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Hi All,
Next year is going to be my breakout year. Here are my results from this year for events I care about: Vestfold Rundt: 165km hilly with some flat in the middle in 4:42 (winners 4:10) Baglerrunden: 62km hilly in 1:44 (winners 1:34) Trondheim-Oslo: 540km in 18:40 (winners 14:??) Melfar24: 592km in 24 hours on rolling hills (winner 720km) local ITT: 10km on road bike in 14:56 local road races: I got dropped in all 5 or 6 I entered. So I need some motivational numbers to strive for. I need some goals and wagers from all you retards to set the bar, merciless crowd that you are, I think this will help. Joseph |
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On Dec 4, 11:24 am, "
wrote: Hi All, Next year is going to be my breakout year. Here are my results from this year for events I care about: Vestfold Rundt: 165km hilly with some flat in the middle in 4:42 (winners 4:10) Baglerrunden: 62km hilly in 1:44 (winners 1:34) Trondheim-Oslo: 540km in 18:40 (winners 14:??) Melfar24: 592km in 24 hours on rolling hills (winner 720km) local ITT: 10km on road bike in 14:56 local road races: I got dropped in all 5 or 6 I entered. So I need some motivational numbers to strive for. I need some goals and wagers from all you retards to set the bar, merciless crowd that you are, I think this will help. Strive for #1. It is the only number that matters. Don't go to races and have them be the hardest thing you've done. Train with people who are better than you such that they put the hurt on you week in and week out. Suffer. The training rides should be very similar to an actual race. Then when you get to the dorky low category race, it will seem very easy. It worked for me. You can always upgrade to your level of incompetance later. Good luck. Oh yeah,... slim down. |
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... Next year is going to be my breakout year. Remember this - next year is ALWAYS easier than this year. As you gain experience you gain fitness and it all means that you find where you can ride. Good luck and I hope you don't find your level for a long time. |
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Train high and race even higher.This is something that Bob Roll has
discussed in depth. |
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On Dec 5, 5:55 pm, MagillaGorilla wrote:
wrote: Hi All, Next year is going to be my breakout year. Here are my results from this year for events I care about: Vestfold Rundt: 165km hilly with some flat in the middle in 4:42 (winners 4:10) Baglerrunden: 62km hilly in 1:44 (winners 1:34) Trondheim-Oslo: 540km in 18:40 (winners 14:??) Melfar24: 592km in 24 hours on rolling hills (winner 720km) local ITT: 10km on road bike in 14:56 local road races: I got dropped in all 5 or 6 I entered. So I need some motivational numbers to strive for. I need some goals and wagers from all you retards to set the bar, merciless crowd that you are, I think this will help. Joseph Unless you are making money from racing or you are under 25 years of age, you will find no worthwhile motivational speech from me to race your bike. That's why top pros who retire don't compete in master's categories. I think they don't race because they are either burned out, or afraid they'll get their asses kicked. Racing for "fun" is stupid and not even a top pro could find the incentive (or logical reason) to put in the necessary training and travelling when the benefit is NOTHING. So if you want to ride faster, the first thing you need to learn is you cannot fabricate motivation when there really is none. Amateur racing has NO MOTIVATIONAL INCENTIVE unless you're still young and have the desire to do that sort of thing. It can be fun if you're in college or travelling with some buddies. But once you get to a certain age, racing is stupid, and a complete waste of time. I have big fun at my events and on training rides with the guys (who are all faster than me). That in itself is enough to keep doing it. But it would be more fun to not get dropped... Once you lose incentive, don't bother trying to invent one because there really never was a worthwhile one to begin with. I don't need motivation, I need something to help me not make excuses. All the guys I ride with try to be supportive, but all they really see is that I get dropped, and say "good job!" when I roll across the line and they are already in their cars. I tell myself I want to be able to hang with them, but when I have my own personal goal posts, it's too easy for me to make changes and justifications along the way to accomodate my laziness. I figure putting it in a public forum like this will help me keep my focus. Folks reminding me in a few months about what a big talker I was, why no results? Of course, you can do what most people in here do: ride 100 miles/week and spend $2,500 on a power meter and then drive 110 miles at 5 a.m. to a parking lot crit to compete for $250. And in the process, you can risk crashing and causing $1,250 in equipment damage and maybe another $3,000 in hospital bills. No crits for me! And I go at more like 200 per week. And anyway I have a $100 deductible on my bike insurance for any damage for any reason. Not that that is what keeps me from falling every chance I can get. But as much as I'm curious about what it would say, I'm with you on the powermeter. I just need to ride more and lose weight. No PhD required. If you win a lot, you can go around and tell everyone you're the No. 2 ranked Cat 3 in your district and think that actually means something in life. If that doesn't mean something in life, what does? ;-) Joseph |
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MagillaGorilla pontificated:
Unless you are making money from racing or you are under 25 years of age, you will find no worthwhile motivational speech from me to race your bike. That's why top pros who retire don't compete in master's categories. Racing for "fun" is stupid and not even a top pro could find the incentive (or logical reason) to put in the necessary training and travelling when the benefit is NOTHING. So if you want to ride faster, the first thing you need to learn is you cannot fabricate motivation when there really is none. Amateur racing has NO MOTIVATIONAL INCENTIVE unless you're still young and have the desire to do that sort of thing. It can be fun if you're in college or travelling with some buddies. But once you get to a certain age, racing is stupid, and a complete waste of time. Once you lose incentive, don't bother trying to invent one because there really never was a worthwhile one to begin with. Of course, you can do what most people in here do: ride 100 miles/week and spend $2,500 on a power meter and then drive 110 miles at 5 a.m. to a parking lot crit to compete for $250. And in the process, you can risk crashing and causing $1,250 in equipment damage and maybe another $3,000 in hospital bills. If you win a lot, you can go around and tell everyone you're the No. 2 ranked Cat 3 in your district and think that actually means something in life. At the risk of giving Magilla an even bigger head and a big gorilla boner, I have to admit his posts are providing some damn good rbr entertainment for this reader. Unfortunately, I've failed to take his advice above in almost every respect, so now I'm out the door for a good 3-hour ride... (btw, thanks Greg... you're supporting me too) Mark http://marcofanelli.blogspot.com |
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williepoo wrote:
Train high and race even higher.This is something that Bob Roll has discussed in depth. Marijuana won't help your power, Boston George. Which is why I advise aspiring racers to do as Juan Pablo Castro did (Cat II from NY), which is to smuggle cocaine in your rectum and then try to board an international flight, get caught, and then spend several years in the bighouse. I'm JT knows the details better than me. Magilla |
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