| Title: | Bicycling |
| Notice: | Bicycling for Fun |
| Moderator: | JAMIN::WASSER |
| Created: | Mon Apr 14 1986 |
| Last Modified: | Fri Jun 06 1997 |
| Last Successful Update: | Fri Jun 06 1997 |
| Number of topics: | 3214 |
| Total number of notes: | 31946 |
Hi People
I am a Cat 3 racer and relatively new to the sport. I would like to hear
about how some of you other racers here at Digital handle training and work.
In a typical week during the racing season I will train for about 300 miles
give or take 50 miles. Some of the miles (about 150) are very fast, the rest
are at a moderate pace. Throughout the season I continually had problems
with burn-out. Every month or so I had to take 4 or 5 days in a row off. My body
was just too beat to train. I think part of the problem was that my job at
Digital entailed being on my feet moving around for at least 8 sometimes 10
hours a day. Unfortunately I cant ride to work.
Can you please state your racing level when answering (I,m hoping to move up).
So racers how do you do it?
Is anyone else out there in my shoes? If so whats your schedule?
How do you racers with desk jobs train?
Thx wayne
| T.R | Title | User | Personal Name | Date | Lines |
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| 872.1 | priorities | SVCRUS::CRANE | Tue Sep 20 1988 12:55 | 20 | |
Burnout is tough to avoid if you train enough to be competative.
I have my wife drive me in to work in the morning and then ride
home in the evening. I keep my Bike inside my car in the Lot during
the day and if I have to work late and don't have time or light
enough I just drive home that day. My minimum ride Home is 38 Miles
and I will usually do about 45. I have become really good at detecting
burnout before it gets to me to badly and take the day off or ride
very slowly home and really enjoy the ride. If I have to take more
than 2 days off the bike in a row I feel the effect for over a week.
I have to keep things in perspective so that my riding never
interferes with my work and when you occasionaly put in 60-70 hours
riding can cause complete physical exhaustion and take months to
fully recover from. Make sure you have your priorities straight
and always tell yourself when your just to beat to train.
"Hell, I'm not getting paid for this" That tends to help justify
The missed training a bit.
John C.
(Cat III racer now retired for the season)
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