Cross Practice at Brett's
7111 Bainbridge Rd
Chagrin Falls, OH 44023
Wednesday, August 31, 2011
CX Practice
7111 Bainbridge Rd
Chagrin Falls, OH 44023
Thursday, June 23, 2011
Season
I have been a very bad blogger again, sorry for the lack of updates. The first part of the season came to a close for me last week at Lumberjack. I had my season planned around doing some endurance racing in the beginning of the season then resting and focusing on cross for the second half of the year. So that is the plan and I am sticking to it.
The first half of season was a little disappointing result wise. I have been competitive but just lacking the edge to get a big result. The Cohutta 100 went well and I ended up 8th. The next 2 hundreds were disappointing. The Mohican 100 was a priority race and I was in survival mode after 4hrs and finished 21st; not so hot. Last week was the Lumberjack 100 and it was my best race of the season till the wheels fell off after 3hrs. I was racing for the win for the first time this year in a 100. But I cracked badly and DNF with cramps.
So its time to redo some base and get ready for cross. The next part of training will include more endurance work mixed in with racing to roll into cross full throttle. At this point in the season it’s important to reassess and retrain for 2nd half of the year. The first race back will be Tour of the Valley and then I might head up to Superweek. Those races should be good to get the speed back for cross! I will try to be a good blogger and update more often.
Ride On
The first half of season was a little disappointing result wise. I have been competitive but just lacking the edge to get a big result. The Cohutta 100 went well and I ended up 8th. The next 2 hundreds were disappointing. The Mohican 100 was a priority race and I was in survival mode after 4hrs and finished 21st; not so hot. Last week was the Lumberjack 100 and it was my best race of the season till the wheels fell off after 3hrs. I was racing for the win for the first time this year in a 100. But I cracked badly and DNF with cramps.
So its time to redo some base and get ready for cross. The next part of training will include more endurance work mixed in with racing to roll into cross full throttle. At this point in the season it’s important to reassess and retrain for 2nd half of the year. The first race back will be Tour of the Valley and then I might head up to Superweek. Those races should be good to get the speed back for cross! I will try to be a good blogger and update more often.
Ride On
Tuesday, May 3, 2011
Cohutta 100 recap
Well I got the first hundred under the belt for the season. The race went well just a bit off of the leaders. I have done this race 3 times, 2007, 2008 and 2011. The race results are very similar in all 3. The first year I was 5th and was racing for the win, in the 2nd I was just off of the leaders and was 8th. This year I was just off of the leaders in 8th again.
The conditions were great and it was a fast race for a hundred. The race starts with a 3 mile road climb the about 15 miles of single-tract the about 70 miles of dirt road and the rest is nice single-tract to finish. I was in 10th going into the single-tract; I should have been more agro and got the hole- shot! I came off of the leaders going into the dirt road section. This was not good because I road by myself for the rest of the race. I ended up catching 2 riders who made the front group and finished 8th. This was the best my legs felt but I need to be in the group to draft on the dirt roads, overall a good day.
http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/national-ultra-endurance-nue-series-cohutta-100-ne/results
http://www.mtbracenews.com/view_article.jsp?id=303
The conditions were great and it was a fast race for a hundred. The race starts with a 3 mile road climb the about 15 miles of single-tract the about 70 miles of dirt road and the rest is nice single-tract to finish. I was in 10th going into the single-tract; I should have been more agro and got the hole- shot! I came off of the leaders going into the dirt road section. This was not good because I road by myself for the rest of the race. I ended up catching 2 riders who made the front group and finished 8th. This was the best my legs felt but I need to be in the group to draft on the dirt roads, overall a good day.
http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/national-ultra-endurance-nue-series-cohutta-100-ne/results
http://www.mtbracenews.com/view_article.jsp?id=303
Thursday, April 28, 2011
Big Ride
Well the first MTB race of the season is upon me. It will be a big one, opening up with the Cohutta 100 in Saturday sure to be a lot of peddling and breathing! Give you guys an update on Saturday or Sunday depending on the crack-age!
Sunday, March 13, 2011
Shootout
Little late, sorry I was cracked from the bikin today. The Shootout was a spectacle for sure. We rolled out and there was a crash instantly. I guess that happens when 180 people show up for a group ride. The ride was 100k and the average speed was 37kph and I made the front group with about 20-30 riders. Normal power was 239w and max was 1000w. It was a fun ride and I got some really good variable pace work in. I like the WBL rides in Athens Ga a little better than he Shootout because they are longer but it was super fun too. More to come!
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