Does anyone else have problems with getting winded early, then it goes away after about 10 miles? I'm not sure why it's happening, but it does.
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my wild guess is that its because you try to go too hard in the first 10 miles and then after that you slow to a pace that is slightly below your Threshold Power.AirRescueScott said:
What are you using to gauge your level of effort during the ride? A power meter, heart rate monitor or PE (perceived effort) ??
Did have a HR monitor only, but now have a powertap. I have never been a "warm up" type of athlete, but perhaps in my older age I should allow myself more time to get the HR up, etc, etcPureshot78 said:
Everytime I ride!! Its uphill away from my house so I always feel a bit overly tired like I am not goig to have a good ride-then after I warm-up and have my first one or two high efforts and recover I am good to go.AirRescueScott said:
Some people just need to process some Lactic acid before they can really go, go, go.
Warmup is a good idea at any age. Warmup and it's impact on performance and injury reduction has been heavily studied. A pub med search turned up several papers like this: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?itool=abstractplus&db=pubmed&cmd=Retrieve&dopt=abstractplus&list_uids=3849057AirRescueScott said:
Fifteen minutes of L1/L2 warmup to get your muscle temps up, get your blood flowing and just to loosen up followed by a L4 blowout (love that term from Hunter and Coggin's book) really works. It also speaks to the idea that you just need to process a bit of blood lactate before you're really ready to work.
