Laramie Enduro
Posted on June 23, 2009, under Uncategorized.
Spent the weekend pre-Riding the Laramie course. It was a great time. 37 miles on Saturday and 25 on Sunday. The total course is 72 miles, but, the water crossings were overflowing so Sunday had reduced mileage.
The Laramie Enduro is August 1st and that leaves little time to prepare physically. I’ve spent the last few months increasing mileage both daily and weekly. Training specifically for the amount of climbing has been critical. In addition I’ve thrown in a race to gauge my progress and ready my body for tempo and endurance demands.
Training, working, and managing family time can leave you with little energy and start to wear your body down. It’s especially important to take in healthy calories and get the right amount of sleep. Listen to your body. Push hard on training days and rest on rest days. If you feel your getting sick then take a day off and rest.
Two years ago I joined a training program that was affordable, but, didn’t account for my wavering work schedule and work loads. I was preparing for the Leadville 50 Silver Rush race. With 12k of climbing and altitudes of 10 to 13 thousand feet it is a demanding race. Throughout my training I battled with illness and fatigue. Forcing myself to stick to the plan. It wasn’t fun to ride my bike and ultimately the training wasn’t effective and my race performance was weak.
Make sure riding your bike stays fun! The time to push is when you feel great. If you only have 1 hour then push some hard intervals. If you have a whole weekend day and feel great then add the miles. Staying disciplined is important, but, if your like me your not going to win and endurance events. You’re there to survive!
Go Ride.
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