In the beginning....

Thought it would be a good idea to keep an online diary of my cycling achievements and document progress (or lack thereof) that i am making training with Power under coaches Alex Simmons and Ric Stern.

I've been training solidly for the past 4 months now with power - averaging around 8 hours a week (about 220km) which is the most that i am able to get away with at the moment with a hectic job, wife and 1 year old daughter.

Still my results thus far are better than when i was training longer hours and more miles, but without the guidance of a coach or power measuring device.

I notched my first win of the season 2 weeks back in a 28km criterium run by my local cycling club Randwick Botany CC. Hopefully the first of many yet to come. Here's a shot of the dash for the line, i'm far right just taking the win by a nose on the line..

I've also tried my hand at a few of this years early OPEN races - but have found the jump in level a little too much to deal with at this stage in my cycling life. This should hopefully change with more miles in the legs and some nice increases in power.

My FTP (functional threshold power) current sits at around 300w, with a MAP (maximum aerobic power) of around 420w. I'm a porky 84kg, which makes those impressive numbers, rather unimpressive... my goal is to get as close to 80kg as possible.

Thats enough for now :)