#5308595 - 01/14/11 09:38 PM
Re: Cyclists that race - training
[Re: nato2377]
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JT
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Loc: Minnesota eh
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TONS better then staring at a bunch of other people on trainers
Absolutely. I have the Downward Spiral and Revolver. Revolver is easier since the intervals are all the same length (1:00 fast/1:00 recovery x 15). I think they are so much better than the CTS/Spinergy ones when it comes to enjoyment and the ability/desire to do it over and over. I watched one of the Spinergy vids in spin class and went nuts. So boring!
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#5415277 - 03/05/11 03:41 PM
Re: Cyclists that race - training
[Re: nato2377]
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nato2377
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Registered: 07/09/07
Posts: 3469
Loc: Denver, CO
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52.1 miles today in 3:05.xx, 17 mph avg. with 20mph winds. again. i need to pick better days to ride. im getting tired of riding in 20+ mph winds lol
http://www.mapmyride.com/routes/view/29166882
Edited by nato2377 (03/05/11 03:48 PM)
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#5438766 - 03/16/11 07:24 PM
Re: Cyclists that race - training
[Re: Cheesegoggles]
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nato2377
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Registered: 07/09/07
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Loc: Denver, CO
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Teamed up with another local team tonight, about 12 total, and rode a local race course for training. hung with 2 cat 2 guys for about 10 miles then just couldnt keep pace. finished with a 20.9 mph avg for just under 30 miles. heres the garmin link from my teamate.
http://connect.garmin.com/activity/73413381
and by hung, i mean i was about 50-75 yards back lol
Edited by nato2377 (03/16/11 07:25 PM)
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#5445974 - 03/20/11 02:56 PM
Re: Cyclists that race - training
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Cheesegoggles
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Registered: 07/10/08
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Short story: I didn't crash and I got a good workout. That's about all there is good to say about that 
Full report: I lined up in a field of 75 riders for the Cat 4/5 race in a local park. I'm a Cat 5 still after racing for a few months last year. With the field that large I wanted to grab a spot as close to the front as possible and stay near the front for as long as I could - plan wasn't really to attack but rather let the pack swallow us up later. In a field this large it would be too easy to grab the wrong wheel if I line up farther back and end up drifting back because the people I'm surrounded by aren't strong enough to hang on. I also hadn't pre-rode the course so I thought a lap at the front, even if I worked a little harder, would help me scope out any spots to be careful of.
I line up in the very front. Its a mile long course. Race is 25 minutes plus three laps. They send us off and about eight of us take off as fast as we can. I observe some sketchy pavement and small pothole on a small bridge after the first turn, and more sketchy pavement and a sewer grate on the inside of the second turn. The turns themselves were generally pretty wide and not too technical.
The pack catches us as we round the last turn. In the pack, I'm a little harder on the brakes than I should be as we hit those first two turns and try to satisfy myself that I'm picking the right lines. As an aside, hitting some bad pavement last year put me in the ER and I hadn't raced on the road since, so I don't think I'm totally comfortable yet.
Third lap, I've drifted a little farther back and find myself doing the same thing through those first two turns - brake a little extra to open up some space and see the line I want to take. Except this time it puts me a little farther back and by the end of the third lap I'm falling off the back. Pretty pissed at myself for this.
I ride the rest of the race pacelining with a few others who were off the back. I avoided getting lapped and definitely passed a few lapped riders. Last year I would have been bringing up the rear, so I'm starting out the spring in better shape than I did before.
I'm going to withhold final judgment until I see the final results and who the leaders were. If a bunch of strong Cat 4 guys were the one's driving the pace in the pack then I won't feel as bad about my result.
My biggest weakness last year was wide open, flat, non-technical courses - the kind that favor the rider that can just drill it for forty minutes without ever slowing down. This was one of those courses and I'm still going to struggle with those. I'm going to focus on threshold work and trying to improve my sustainable power.
No races the next two weekends due to vacation, then an omnium on April 6 - time trial and crit on Saturday, road race on Sunday. I have not done this crit before, but watched it last year and its stupid hard. Nine laps of 40 mph descent followed by hard climb. Here's a Garmin link for last year's race: http://connect.garmin.com/activity/30845145
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#5448254 - 03/21/11 06:09 PM
Re: Cyclists that race - training
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Cheesegoggles
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Leading the pain train as me and my little paceline try to catch the field again.
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#5450603 - 03/22/11 06:23 PM
Re: Cyclists that race - training
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nato2377
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Registered: 07/09/07
Posts: 3469
Loc: Denver, CO
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looks like you are in the lead to me! 
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