Hey everyone,
In the last two 70.3s I've done, in the first 1/2 mile coming off of the bike either my quads or my hammys have also fully locked up. In one race, I was able to slow my pace and slowly loosen them up, but in this last race my quads almost complete locked up and it took a couple minutes to stretch them out before I was able to run again. Both races were solidly hotter than my training, but in both races I was able to finish the run without cramping again. Both bike and run sections were hilly and challenging. I do lots of brick workouts, but the transitions are never as fast as in the race (due to obvious logistical issues).
I cannot tell if this is a simple electrolyte issue and I need to change my fueling for the bike. Or if I'm not prepping my legs in the last bit of the bike for a quick transition to running. Thoughts?
In the last two 70.3s I've done, in the first 1/2 mile coming off of the bike either my quads or my hammys have also fully locked up. In one race, I was able to slow my pace and slowly loosen them up, but in this last race my quads almost complete locked up and it took a couple minutes to stretch them out before I was able to run again. Both races were solidly hotter than my training, but in both races I was able to finish the run without cramping again. Both bike and run sections were hilly and challenging. I do lots of brick workouts, but the transitions are never as fast as in the race (due to obvious logistical issues).
I cannot tell if this is a simple electrolyte issue and I need to change my fueling for the bike. Or if I'm not prepping my legs in the last bit of the bike for a quick transition to running. Thoughts?