| Training for a century can be one of the most | | | | ended up putting the life back in to me! Over the |
| rewarding and pleasurable experiences if done | | | | course of a few weeks I altered my diet, began |
| correctly. This article will explain how you can turn your | | | | training and soon watched the weight fall off me. The |
| training from a chore into one of the most rewarding | | | | more I improved the more I was inspired to continue |
| parts of your life that has the potential to change you | | | | training and riding as I lost weight and got healthier. |
| for the better. Let me explain what I mean. | | | | Do not get me wrong I had some tough moments |
| Several years ago I was severely out of shape, over | | | | along the way and made many mistakes in my training. |
| weight, drank too much and ate almost nothing apart | | | | Key to my success throughout my cycling career has |
| from junk food. Fast forward a few years and I have | | | | been structured training programs that tell me exactly |
| lost several kilos, am fitter than I have ever been, have | | | | what I need to do every time I get on my bike. Before I |
| ridden over 50 centuries and have discovered a new | | | | started using these I simply went out and rode as hard |
| lease of life thanks to cycling. | | | | as possible. This initially helped me improve however I |
| My journey started when I was talked into riding a | | | | soon began to ware myself out and actually got |
| century for charity. The thought of training for a | | | | worse at riding. My improvements only came back |
| century scared the life out of me however in fact it | | | | when I realised that less is sometimes more. |