SLICING FOR SPEED
IF WE'RE LUCKY, our competitors will be just a little faster and just a little slower. Bonus if that happens on different parts of the same course. Because then...
... we can get on the ultimate fitness train.
Last night at OverTheHump Race #1 was just such a race. The proof is in the following convo...
I was just trying to hang on to you and gap TR.
Ha! I was just trying to hang on to Coxy and gap you.
We weren't the only ones. I could see battle ensuing all over the course. Racers very evenly matched, pushing hard and trying get away and hang on.
What happens next?
We have a week to get better, and we're all thinking where we lost a bit and where we can gain a bit.
Me, I'm thinking I can make up the 22 seconds to the guy who finished ahead of me...
- I can drop a few lbs
- Carrying the loaded saddle pack was dumb.
- So was the full, tall water bottle
- Not to mention, lifting weights in the morning
- Or, the 2 hour ride the night before
- I can probably get some better sleep
- I could flip my training schedule and be more rested
- Maybe a better warm up would help
... and everybody else is guaranteed to be having similar discussions with themselves, their partners, their coaches, etc.
We're all slicing up the results,
looking for slivers of speed,
a little over here,
a little there.
We usually race the same course 2 weeks i a row. I hope that happens and the weather is about the same...
... we be cool to slice enough time off for a better finish.
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164.5
7 hrs
1 Circuit of RaceDay Ready Resistance Training
20 minutes recovery
60 minutes reading + Journaling
Podcast:
https://www.strava.com/athletes/10248
