REPEAT AFTER ME
I PULLED OVER TO LET A TRAIN OF RIDERS COMING DOWN PASS. The etiquette is to allow the uphill rider to continue, but the trail was skinny with a good drop to the side...
... the riders were struggling.
Pressing upward would be pressing my luck and theirs.
They were gripping for their lives.
Who hasn't been there?
Who hasn't enjoyed showing off their new MTB skills while their friends panic...
... cheap entertainment at it's best.
Some never return.
The rest repeat until perfected.
Which brings me to my adjusted workout plan. Original plan was a vicious road group ride, nixed by a small steel rod I discovered buried in my rim. Too late to fix that, I quickly altered a backup plan...
... repeats on said 1 hour 2500' climb.
Here's what happens when you do repeats:
- You learn the trail better each time
- Which allows you to clean the technical sections
- Resulting in being able to look further up the trail
- Looking further ahead always smooths out our riding
Repeats = Speed
One objective I had was to go as fast the second time up and back as I did the first time...
... no, I wasn't doggin' it.
1:35:28 the first time
1:36:59 the second time.
Not bad.
I considered a third attempt, at a more moderate pace, then elected to keep it to a 4 hour ride...
... mainly because I'm racing the next two weekends.
And, yes, I plan to get out there early and ride some or all of the courses because...
... repeats = speed.
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161.4
7.7
6 Pull Ups + 6 Power PushUps + 6 Heavy Squats
20 minutes recovery
60 minutes reading + Journaling