tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36139180.post5835825070620038596..comments2024-03-19T05:40:22.017-04:00Comments on Sprinter della Casa: Racing - Why Upgrade Equipment For a Cat 3?Akihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00430651087205849350noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36139180.post-52946457798216911022009-05-22T21:14:11.933-04:002009-05-22T21:14:11.933-04:00Point taken on the training/coaching. The director...Point taken on the training/coaching. The director of the track, Tony, is a very savy and experienced racer (he even races when he can). I hope to pick his brain regarding some of the subtleties of track racing.<br /><br />For the most part, I understand the mass start tactics (scratch, points, even unknown distance or snowball). Problem is I lack some elemental fitness or power to sustain the efforts I need to sustain. It's not like a crit where I can coast for 30 seconds a lap (which I typically do). There's no faking it.<br /><br />Therefore I've decided that I need to work on specific intervals, stuff I did way back when. It helped me deal with repeated jumps and such, but after a while I just did more races instead of doing the training. Although I hope to race tons, I realize that specific intervals will help me learn about myself when I have only one gear and can't coast at all.Akihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00430651087205849350noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36139180.post-1226803231606977122009-05-22T12:50:31.179-04:002009-05-22T12:50:31.179-04:00Track racing should be simple... and so should som...Track racing should be simple... and so should some of the solutions to your becoming faster.... new stuff is one thing. Another is a coach? Could a coach help you with workout feedback? Could a coach help with workout scenarios that gain you tactics as well as fitness? Could a coach challenge you to tackle some of your weaknesses? Could a coach motivate you to get past your plateaus?<br /><br />OK enough coach. <br /><br />"Madison clinic" videos are on youtube, Watch them in order to build on ideas in the one before... sorry about quality... some real nuggets of madison insight.Bilkohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17901640696746347308noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36139180.post-35233200528329240222009-05-22T07:03:34.453-04:002009-05-22T07:03:34.453-04:00I know what you mean, having power data really hig...I know what you mean, having power data really highlights just how close you were to not getting dropped.<br /><br />I look at NP for road races and see my IF is sky high and think "If my bike was 3-4 lbs lighter I would have worked ~2% less on the climbs and maybe stayed with the pack a little while longer" or whatever. Sometimes the gear obsession seems silly but when you're so close to keeping that wheel it might make the difference.<br /><br />I also just really like racing and want to try track and cross this year. Maybe mountain bike racing at some point too.Mikehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07434219818361831871noreply@blogger.com