08-07-2004, 12:50 PM
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| Guest | Re: I blew it!
On Sat, 7 Aug 2004 15:20:42 -0400, Roger Zoul <rogerzoul2@hotmail.com>
wrote:
> I went on a metric century today with about 3700+ feet of climbing.
> According to my Polar 720i, that's about 1800 more feet than I normally
> do
> on 65 miles. Well, the ride as going great. Finally we got to this one
> longish climb...some guy came past me....I decided to follow....I finally
> pasted him back....HR hit 173 (my theoretical max) and stayed there a
> while...I was huffing and puffing...only going about 5 mph or so...but I
> got
> that hill. My buddy who was with me at the beginning said I was out of
> sight by the time he got to the top of that hill. He must weigh some 60
> lbs
> less than me.
>
> Well, the next time a major hill came...I started having cramps in my
> left
> quad...the muscle to the left of the knee cap (inner front thigh)...got
> off
> and massaged it for a bit...it felt better. Went on...another hill...this
> time it started locking up. Got off...I couldn't bend my leg....it was
> stuck straight....that muscle as hard as a rock...it took about 3 minutes
> before it relaxed. That was at 46 miles. I rode to 50 miles (3400ft of
> ascent) where the next rest stop was. I got in the sag wagon. Dammit.
>
> I must learn to respect the climb. I must find some better climbing
> material, too.
>
>
Were you at least out of the saddle attacking the hill or did you just
mash the pedals seated?
Doing the 'Lance Dance' gets me up the hills and saves my legs for the
straight stuff while getting my heart going a little faster.
2 cents mode off.
Bill Baka
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