THAT WAS FAST!
THERE ARE TWO TYPES OF SPEED that we deal with as athletes: acceleration and velocity. They are each equally important...
... though one we tend to discount.
Take last Saturday.
For our final challenge of the day...
... we were all going for PRs on Oh So Stanky.
A 12ish minute effort, that starts off with a 30% pitch...
... 3 miles of rockin' n rollin' single track.
The acceleration was really hard,
took everything I had to clear the first blip
with enough momentum to rip for the next 11 minutes.
Though difficult,
there was nothing life threatening.
For us, the dangerous stuff usually happens with velocity.
And what I faced at the end was a doozie because...
- gravel on hardpack
- curving to the right
- falling away to the left
... the final descent is well over 20%.
I was hauling gas and the tree on the edge of the turn loomed large and immovable.
The wheels were drifting.
I prepared for impact.
At the last second the tires hooked up.
Acceleration takes a lot of effort,
velocity demands respect.
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164.4 lbs/12.4%
8 hours sleep
0 PullUps, 0 PushUps, 0 Box Jumps, 0 Nordic Curls + toe and calf raises
10 minutes stretching
60 minutes Reading/Journaling
112/100/5 (fitness per training peaks)