CR 23rd Feb

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Re: CR 23rd Feb

Postby -Adam- » Mon Feb 25, 2008 7:07 pm

[quote="adrian"]Didn't contest the sprint - like Apples, I was content to lead the fast boys out and then let them have the glory :wink:


Who lead out the sprint!? Dave K followed by George I seem to remember. When Dave went to the front, with George on his wheel, and I on George's, there weren't no one on mine 8)

I then overhauled George's brief effort to try to be a sprinter, despite the continuing knee issue and general fatigue. :x

Havn't touched my bike since Saturday, though I was able to put the power down the HR was not playing ball, a sure sign the previous weeks of racing and major crash have taken their toll. I intend to resume training on Wednesday however, so we'll see what happens...
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Re: CR 23rd Feb

Postby Andrew G » Mon Feb 25, 2008 9:07 pm

[quote="Adrian"]The pace was kept brisk and got steadily brisker, largely thanks to the chap in black who I only know as Jonathan B's mate.

Dan G? Previously went for the shaven headed thang, now going for the blonde bombshell look :D .
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Re: CR 23rd Feb

Postby Mike I » Mon Feb 25, 2008 9:57 pm

On the nutrition issue, I see that the advice from Hammer Nutrition is to eat, er, a Hammer Gel. Well, who'd have thought it, eh :roll: . Have these people no shame?

I always carry some food on the clubrun. As a result, I have an unwrapped Go bar which has spent the last 18 months going to and from Charlwood nearly every Saturday morning. At least I know that I'm adequately prepared for the chocolate cake famine, should it ever hit the caff.
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Re: CR 23rd Feb

Postby adrian » Tue Feb 26, 2008 11:24 am

[quote="-Adam-"][quote="adrian"]Didn't contest the sprint - like Apples, I was content to lead the fast boys out and then let them have the glory :wink:


Who lead out the sprint!? Dave K followed by George I seem to remember.

You may well be right - I was too far back to see at that point (like, about 300 yards) :wink:
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Re: CR 23rd Feb

Postby Dombo » Tue Feb 26, 2008 5:49 pm

[quote="Mike I"]On the nutrition issue, I see that the advice from Hammer Nutrition is to eat, er, a Hammer Gel. Well, who'd have thought it, eh :roll: . Have these people no shame?


Cycling Plus this month has a dvd on training for the Etape. Sponsored by SIS the nutrition section has the intrepid riders detailing the "food" they scarf down during the ride, mostly PSP22, GO drink, and GO bars. Not a hard boiled egg or banana between them.

Whatever happened to cold lobster and armagnac that used to sustain Messrs Anquetil et al?
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Re: CR 23rd Feb

Postby adrian » Tue Feb 26, 2008 6:08 pm

[quote="Dombo"] Whatever happened to cold lobster and armagnac that used to sustain Messrs Anquetil et al?

Or indeed their modern-day, povs' equivalents - pork pies and tap water?
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Re: CR 23rd Feb

Postby Steve B » Tue Feb 26, 2008 10:14 pm

I woke up yesterday, monday, with a real stinker (hold the jokes please). Maybe that was the culprit for saturdays bonking? (now gentlemen please, really :shock: ) Sore throat this morning but things now seem to be going in the right direction and hopefully will be able to get on the turbo tomorrow night :)


[quote="Toks"][quote="Steve B"][ I've never carried food on a club run, and never needed to either. Breakfast, usually 4 weetabix, and then cake at the cafe is plenty to keep me going, along with energy drink, till I get home, even when riding in the training group last year.

The problem yesterday was that I rode too hard (cooking myself) after not riding hard for 7 weeks, and not at all for the first 4 of those, except a few light turbo's to keep the knee moving. My body just didn't like what I was doing to it, so it gave up. I'm going to have to show it who's boss :?

Does anyone else take and eat food on the club run?

Steve


Wow are you serious Steve? On any ride longer than two hours I'll have at least a 2 or 3 of energy bars.


Yes Toks, never taken food on club run. Ride to CSS is a warm up, 25mins. Basically the ride to the cafe is about an hour and a bit. With energy drink you should easily be ok without eating if you have a breakfast in you. 30mins rest with cake and tea/ energy drink and an hour or so's ride back (boxhill a bit longer) should be a doddle without anymore food. Maybe I'm wrong but I've always been ok. Infact if I have ever eaten more in the cafe I've ended up with cramps.
Toks you live a lot further away from CSS than me so yes you probably do need to eat more while on the CR. Hope to see you out on one soon 8)

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Re: CR 23rd Feb

Postby Ivor » Wed Feb 27, 2008 10:31 am

always have a decent breakfast before I set out (porridge). then anything up to one hour, just carry water, 1-2 hours energy drinks, over 2 hours drinks and a pocket full of snacks.
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