07-31-2007, 02:41 PM | #1 |
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Guarders, help me out
So for some insane reason, I entered Lotojaclassic as a cat 4, which means some of the guys will go hard. I'm trying to figure out how many attacks to train for.
As you probably know in a traditiional low level recreational race, you can expect about three hard attacks over a fifty mile course. And most of these attacks last about twelve to fifteen minutes each. Do you expect I should train for four times that many? In reality, I will mike the peloton as long as possible and then dilly dally to the end, suffering all the way. However, it's always nice to have a plan. I also figured out what August will look like four days at forty miles, two days at sixty miles and one day at 120 to 150 miles. In addition I will swim and run. I'm tired just thinking about it. How would you set up a training program for a 206 mile single day race. Right now, I tend to die at about mile 80, but recently started recovering at mile 105. I will come into ULCER very tired, but that's how I have it planned. Ideas?
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07-31-2007, 03:28 PM | #4 |
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do you mostly stand or sit , or both when you climb?
I can't stand. I slow down bigtime when I stand. |
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I am not a good climber. My riding buddy Sam is. He climbed away from me Saturday though I have climbed away from him. Actually I haven't discovered anything in cycling I'm good at, except maybe time trialing. I just like cycling even though I'm not naturally good at it. I can't sprint, I can't climb, I'm okay on flats and rollers, and do okay in TTs, but geeze I would love to learn to climb. I go on hills and mountains constantly but my speed is not increasing.
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I think it's like Lance said in the TdF broadcast, "you are born a certain kind of cyclist."
I tend to not have a ton of endurance, in general. But I can generate speed in bursts when I recover. I'm also high cadence. When I'm doing more than a relaxed tempo, I'm usually at 100rpm. I would love to climb a mountain just to see what it's like. I'd probably crumble after half a mile. |
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I would be the lead out person. 1 km to go I would be in front of the peloton driving hard trying to get my guy ready for the sprint. I would only be able to help him the first week because the second week when the mountains started I would miss the cut off time and get sent home.
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We have Mt. Charleston, a seventeen mile ascent, and then we go to Brianhead for a thirteen mile ascent. We also have a couple of nine mile ascents. The best though is Hale akala on Maui, about a 36 mile ascent that I did on my tri bike. Some are born not to be cyclists. That is where I fall. I love the sport, I'm just not talented. No speed, a little endurance but no fear. I'm a decent descender.
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after a night's sleep I'm thinking about getting teh SRAM force bike.
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