I’m a bit behind on blogging so bear with me a bit J On May 8th I took the day off so I could
sleep in, do a quick ride at Tiger and then an airport run! Tiger has been my main training ground for
years. I use it to gauge how I am doing and where I need to improve … here my
(self made) report card:
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Climbing: A à
I made it to the top in under 30 minutes – and I was feeling slow! Climbing can take anywhere from 29 to 33
minutes for me depending on the legs. I was surprised to see I was in decent climbing
shape, without putting out too much effort on the climb.
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Technical descending: C à The descent takes me 15
minutes on a great day, 17 on an average day, and 19 on a slow day. You guessed
it, it took me 19 minutes. Not really surprising given that most of my riding
lately has been on the road bike. But it’s ok, I know I can make it back – I just
need to put in a few more hours on the trail. Of all the ‘tests’, this is the
easiest and funnest result to fix!
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Fitness: A à
I did well on the flats and flowy bits of the trail – looking good here
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Technical climbing: B à I did well on technical
climbing on the Iverson side but wussed out on a few spots I should have at
least tried J
All in all I give myself a ‘B’. Not a bad place to be when
my ‘A’ race is in September!!!
