whole new experience from me.
From being left in the cold, I slowly crawled my way up to the stage where I am able to keep up with the group for longer distances before I lose them.
I still lose them no doubt, but every ride is a challenge.
A challenge to keep up. =)
I guess the many morning rides is where I really build my base.
The body dun forget, it is just a matter of getting back.

The current job is throwing a HUGE spanner in the works.
But now is the time I hope I can get back.
I will have to work my way around it.
I have to find a way, I need to find the WAY...

Keke... for the benefit of my kind reader, KL.
Here is how I trained. Based on my mentors, Eugene and Blackie.

Two simple rules.
Small chainrings is to build up your cadence.
Big chainrings are for power.

Riders tends to use the Big, more so for runners.
Small is usually forgotten.
Training in Small will train your cadence.
The body dun forget, so when you are used to the cadence even if you switch to Big you will unconsciously try to push yourself up to the cadence level that you are so used to. All this translate into speed.

And yes, for the most part of last year, I am using the small chainrings for training rides.
I only switch to big chainrings during races.

A quick efficient way to build a base. =)