Yeah, I already walk/hike 3-4 miles most everyday with dogs, which I thought might help ease the transition to running. You’d think going just a little faster wouldn’t be such difficult adaptation but it was for sure. After about a month things have gotten much better and far less soreness.
I’m in full agreement about running taking time. For folks of our age I think a run walk strategy is necessary till you can comfortably run 3 lots of 3km in a week without soreness, and then take 6 months to build to 50km per week. I’ve had good success with that in the past, but sadly a torn meniscus 18 months ago (from rock climbing ironically) is making me question whether running can be in my future or not.
The trick is to do the jog combined with the walk. As I get older, I seem to add more walk-runs to my weekly volume just to get some running mileage in with less risk than injury.
On a separate note, Remi Cavagna is going back to FDJ after a disaster of a season at Movistar. Based on 2024 stats, he was not selected for a single Grand Tour. Last time he didn’t race a single GT was 2017. I would be pissed too.
Here is some hard hitting technical cycling content.
And apparently, Wout is indeed the Squirrel!
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Usually you can tell the cyclists by how they dance
He got a raw deal. OTOH, Pogacar has a new deal… through 2029.
This somewhat reminds me of some horrendous talent show thing that Lampre put on in the early 2010s, bunch of cyclists prancing around in their skivvies.
Admittedly, I haven’t paid any attention to IM in a few years. Was just watching Kona and the amount of hydration onboard is crazy (and of course makes sense). Also surprising the broadcast doesn’t have telemetry or power data, seems like a no-brainer for such a slow burn.
Fun start to the Lady’s season last few weeks. Really like the Overijse course. More corners that require ancceleation out.
It has been fun. Quite an open competition between our 3 World Champions. FVE still obviously very good, but not as dominant as she was all last year. Just yet. And a healthy Brand is great to see. Vos is apparently still deciding if she’ll do CX this year. I hope she throws down a few times. Puck back in December. Next up is the Koppenburg on 11/1!
Men’s racing has been pretty competitive too.
For a brief foray back to the subject of cyclists who run… Nacer Bouhanni just clocked a 2:34 marathon in Frankfurt (apparently this included a pulled muscle at the 30k mark).
As for CX, certainly for the past few years, I’ve found the women’s racing more compelling than the men’s. I think that’s mainly because for men’s racing it’s more like the first part of the season is waiting around for the real fast guys to start, and even then there’s usually only one lining up at a given race. With the women, you’ve generally got most of the cream of the crop going from the start, and it’s more competitive in general. Great to see Brand racing so aggressively, Alvarado seemingly in good shape too, and a perhaps slightly undercooked Fem makes for exciting racing. Looking forward to Puck getting back into it, but it’s been great without her thusfar too.
On the men’s side it’s going to fun to see Thibau Nys really getting up there this year.
Given that this is Bouhanni, pulled leg muscle due to running or pulled upper body muscle due to argy bargy?
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The presentation with Prudhomme is worth listening to, just to get preview of all the chateaux along the way
I will try and post a link to the video
The stages I am looking most forward to, with a little bias
Stage 5 30km TT
Echelons at CheateauRoux
Hautocam looks brutal
Stage 11, 15km TT uphill 8km
Ventoux (with video of Froome’s run)
Courchevel
No TTT (big disappointment)
I’m not much of a fan of these uphill TT’s, I mean it’s really not all that different then a summit finish, what is really the point?.
Wow look Pogi just won a 7th summit finish…
That Born to Run book got me through IM. As I recall he was a big dude too.
I never remember running “hard” but rather just managed it. Bike kept me in the game.
Real runners are something else. Watched Mirinda Carfrae a lot.
I remember seeing Chris Lieto aping down Ali’i Drive with a 10(?) minute lead, Crowie gliding down the road in chase, and thinking it won’t be long. He’s such a smooth, effortless runner.
Btw, check your messages…
Well, Venga took Tadej to the woodshed two years ago in a TT with uphill finish, so probably not a foregone outcome. Tadej was obviously not at his best like Venga wasn’t next year so the thought of a true throwdown with them both at 100% is compelling.
Seems like it could be in Remco’s wheelhouse too, or a real test for him against those two.
Overall, course looks hard and that it will reward the rider good at everything.
Seeing Lil’ Ricky Tello top 10 in a Grand Tour TT 
Call me biased, I like the guy
I am sorry if I got the name wrong. I still this we need a wiki page with all the names
I’m seeing complaints that the Tour De France Femmes avec Zwift course is basically a straight line across France vs a tour around
Really?