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[doug44]

How many km's or miles have you guys ridden so far training?



We've ridden approximately 1200 kms on road bikes (pavement pussies) and right around 800km on mountain bikes, both single track and fire road. We re limited to after work rides and weekends cuz we both work during the week.



We got a late start on mt bikes because of the huge snow pack here. We' hope to get it at least this much this much again before the end of July.



How bout you guys?

[bangor_lfc]

i dont know how many miles i have up exactly but ive got 5 long hilly runs (110mile+) under my belt.



Unfortunatly a few guys left work and i have had to pick up some of the slack so my training has fallen away badly. I havn't been able to go near a mountain bike race and my technical skills are dodgy to say the least. It's nearly all road stuff.



So i think the next 6 weeks will be a huge cramming session and i just hope work doesn't get in my way.



Id put my fitness on a par with last year but technically im way off.



Anyone else getting worried about their training...........or lack of it?

[jordan.axani]

i'm a little concerned too!



i've been riding about 3-4x/wk for anywhere from 1.5 - 3.5 hrs and running another 3x a week at least 10km. i'm in school and working full time, so its been a little nuts. over the next month i hope to work on my climbing a little and work on my technical technique, as i've been riding on the road mostly too.



any general suggestions for training going into the last month before the race?



cheers!



jordan

[dalrock]

If you're not in shape by now for TR you'll get in shape when you get there. Or you'll completely crater and suck ass the whole entire time, crying on most days and fighting with your partner, cursing the whole damn thing...then getting really drunk at the after party and realizing that 'hey! we actually did it" if you made it... and give each other a big hug. And saying "lets do it again next year, but we'll actually train and get in shape", which will be a load of BS....but it's the thought that counts.



The real glory comes when you go back to the office and all the humanoids who have no idea what you just went through ask 'how it was?...and you say "tough". But they really have no idea. But you know, and that's what matters. You know, and you're going to know, just exactly how tough it really is. If you're a first timer, you should be scared. If you're returning, you're still nervous anyways...



It will be my 3rd TR. And I'm nervous. And this year will be my toughest partner to date.



Training?. If you're not competing in Mountain bike type events/ races on the weekend, then you're probably missing out on a lot of important intensity training. If you're just doing long slow rides with no Intensity, you'll be doing a long slow TR.



I've been racing XC and Enduro every weekend, and maintaining base with 3-4 hour rides at least once a week, and adding in an occasional Tuesday night Crit. This will prep me for a Top 20 finish. I can't stress enough about the Road rides and Cadence practice, efficient, economic pedaling is the key. 90-110 RPM.



good luck.

[bangor_lfc]

HAHAHA Dalrock your post is brilliant. Brutaly honest but so true.



I agree about the work mates thing. no-one understands what its all about.



I also agree about the high cadance on the road.



I've started to do a lot more off road stuff and ive found my tech skills arn't as bad as first feared.



I've also entered a 3 day road race the week before the rockies so i should be going good for the start of TR.............injuries permitting

[Simon]

I just did the BCBR, so that skews the figures a bit.



Before the BCBR I'd done 3900 kms this year. All on my mountain bikes, and about 1/3 off road. The BCBR added another 550 kms to the total, virtually all off road.



Am I ready? I think so as long as I don't push too hard and recover properly before the TR.

[Zoom]

My objective is to finish and enjoy myself.....



I think my training has gone ok. But how do you really know?



Two weeks ago I did four days back to back of 100km plus road riding including lots of hills and also threw in a few 30 minutes hill climbs on foot. I felt really good at the end and recovered well.



I have been doing a 3 hour ride during the week and two rides either off road or road of four hours plus in the weekends. (it's winter here and has been very wet and windy - limiting off road in the last few weeks) This has been consistent over the last 3 months



I also been hill climbing and running



In the next month I have a road race tomorrow and then one in two weeks to get some intensity



A six hour plus ride for sunday and a weekend of singletrack coming up



I think I will be ready