Originally Posted by
Derek
Yes sir! I will pretty much push myself as much as I can from the get go. I will try not to allow myself to do lazy laps.

I'm not saying you oughta go out and try to kill yourself with an impossible pace right from the start. Treat it like a marathon and work your way up to longer sessions, keeping in good form.
In a nutshell, that's the advice given to me from my cycling coach, from a time so far past I don't really want to admit to it.

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