SMOKIN' CIGS
THE IDEA WAS TO LEAVE early enough to ride at a nice pace and not get to the start too taxed. We were good on the...
... nice pace part.
The early part,
not so much.
Too early.
Next thing I know,
one foot is on the curb,
we're enjoying a coupla cigs.
Beautiful morning.
Blood is being reassigned duties,
heart rates are way down,
blood pressure dropping.
One problem.
We're at the bottom of an naughty hill,
and the group comes around the corner pushin' 30mph.
Which got me thinking...
... what is the ideal warm up?
A lot of the really big races there is no way to properly warm up.
We get thrown in a corral of some sort and wait and wait and wait for the starter's gun.
Unless you're a pro.
Then you have your fancy rollers or trainer next to the start, where you bike is primed and just waiting you to leap aboard all hot and bothered.
So, do we...
... warm up or go cold turkey?
Today would have been...
- 80 minutes of very easy zone two
- mostly flat with a few rises
- time for pee breaks
... a perfect warm up for me.
I have other friends who...
- park the car
- get their number
- go straight to the corral
... with little time to spare.
It's a fair question to ponder, because we all know...
... starting up front matters.
Cig or no cig.
(no, I don't really smoke cigs... we're athletes, amiright?)
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165.5 lbs
7.5 hrs sleep
No PushUps PullUps & more
20 minutes stretching
30 minutes Reading/Journaling
99/-6 (fitness per Training Peaks)
0 min vision therapy