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2 big events, 1 week apart.
I live in SW Ohio and have for years had an urge to give
"Calvin's Challenge" a go. (It's a 12 hour ultra-endurance type deal) for more info: http://www.geocities.com/Colosseum/Field/4526/ The problem has always been, it typically falls on the same weekend as the "3 States 3 Mountains Challenge" in Chattanooga, Tennessee http://www.chattbike.com/events/3_state/3stchlng.htm which is the ride I end up doing. This year however, the fates have smiled on me! Calvin's Challenge is April 30, and the 3S3M is May 7! My question is this, if I stay in reasonable shape this winter (riding my new fixed gear, which I LOVE!) and train hard in the spring, can I reasonably expect to be able to complete a 12 hour race and recover enough for a grueling (~8000' of climbing) century a week later? I know I can get in shape for either of these events, but trying to do both is uncharted territory for me. Thanks, Greg -- ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~ "Dolphins find people amusing, but they don't want to talk to them." --David Byrne ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~ My Photos- http://members.aol.com/photog0314/ My Blog- http://gargreguan.blogspot.com/ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~ |
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On Fri, 10 Dec 2004 00:07:00 GMT, Greg Evans
wrote: I live in SW Ohio and have for years had an urge to give "Calvin's Challenge" a go. (It's a 12 hour ultra-endurance type deal) for more info: http://www.geocities.com/Colosseum/Field/4526/ The problem has always been, it typically falls on the same weekend as the "3 States 3 Mountains Challenge" in Chattanooga, Tennessee http://www.chattbike.com/events/3_state/3stchlng.htm which is the ride I end up doing. This year however, the fates have smiled on me! Calvin's Challenge is April 30, and the 3S3M is May 7! My question is this, if I stay in reasonable shape this winter (riding my new fixed gear, which I LOVE!) and train hard in the spring, can I reasonably expect to be able to complete a 12 hour race and recover enough for a grueling (~8000' of climbing) century a week later? I know I can get in shape for either of these events, but trying to do both is uncharted territory for me. Sounds like a 6 day, 300 mile stage race with a lot of rest days. I'd spend them sleeping, eating and riding gently. How are the long, tough rides on any of your joints? Knees, ankles stuff like that? I'd worry about orthopedic issues, all the rest will heal. Even if you ride the Century slow, big deal. How bad does this Century beat you up all by itself? IOW, does it leave you with reserves. Figure yourself going in with some of those reserves used up and if you can handle that, you're good. Ron |
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