Official 2013 Blue Ridge Bike Camp thread
Starting this thread to get some banter going for next week's Blue Ridge Bike Camp.
I'm psyched for this camp...will be a heavy dose of much needed early season mileage for my legs. My longest rides thus far are just under 50 miles so I expect to be shelled come Sunday.
I'm driving in on Wednesday from Cincinnati and will arrive around 8PM. Training for Racine 70.3 in July and IMMOO in September.
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Looking forward to meeting everyone!
Aside from Tucson, my default rides have been under 80 minutes...going to be a blast!!!
Are most folks riding road or Tri bikes?
I'm excited to take off work. Even more excited that I get to goof off and ride a bunch. Looking forward to logging a bunch of miles. Goal race is cda so this camp works out nicely. It's almost like someone designed it to be that way...hmmmmm.....
Also...what is the plan for Sunday? Assuming it will be a shorter ride so folks can set off for home?
All days will offer a shorter option. But 50 miles in these mountains can take time. For the most part, we rarely average more than 16mph.
Make sure you have good rubber on your wheels, and your brakes work well. CoachP, I finally changed out that front tire last night you were giving me grief about last year on the camp. Didn't want to descend Thunder Ridge at top speed on an old dry rotted tire. Didn't check out the brakes though!!
This is going to be an EPIC Camp. See everyone next week.
I'm really looking forward to this. As if a full day of riding isn't enough cycling...I'm bringing my iPod which has two of the best cycling movies ever made...Breaking Away and American Flyers! Fire up the TV!
Jeremy, I was going to bring both of those CDs but you got it covered.
I had to shut off Groupme till next week. Someone started that too early before the camp and too late at night for those with early bedtimes.
For what it's worth, I'm bringing a spare wheelset in my car. The rear will have a 27 on it, so if you want to keep your 23 on but swap in a 27 for one (or multiple) day you could.
Hey all Blue Ridgers great meet up with you all and get to ride in God's country. Many thanks for your patience in answering all my elementray IM questions along the way. Could one of you lead studs bring bread crumbs next yr?
Will be working from my standing desk position for a few days. Joe
Yikes. Anyone else feel like they left their legs in NC? Went out for the first bike since Sunday in NC. Was supposed to be a short 60 minute ride....10 minutes of "ON" time then balance at Z3.
What it ended up being is a 50 minute JRA ride.
It started badly...I had a hard time even holding Z4 on my 3x1 warmup. Then....I had a hard time getting within 10-20 watts of Z5 for the "ON" intervals...and even knocked them down to 30 sec vs. 1 minute. I have never had such a difficult time holding these short intervals. It was like I had a Musk Ox tied to my rear wheel.
Hoping I feel better for my Saturday 2.5hr ride.
Dead legs for certain. The long run today should be fun.
Yeah,
Although not as smart as you, I tried to go back to the GF plan on Tues morn with the hill repeats- got through 5 of the 10 when my left calf hubbled me, limped back to an ice pack. Latter in the day I got the post from PM to lay off for few
About 1.5-2 weeks after significant mileage (even low IFs), my cycling always takes a big bump! I try to do as many BBWS and/or BBWknds, leading up to each of my IMs.
It's even more fun if you go to altitude (ex, Casa Truscott), get in a BBW, then come back down to sea level - then you crush EVERYONE!!
If nothing else, mentally it redefined what's hilly and what constitutes a long ride.