LESS WEIGHTY MATTERS, UP THE PROTEIN
FOR THE FIRST TIME IN 4 YEARS OUR STATE ROAD RACE is back on the calendar. This Saturday we'll get after it, so I thought I'd do...
... some light research.
To be honest, I was hoping the last time was in 2018.
5 years ago I was 10 pounds heavier, the low 170's is where I'd been for years...
... during 2018 is when I started cracking the code.
Turns out I'm right about where I was the last time I did this race, low 160's.
Is anything else different?
Is there any other reason to hope for a better outcome?
Yes,
and No.
I'm not as battle hardened for road racing as I was back then. We would hit the road hard every Tuesday and Saturday in prep. Plus, I'd competed in other road events.
Road tactics and strategy don't worry me, too much. Knowing who's who doesn't either.
Maybe those should be concerns?
While I'm tipping the scale about the same, I'm a lot stronger from doing the RaceDay Ready Challenge.
While my top end and explosiveness (what little I have) is down some, MTB racing has increased my ability to ride at Threshold for a long time.
While I don't have Coach Brian McCulloch helping me hatch a plan...
... last time it was to wait for the sprint...
... I have hatched a pretty good plan.
Saturday we'll be mixed in with the next age group down and the age group above, about 40-50 racers. That will make it interesting because few will know exactly which category the others are in.
There are a few racers I've marked, hopefully I have it right...
... and nobody cares about lil' ol' TB.
But, you don't care about that.
You want to know how I lost the 10 and kept it off for 5 years.
I was thinking about that this morning as I made Kodiak Cakes.
28 grams of protein in 3 pancakes.
Upping my protein and reducing my carbs was, is, will continue to be, a key piece of Ripping On RaceDay.
https://pedalindustries.com/pages/raceday-ready
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162ish
8isk hrs Sleep
Just PushUps and PullUps today
20 minutes recovery
90 minutes reading + Journaling
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