I blew it!

08-07-2004, 11:20 AM

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.

08-07-2004, 11:50 AM

On Sat, 7 Aug 2004 15:20:42 -0400, Roger Zoul <[Only registered and activated users can see links. ]>
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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08-07-2004, 11:50 AM

On Sat, 7 Aug 2004 15:20:42 -0400, Roger Zoul <[Only registered and activated users can see links. ]>
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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08-07-2004, 11:50 AM

On Sat, 7 Aug 2004 15:20:42 -0400, Roger Zoul <[Only registered and activated users can see links. ]>
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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08-07-2004, 11:50 AM

On Sat, 7 Aug 2004 15:20:42 -0400, Roger Zoul <[Only registered and activated users can see links. ]>
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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08-07-2004, 11:50 AM

On Sat, 7 Aug 2004 15:20:42 -0400, Roger Zoul <[Only registered and activated users can see links. ]>
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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08-07-2004, 01:20 PM

"Roger Zoul" <[Only registered and activated users can see links. ]> wrote in message
news:[Only registered and activated users can see links. ]...
> 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.
>
>

Hi Roger,

I do the Lance Dance, too. I don't necessarily do that much of it out of
the saddle, but I've worked on my aerobic ability to spin the smaller gears.
That keeps me in the game on the longer climbs. It also saves your legs
when you're doing longer rides.

So how was Tigerville? Sorry I didn't make it up there. Who woulda thought
they could move the date from October to early August and still have the
same Fall weather? I just wasn't up for 4 hours of driving to do a 3 hour
ride. I did 82 miles ... half of that solo and half with an old training
buddy from Anderson. What a glorious morning!

Sorry to hear that you ended up in the sag wagon. Work on using small gears
on those hills. When you mash the big gears, you work your muscles harder
and they give out sooner.

We'll talk more about this.

Bob C.

08-07-2004, 01:20 PM

"Roger Zoul" <[Only registered and activated users can see links. ]> wrote in message
news:[Only registered and activated users can see links. ]...
> 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.
>
>

Hi Roger,

I do the Lance Dance, too. I don't necessarily do that much of it out of
the saddle, but I've worked on my aerobic ability to spin the smaller gears.
That keeps me in the game on the longer climbs. It also saves your legs
when you're doing longer rides.

So how was Tigerville? Sorry I didn't make it up there. Who woulda thought
they could move the date from October to early August and still have the
same Fall weather? I just wasn't up for 4 hours of driving to do a 3 hour
ride. I did 82 miles ... half of that solo and half with an old training
buddy from Anderson. What a glorious morning!

Sorry to hear that you ended up in the sag wagon. Work on using small gears
on those hills. When you mash the big gears, you work your muscles harder
and they give out sooner.

We'll talk more about this.

Bob C.

08-07-2004, 01:20 PM

"Roger Zoul" <[Only registered and activated users can see links. ]> wrote in message
news:[Only registered and activated users can see links. ]...
> 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.
>
>

Hi Roger,

I do the Lance Dance, too. I don't necessarily do that much of it out of
the saddle, but I've worked on my aerobic ability to spin the smaller gears.
That keeps me in the game on the longer climbs. It also saves your legs
when you're doing longer rides.

So how was Tigerville? Sorry I didn't make it up there. Who woulda thought
they could move the date from October to early August and still have the
same Fall weather? I just wasn't up for 4 hours of driving to do a 3 hour
ride. I did 82 miles ... half of that solo and half with an old training
buddy from Anderson. What a glorious morning!

Sorry to hear that you ended up in the sag wagon. Work on using small gears
on those hills. When you mash the big gears, you work your muscles harder
and they give out sooner.

We'll talk more about this.

Bob C.

08-07-2004, 01:20 PM

"Roger Zoul" <[Only registered and activated users can see links. ]> wrote in message
news:[Only registered and activated users can see links. ]...
> 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.
>
>

Hi Roger,

I do the Lance Dance, too. I don't necessarily do that much of it out of
the saddle, but I've worked on my aerobic ability to spin the smaller gears.
That keeps me in the game on the longer climbs. It also saves your legs
when you're doing longer rides.

So how was Tigerville? Sorry I didn't make it up there. Who woulda thought
they could move the date from October to early August and still have the
same Fall weather? I just wasn't up for 4 hours of driving to do a 3 hour
ride. I did 82 miles ... half of that solo and half with an old training
buddy from Anderson. What a glorious morning!

Sorry to hear that you ended up in the sag wagon. Work on using small gears
on those hills. When you mash the big gears, you work your muscles harder
and they give out sooner.

We'll talk more about this.

Bob C.