SERIESLY RACING
ROLLING INTO THE SECOND WEEK IN MAY and most of the SoCal racing is done or nearing done. Road races, mostly done. MTB races, winding down. Gravel, kinda done...
... but there is a phenomenon.
The race series.
Some of the series are wrapping up, and some are just getting started.
One thing I've noticed, the race series seem to be doing pretty well.
- Lots of racers
- Lots of spectators.
From a business perspective, the various series going on seem to be taking a page out the the ski industries marketing book.
- Give 'em a deal
- Let 'em race a lot
- Take all their money
When that happens, there isn't a lot of energy or time or resources left to do other races.
I can see the series thing continuing to grow and the lone races continuing to shrink.
Is this a good thing?
I dunno.
Among the many positives is those who commit to do the entire series end up belonging to a community vs just doing a rando race. I actually think this is really good. We need to connect more, not less...
... not just the racers,
but the families and
the sponsors.
As athlete's, it's challenging to have an A series vs an A event.
I was thinking about this while listening to the Giro commentators discussing whether or not Evenepoel came in to the first stage too hot and he'll fade in the 3rd week. Or, will he build such a big lead it won't matter.
We kinda get to face that challenge if it's a weekly series, not so much if we race on a monthly basis.
Either way, it's a challenge to figure how to stay fresh and still stay fast.
I like it.
Do you?
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162.8
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1 Circuit of RaceDay Ready Resistance Training
20 minutes recovery
60 minutes reading + Journaling
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