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33rd out of 52 for me.
8th out of 20 for my boy
Yak from here finished 25th
Looking at the results, I did 1 lap more too! My strava finished 1hour 25. The race finished 1hour 6 lol
Good stuff there family Weeksy
Well done Weeksy and mini-weeksie! What cat were you in?
Couple of hard 9hr training weeks for me, but according to strava it's coming good, think I've had 7 KOMs and a bunch of top tens this week 🙂 even had some on descents. Just have to remember not to get totally sh!t-faced all week when I'm on hols and I should be good for Wasing 😆
Open. Which is their most friendly in terms of ability.
Nice one team weeksy!. We had a fun morning too. Daughter came in 3rd in u9s, son 20th in the u12s (massive step up there - things get serious!) and as above I came in 25th in open. Slower first lap, then I managed to find some oomph and have some fun on laps 2-4. Whilst I always prefer hilly courses, it's always fun at Checkendon, especially when it's this dry n'fast. Nice one Southern XC!
Stop it with all your talk of dry and dusty trails! It's rained all week up here!
Anyone riding the SWXC series in Devon starting on Sunday ?
Not a bad race at Checkendon. Not seeded so about 20th on the grid. Failed to clip on the start about 4 times so nearly dead last. Got up to 18th, beat a few people who normally beat me and closer to some others. More fitness required.
Start list has been confirmed for this weekends Nationals at Wasing Park. Looks like a very busy weekend! Lots of riders. Fortunately i'll be starting on the second row rather than the back this time!
Looks like big fields, I'll be third row assuming 6-8 in each row. Is there much of a start loop at Wasing?
Did you see practis starts at eleven? I won't be able to take advantage of the extra hour but it's a great move for us Saturday racers, hope it's like that for the last round (not doing the two northern ones)
15th grid spot in GV for me, hopefully second row, maybe third.
Awesome result Weeksy and mini weeksy! That photo of you two is exactly what racing should be about, brilliant mate
That photo of you two is exactly what racing should be about, brilliant mate
Sometimes i worry and i/we begin to lose track of that when it comes to XC Racing. My lad could have been unhappy with his finishing position, i was slightly surprised at it in honesty, but he's not 'training' in the same way as the lads at the front. For me, i could have been unhappy at for example not making top 50%
Instead, we both came away having an absolute blast. It was proper fun.
Although if you're looking for some feedback, he felt the kids course was too easy techincally compared to XC rampage. However, he's right at the borderline of the age catagory, so maybe it's easier for the smaller kids, which is fair of course 🙂
The only other thing i didn't like was a few of the guys in the field in the 'fun' type catagory who were clearly not there in a 'fun' context, they were seasoned racers out glory hunting... Which is just a bit of a pet peeve for me.
The start area was a little on the small side for the race too meaning it was imposible to get all the riders in.
Lastly... I ended up doing 5 laps of the course, instead of 4. That was down to me mis-hearing or mis-reading the rules for the Cat, but i was far from alone in doing the extra lap, but as i came round, the clock said 8mins.... So i carried on. I shouldn't really have been allowed to.
It didn't matter as i did my best overtaking on what was actually THAT finish and went past 2 bikes after the woods lol, so it worked out OK for me and was a nice bit of training
I now have a suitable bike...
does it have 890mm flat carbon bars?
The only other thing i didn't like was a few of the guys in the field in the 'fun' type catagory who were clearly not there in a 'fun' context, they were seasoned racers out glory hunting... Which is just a bit of a pet peeve for me.
That is a funny one, I think once you've won a fun race you should have to move to open or sport/vet to give other people a taste of winning, although to be fair sometimes it's people just racing whatever time works for them.
^I'm not sure any of the categories are 'fun'? More like less experienced? There are some mighty fast less experienced riders.
Anyone nearly endo on the log jump?
Anyone nearly endo on the log jump?
As i was on the Whyte T-130 i was launching off it and having a blast 🙂
Weirdly, the guy in front got pics, the guy behind me got pics.... me.... no pics !
Also noticed on the other pics that Yak was right in front of me on lap1.... I noticed a pink bike, but knew nothing about what he was on... It was only later seeing the pics i realised it was him or i'd have shouted and abused him a bit.
I get the point about 'fun' but clearly some of the riders were very very experienced racers.
Haha! Yeah, my pink dirty harry! Feel free to hurl abuse my way 😀
The thing about open is that it wraps up everyone who isn't up for sport, and in particular vet. Vet is very fast imo, and way beyond me and my meagre amount of riding. So there are a lot of quite-fast-but-not-vet-fast vets in open. ( I mean the vets at the front, not me obvs...)
I get the point about 'fun' but clearly some of the riders were very very experienced racers
That's quite normal in most races from what I've seen. It's not out of the ordinary to have riders one season getting podium places or very close to them in other categories like Sport or Vets then dropping down to Open the following season.
It takes the piss sometimes but there's no way the organisers can realistically check that every rider is in the 'correct' category.
Yup, can't argue and people will always go in Cats for a reason, could be early start, could be podium finish, at the end of the day, it made no difference to my enjoyment 🙂
Next up then is Crow Hill, Ringwood, BH24 3DA (Regional Championships)
on the 28th May.
The designation of 'regional championships' is a minor concern to me.... But it would be good to see if we can get back out and potentially find some form for my boy. He seems to have lost both his Mojo and form, i wonder if it's partly me not pushing him hard enough to race. The fast lads in his class seem to race every single weekend. But i don't really want that level of seriousness for him and in honesty we don't have the time for that either as a family.
Having watched a fair few kids go through the ranks it seems that you've found yourself in a very normal position Weeksy, it's striking that balance between encouragement and pushing, the smile on your lads face suggests your pretty much on the money!
See you at Croww Hill for he next round.
Good luck to all of you riding the nationals this weekend at Wasing!
First race completed. Premier of the regional XC series and 5th place in Vets 40.
4 * 3.5km laps with some serious A lines in place with doubles, drops, and rock gardens which made for some excellent tactics and kept things interesting.
As it was the first race of the season I lucked out and got a front row call up in the lottery which meant I had a real chance to get out and smash it. The season is more focused on marathon races but it's super pleasing to pick up a good result first off and almost podium.
Nice one Swedish chef! Weeksy were you and your lad loitering around the national today? Saw someone that looked like your pic but wasn't sure. Will post a race report when I have more energy!
No Sir. Family stuff at home
Just as well I didn't go up to them and say 'are you Weeksy?' then!
Hmm, I posted a race report last night and only the first line got put up!
Great course, very loose and dusty, lots of roots and a bunch of sun-baked ruts, my back was wishing I had a full suss by the last lap! First hot and sunny race of the year for me too. Nice to have a few slightly technial uphill sections too, although it was basically a flat course. Lots of a/b splits. Lack of confidence meant I rode the b-line forthefirst one in the race despite riding the a in practise. The big drop was always going to be the b-line, quitesevere for a b-line although it was easy to ride and great fun. Rode the other a-lines.
Sport results aren't up yet, I'm mildly concerned I didn't hear the timing mat peep as I went over it at the finish so hope they worked ok. I didn't do well, was aiming to stay with the guy I had a close race with at Pembrey but a lack of sleep and dodgy bowels that morning meant I felt pretty washed out and lost sight of him by the end of the first lap. Had some tight racing with another guy for the middle two laps but got enough of a gap by the last lap I was riding alone. Just as well as I started to bonk, faded fast and had a couple of vom swallowing moments! Felt like I was riding the technical sections faster this race which I was pleased with as normall that lets me down, only did a half hearted warm up and felt it so will have to make more of an effort next time.
No racing till the end of May for me now, thankfully will be a hilly one for third round of the Welsh at aber which should play to my strengths a bit more. Was a great fun course last year, nice and steep and natural-ish
Well done Ferrals! I always like Wasing, particularly in the dry. Well, only in the dry actually!
Lastly... I ended up doing 5 laps of the course, instead of 4. That was down to me mis-hearing or mis-reading the rules for the Cat, but i was far from alone in doing the extra lap, but as i came round, the clock said 8mins....
There is no countdown clock Weeksy - true XC races are always a set number of laps, they should say on the start line how many that is, as it can change from what's advertised, but there will never, ever be a case of "there's time for one more" in any category.
I'm going to dust off my mountain bike and ride the Gorrick next Sunday. First proper XC race in 18 months, sure I'll get a total kicking, but hey ho! I still have an expert licence, so feel I should ride expert, but I really will finish last there, so may just hide in the middle of sport instead!
Nice work! And good luck next week NJee
4 months of weekly racing or TT kicks off for me next Saturday. With the end of Training in March, a couple of bouts of sickness and the factbthe Scott Marathon kixked my arse i feel under prepared but hey.
My next MSG round in May is a Regional champs. What does this mean for entries in my category (Vet)? The reason i becuase after missing one round im back on the last remaining grid spot, and although i know the MSG regulars i can aim to take places back from, will it be flooded with other riders for the Champs meaning ill lose places? Or will they all be in Elite?
Also raced the nationals yesterday in Sport category. 8th for me. Lost out to 7th in a 3 way sprint at the end. Happy with the results and hit all the A lines inc the big drop. Felt a bit rough on the bike yesterday though, too much energy drink before the race. Major stitch on lap 3 and almost had a sneaky little vomit at one point.... The course was great, relentlessly punishing and so damn rough.
Might race at Aske next Sunday for north of England champs. If not, I'll be at Cannock for midlands Round 3 in May.
My mate is racing Expert at Wasing today so I'll be in the feedzone for him
Wow... Good work buddy... You're certainly on the right side of 'a it handy' 🙂
There is no countdown clock Weeksy - true XC races are always a set number of laps, they should say on the start line how many that is, as it can change from what's advertised, but there will never, ever be a case of "there's time for one more" in any category.
Partly right but; Due to the time limits that BC are encouraging the organisers to enforce there is a count down clock. So for example Sport is a 4 lap race (there is no point in doing more as your 5th lap and more will not count) and the briefing should tell you this but it also a minimum length of 1.5 hrs so you can't start a lap after an hour and half, hence the clock. I hope that makes sense?
I stand corrected, apologies. How daft.
I'm writing this from the portaloo at Wasing 🙂
Yesterday I was on the verge of begging someone for a full sus, I did a fast lap in practice yesterday and felt like I'd been boxing. Had a few practice runs down the big drop and found that it's between 1-2 second quicker, so if I feel proper knackered towards the end I might give it a miss. Gridded 34th elite thanks to a disastrous Pembrey, I'd quite like to halve that at the finish, so 17th.
Now I've just got to wait around for 6 bloody hours!
Good luck !
Good luck! Glad I wasn't the only one that found it bumpy - my back and calfs were shot at the end.
Well done jimbob, your getting some storming results!
How did you get on Paddy!
Well it was my first proper xc race of the year today at the first round of the Southwest XC series at Woodbury Common. Was running first in the fun cat racing my mates and chasing the wheels of the faster guys but sadly a broken chain ended my race. The course was cracking with loads of technical singletrack and gravel climbs. In all a great day out!
I must admit I've been looking at the winning times in Fun and Open and thinking it would be easier than getting a kicking in Grand Vet, but it could also be sandbagging, and I would rather eat my own pubes than be called a sandbagger.
After a few races I've worked out I need a few long fire road climbs so I can put some time into the riders who are a bit less fit, but have more skillz, so they dont catch me on the twisty bits. Where can you find these -are they what is called 'Marathon XC'?
I've seen the Scott one in Oxford in late May but that looks like a sportive for mountain bikes, are there any that are proper races?
that looks like a sportive for mountain bikes,
Are you deliberately being obnoxious? They are races, with quite a high standard of entries at the front. Maybe you should turn up and have a crack at a few of the people you've reduced to Sportive riders, then when youve caught up to the top third we'll see if you're any good.
No I'm not - are you being unnecessarily sensitive? 😛
I can't tell if they are timed and a race, like a time trial, or timed and not a race, like a sportive. The website blurb seems to suggest the latter, but I only looked them up because the word on here suggested they were races.
ooh look, in the website FAQ
"Is the ride timed?
[b]Although the ride is not a race[/b], rider times will be posted on the website shortly after the event"
perhaps you can see why people might be confused 🙄
@Kryton, without any intention of being offensive, the scott marathons are sportives for MTB not races, its even in their faq page:
Is the ride timed?
Although the ride is not a race, rider times will be posted on the website shortly after the event
Thats not to say there's not some seriously quick riders treating them as unofficial races, but you could say the same about a lot of road sportives too.
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To be fair Kryton, I get the impression (having never done one) that's exactly what they are for most entrants. Plenty of roadies 'race' sportives! To answer the question, there is the uk marathon champs which I think is in the Isle of Man this year?
Having finally seen the sport results from yesterday I did worse than I thought 🙁 not far from last! Bit demoralised as I felt I'd been making real gains in training particularly skills wise but was my worst result so far. Still was a great fun day at least
Edit. Way to slow! It's hard to type and hold a baby!
Adam_Buckland - Member
How did you get on Paddy!
Somewhere around 21st/22nd I think. Pretty pleased with that tbh, I'm just glad to have finished an elite national where nothing went wrong.
I surprised myself off the start, really enjoyed getting the elbows out and moved up a fair few places. Struggled a bit up the hills during the first half of the race, but felt strong over the top flatter bits. Got into it a bit more for the second half and caught a few people, and just about held off a couple of late surgers.
Literally everything hurt at the end - eyes, back, hands, arse, the whole lot. I ended up getting cramp and falling over in a service station car park on the way back!
Next up the Hadleigh international, hopefully I'll be able to pick up some UCI points.
My apologies Winterfold, I stand corrected.
Kryton57 - MemberMy apologies Winterfold, I stand corrected.
But we do mostly accept that a certain percentage of riders will treat it exactly like a race and push as hard as possible... it's one of them very grey areas where they're not races mostly because of insurance purposes.
r8jimbob - I watch the Sport race on Saturday and the front group that you must have been in were looking pretty strong, especially over the big drop, well done!
ferrals, you were looking good as well, sorry I never said hello but did cheer you on!
I did the GV race yesterday and managed to finish 12th which I was pleased with, had a slight off on lap two which lost me a few places when the front wheel slid out on some gravel, got all the a lines - the drop was not much quicker but hope the photo's will be good! It was better when you could use all your speed on the run out to take you up the next hill but not if you had to brake for people on the b line.
Great weekend all round, the highlight for my wife was that someone had the foresight to get the portaloo cleaners in on a regular basis which helped a lot!
Bit demoralised as I felt I'd been making real gains in training
I'm feeling the same despite having only evidence that I wasnt as good as I hoped on events I havent trained for 😀
My XCO results are up 8 placs in Rd 1, "normal" in Rd 2 feeling a lack of legs then immediately having the lurgy the day after so could have been ill. I didn't train for Marathons but didn't do well in Builth - then again I trained specifically for XCO, am not a climber and with all that the HT was the wrong bike. I rode a solo Marathon distance yesterday on the Anthem albeit "flat" much more comfortably.
I haven't done well in TT's being bottom third of the Tablesl, and recently flunked a 20min FTP test before yet again being immediately ill so not sure if affected by illness.
I'm just having and hopefully recovering from a mild chest infection so I'm hoping I don't have an excuse for Saturdays race and can get an accurate feel for how fit I am or not. Time will tell.
padkinson I was in the same boat as you a couple years ago, (chasing not being last in Elite). Took a couple years off joined a road club and did a few road and crit races hated them and now back to the MTB. Raced local South West XC and managed to blag the win so getting some mojo back. Looking to do my first national this year at Builth so we can battle it out for last place 🙂
Was seriously contemplating that HC race are entries still live? Just for the bragging rights of saying I started in the same race as the olympic and world champion...
The next Scott is largely on the Ridgeway. How do the race contingent treat horses and walkers with dogs? I was on it yesterday. To be polite and safe I had to stop or slow to walking pace innumerable times.
Ridgeway, pin it 😉 Just ignore them 🙂
padkinson I was in the same boat as you a couple years ago, (chasing not being last in Elite). Took a couple years off joined a road club and did a few road and crit races hated them and now back to the MTB. Raced local South West XC and managed to blag the win so getting some mojo back. Looking to do my first national this year at Builth so we can battle it out for last place
I think you'll find last place was somewhere around 40th. I'm not getting all pissy, but I worked bloody hard to get halfway up the field!
My mate raced Expert at Wasing yesterday so I was briefly in the feedzone but mostly dashing about by bike to the various spectator spots.
Whilst I'm happy to be within top 10 in the Sport cat, it's still very much a million miles away from a reasonable Expert performance and as for Elite.... I take my hat off to you guys. Was great watching the likes of Drake, Pearson and Tom Bell smashing it down the rocky steps in a 7 rider long pain train. Conditions got dustier throughout the weekend so I was glad to be racing on the Saturday!
My mate finished 15th Expert and compared to me. He's very fast!
Interesting to see so many full sus bikes at races these days. I'm glad I had mine!
It's the same when i was watching the Roadies at Thruxton recently with CH racing in Cat4.... the Cat1 guys were just insanely fast, it was a whole different style of racing too, not just the speed, but the tactics, attacks, sprinting off the front, or even needing to sprint flat out mid-lap just to hold a space...
there's racing and there's RACING !
This ^^ is a head thing for me.
You watch the Elites / Nino and they are head down & focused for the duration don't appear exhausted, tired, disturbed by those around them. They don't "slump" or pause.
For me lap 2 is an utter panic as I recover from the exertions of lap 1 and I drop a lot of places. Then I "manage" the rest of the laps focussing on the last lap/ leaders cut off.
I guess for me at least moving up in ability is a question of being stronger physically and mentally!
I always go off too fast. I was leading for a short while up the first climb. Everyone sprints like mad and then seems to calm it down quite quickly. At that point I see everyone bunched together and think "an additional 10 second effort will bag me another 10 places"! I then think "I don't belong on the front, help!
Entered the GV class with SouthWest XC series round 1 and managed my first ever podium with a 3rd place. Well chuffed.
Seemed strange to race in the dry - and compared with Newnham there were no horrible rock gardens or overly technical stuff.
All in all a great day.
and compared with Newnham there were no horrible rock gardens or overly technical stuff.
they're the best bits...
Sorry padkinson I read
as 21st out of 22 yeah out of 40 or so that's bloody good effort!Somewhere around 21st/22nd I think.
Kryton57 - Member
My apologies Winterfold, I stand corrected.
No worries - no need to apologise but thanks anyway
So it's socially acceptable to go to one of these and go as hard as you can, I doubt I'll be troubling the potential 'winners' but I don't want to upset anyone's nice day out either.
If any part of the course is a public road then that would prevent the organisers putting the times in fastest-slowest order.
Well that's disappointing 🙁
Just had an email back from Banjo Cycles.
Sorry but we won't be running the Rampage series this year, we may do one stand alone event so keep an eye on the web site www.xcrampage.co.uk for the date.
Gutted... My lad was massively looking forward to that... so we now need to devise plan B.
iain65 - Memberferrals, you were looking good as well, sorry I never said hello but did cheer you on!
Cheers for the cheer Iain! Well done on your result.
On reflection, while initially disappointed in my result I'm not that fussed, everyone has an off day and I do think I'm getting up to speed again technically. I knew it wasn't going to be great on the first lap when i had no energy on that little power climb after the first a/b split. I think I just didnt get enough energy in pre- race and over relied on gels - hence the last lap vom swallowing.
r8jimbob88 - MemberWhilst I'm happy to be within top 10 in the Sport cat, it's still very much a million miles away from a reasonable Expert performance and as for Elite.... I take my hat off to you guys.
Keep getting these results and you'll be up in the experts next year!
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Bit gutted I'm not going to make either of the northern nationals. Done lots of races at the showground where the last race is though so will be on familiar territory for that one as its close to home.
@Weeksy, I think the ramapage is a winter series? could try cyclocross - theres a good kids scene in that
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Loving the photo updates! Havent seen any from my last race yet.
Meant to racing tomorrow in what was supposed to be an important race for me, but suffering from a major lack of mojo right now. Three hour drive there, shite weather, family are a little under the weather, but I'm feeling a little over trained. I need to kick myself into gear over the next 12 hours.
Good luck to everyone else pinning a number on this weekend.
This weekend was the first race of the London Beastway series in its 25th year. I was there all day as Jnr raced earlier and came 15th. I'm still coughing / have a chest infection and felt crap on the warm up, a 7k long lap with short sharp 12% climbs and hard dry rutted trails.
Started Ok into the single track about 8th and dropped my chain. I lost about 8 places, remounted and sprinted up the grassy hill to take six back. Had two excellent battles, the first pushing a rider who eventually capitulated when after dropping my chain again and catching and pushing him twice, the second with 8th place man with a gap going back and forth until the end for me to finish 9th.
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Bearing in mind the condition of my lungs and the competition entered I'm pretty chuffed with 9th.
Cracking pic!
Well done Kryton, you're definitely quicker than me these days!
Dug my MTB out today for the Gorrick spring series, first MTB ride since October and first XC race in 2 years! I'd forgotten how to ride the bike and how to race! The venue wasn't the one I thought it was, and I didn't like it as much, bit annoying. Raced far better than it rode though, just too sandy and twisty for my enjoyment.
Got a sound kicking, 18th in Sport, bit shit, but meh, enjoyed myself!
Nice work guys.
I missed my Saturday marathon distance event and have the second race in the regional XC series tomorrow instead.
Feeling much more motivated after a couple of easier days so let's hope that I can repeat my 5th place, or better, from round one.
I also raced gorrick today, and agree with you njee20, on my warm up lap I thought the course was rubbish, but really enjoyed the racing, it seemed to liven up a lot. The sand was shite though... 17th in vet + for me, result not great, but I gave it everything and won my personal duels
Nice pic Kryton, I'd completely forgotten about Beastway, I'll definitely be down for the later ones.
Next Sunday, I will be racing against, among others, Manuel Fumic, Anton Cooper, Maxime Marrotte, Sergei Manticon Guitierrez and Grant Ferguson 😯
Helpfully there's UCI points for the top 40 and there's only 38 entered.
Round two of the regional XC series today. Held on a course that is narrow, full of roots, rocks, and short power climbs. So pretty much the anti course of me.
Front row gridding after first round was spoiled a little by me blowing my clip and losing a handful of places before the race even reached 15 meters. Battled for position the whole way and came in 10th in the vet 40 category, so about as pleased as I can be.
Anybody else race on May Day?
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Me giving it full beans on the Cannondale
Cannock next weekend for midlands Round 3. Then I'm off to Aske Moor for Round 3 of the nationals. I seem to have a nemesis this year already so I'll be hanging on to his rear wheel waiting for the perfect moment to step on the gas...
I went to Belgium this weekend for the Roc d'Ardennes Marathon, not being a UCI licence holder I was in the non-UCI marathon on the Sunday.
The course was fantastic, fast, dry, roots, rocky in places but by God it seemed like there was no flat for 82km, it felt like you were either climbing (or in my case grinding) or descending flat out.
The aim was to beat my number board / start position of 619 and I did, rolled over the line after 82km and 2150m of Belgium style climbing in 238th position, 108th Vet and 3rd Brit which I'm well happy with. Looking at the splits I gained places at every check point too.
I thought I'd have a glance through the UCI marathon results just to see how I compare with those Marathon racing types from around the world and if I'd entered that and done exactly the same I would've come in 150th overall and 133rd male, which to be honest I'm rather amazed at.
Other thing's I learnt from my first experience of racing abroad, Isostar Grapefruit sports drink is absolutely gopping; I was sick twice until i cottoned on that it was this causing my stomach to feel rubbish, emptied my bottles and just used water from that point.
The Belgiums and French (mainstay of the field) can't half climb, but aren't exactly the best descenders, which is handy as it enabled me to pick up places every time the course headed down hill.
Well done Steve that's an epic result! What sort of time did you do that in?
Couple of questions:
Anyone any idea why the last national results aren't up on roots and rain? I have a feelin it might be because they aren't as third party friendly in display as when it was timelaps.
Also, I seem to have totally lost the ability to recover this year. For example, after Wasing, last week was an easy week due to the amount of work I had on so 20 miniute spin on Sunday, and then commuting at a moderate steady pace (15km each way, flat, about 1/2hr) Tues and Thurs. Aimed to do a hill climb session on Saturday but sacked it off to mess around after 3 3 min reps up a fire road and 3 2min reps up a technical singltrack, just over an hour riding. No riding Sun or Mon, commuting into work this morning and my legs are feelinh really painful. Any ideas how to promote recovery? It's getting annoying as I feel I can't keep up a good level of riding, let alone interval training. THe only thing I can think is as I'm more time constrained this year I'm not doin enough (any) foam rolling whereas last year I'd do it 1-2 times a week
After having a bit of an epic bank holiday weekend (533km over 3 days on the road bike, taking in Buttertubs, Wrynose and Hardknott) I'm not sure I can be bothered to to get my race head on for the midlands at the weekend!
My reading was that volume in training gives a base that assists interval training later on. If you've had to sacrifice volume for time constraints it might have an effect. The other thing is the level of intensity. I'm finding it hard to recover but it's because I'm doing Z6 intervals and despite being not a very hard session from the point of view of TSS it's very hard on the muscles.
Also be careful about 'messing around' I had hoped to do my Z6 intervals today but yesterday z2/3 was painful. Examined my 2hr MTB ride on Sunday - 17minutes over threshold power....
ferrals - Member
Well done Steve that's an epic result! What sort of time did you do that in?
Cheers, it was one helluva event. I did it bang on target at 5hr 44mins total time, with a bit of time lost due to throwing up, Strava shows 5hr 20mins moving.