Nice blog entry, Kate! Indeed, many of us truly are recreational riders, non athletes, achieving something we've never done before. Sodom to Rt. 22 left...
Ave - I didn't do it, yet, but the runners I am training with swear on an ice bath ... hot shower or bath is a guarantee for very low blood pressure and...
Hagen, Didn't realize where you were going in two weeks. France? What's going on there? And have a great time. Thank you, and Kate, for your advice. I'm...
an Ironman ... there the cramps will linger around after the ride, too - but while I am running a marathon ... BTW - anybody got an idea what a reasonable time...
Hagen, Re: Bear Mountain, from 9W (not the roundabout), I'd guess a respectable solo pace would be <28 minutes. I did repeats of it a few years ago at about...
The 9w to Perkins record is slightly over 18 min. That record was done before the surface was re paved. A good cat 3 racer should be able to hit 20 min. Rob ...
Rob, good catch, you're right. For a ~70kg rider to hit 20minutes, they need to push about 310watts. That would imply a 4.2w/kg FTP, which is high cat 3/low...
You have to work out during the week too. Weekend warriors get cramps. Kate Marshall 13 North Highland Place Croton on Hudson, NY 10520 617-365-3092...
To ride "longer" distances "fast" requires riding longer distances fast. First, those are relative terms. What is long and what is fast for one person may...
I think the issue here is that there are many folks who are not as fast as you and Bruce, but are perfectly capable of completing the double in daylight,...
Katie, I agree. My point on the training rides (and you don't have to do mine, the flings will work, or Nick's, or any ride), is to get your heart rate up and...
Glad we all agree. While there are many variations on training, from spin class to hammerfest, the ingredients are pretty basic. But, I think we sometimes...
I've always said C+ riders can do the double. Training just makes it easier. After years of slow long distance training riding, I can say for certain it does...
Bruce, nobody on this forum, or anyone that I know of, is saying to train by riding long and slow. Who says that? I have never heard it. RAAM starts today....
I spent all last summer riding long and slow until people like Joe G ("those are trash miles"), Bruce, and my friend Andy told me I was being stupid. I agree...
Bruce and Kate and all, Thanks for this good discussion. I'll have to try the grapes. And Bruce, as you now know (with my flat bars, upside down bar ends,...
No, did not see Bob Sunday. He is a strong rider. He rode with us the entire 125, and we had dropped some of the riders who have done brevets! He is an A...
Tom, Funny, your name come up riding with Aaron Sunday. Anyway, I would agree that you have to race distance to race distance, but for the double, I recommend...
Bruce, Very much in agreement with the train hard on shorter distances for one shot double. The people who go on to do the ultramarathon things, like several...
Tom, Sounds about right. I think 50-60 miles is a good distance in general for a ride. 66 miles is 1/3 of a double. A riders tend to do 60-65 on a normal ...
I saw that as well, but apparently the Times is not good on math. They are recommending (correctly) that you do 5-6 intervals each session, 3 sessions a week. ...
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