Looks like my race season is maybe over for the year. Only big race left is Aquathlon Nationals in October.
I have been training, and racing hard since last Fall. I decided to do 100% of my bike training on the trainer, for safety.
I now can look at my race results, compared to other years, and ask myself, how did it go? Well, not as well as I had hoped.
I have a bad right knee so I cannot push hard for long on either my trainer, or during a race. Means I will never be great on the bike, but.
The last data point was my race at Donner on Sunday. Killer hills. I was real strong going out, but on the way back, I died. Had the slowest
bike I have ever had in that race.
So, what do I plan to do for next season. I think I am going to go back to doing my long, 4 hour, 60 mile, 5000 feet of climbing on Sunday
mornings. This seems to have given me the best endurance I had look at past race results. Not something I want to do but I just
cannot seem to work hard enough on the trainer.
So I know many will say I told you so, but I never said what I was doing was the best way. I tried, but did not work. I will not use getting older
as a excuse.
Flame away :)
Dave Campbell | Facebook | @DaveECampbell | h2ofun@h2ofun.net
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Lions don't lose sleep worrying about the sheep
I have been training, and racing hard since last Fall. I decided to do 100% of my bike training on the trainer, for safety.
I now can look at my race results, compared to other years, and ask myself, how did it go? Well, not as well as I had hoped.
I have a bad right knee so I cannot push hard for long on either my trainer, or during a race. Means I will never be great on the bike, but.
The last data point was my race at Donner on Sunday. Killer hills. I was real strong going out, but on the way back, I died. Had the slowest
bike I have ever had in that race.
So, what do I plan to do for next season. I think I am going to go back to doing my long, 4 hour, 60 mile, 5000 feet of climbing on Sunday
mornings. This seems to have given me the best endurance I had look at past race results. Not something I want to do but I just
cannot seem to work hard enough on the trainer.
So I know many will say I told you so, but I never said what I was doing was the best way. I tried, but did not work. I will not use getting older
as a excuse.
Flame away :)
Dave Campbell | Facebook | @DaveECampbell | h2ofun@h2ofun.net
Boom Nutrition code 19F4Y3 $5 off 24 pack box | Bionic Runner | PowerCranks | Velotron | Spruzzamist
Lions don't lose sleep worrying about the sheep