Competition prep

I'd say a 48 hour break or even just some a light riding in those two
days is all you need for your body to prepare itself for the event. You
want those muscles in top condition!

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mscalisi said:

We only need one 36" rim, one that doesn't suck. A properly sized KH rim
(like the 29er only larger) would be awesome.

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Back when I used to read Bicycling Magazine, there were lots of articles
about training programs and methods. One of the common tenets was to
not ride, or only do a very easy ride on the day before big events.

Other things to think about:
- Try to avoid getting injured just before, or at the beginning of, big
events
- Don't try new equipment or clothing in competitions or long rides. If
you haven't spent time riding with it, stick to what you know works and
is comfortable.
- Give it your very best shot, but don't forget to have fun in the
process!

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In many sports it is common to lower your training slightly just before
an event.

By the way what is OUI?

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Ottawa Unicycle Invasion, it is this week-end, in Ottawa, Canada
🙄 More details 'here' (http://carlroth.net/oui07/). I'm still
not sure if I should go to the Muni Race, I've never Muni of my
life...

-Hugo-

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for swimming we lower all our practices and phyiscal activity ALOT and
then you have alot of evergy. so i would say only ride like 15 min a
day from here on out, so you dont totally out of uni practice

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Just practice riding strenuously doing what you would be doing at the
convention, I know when I go to a unicycle convention I ride a lot
harder and longer then I normally would.

Go ahead and ride up untill about 2 days before the event. 2 days
before, still ride, but slow it down a little. I personally would at
least ride a little the day before though, as long as you don't over do
it it doesn't hurt. Obviously you don't want to just sit around like a
couch potato the day before...

Oh, don't train all out everyday, either. Go hard for a day or two,
then have an "easy" day, stuff like that.

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extremtrialist said:

Ottawa Unicycle Invasion, it is this week-end, in Ottawa, Canada
🙄 More details 'here' (http://carlroth.net/oui07/). I'm still
not sure if I should go to the Muni Race, I've never Muni of my
life...

-Hugo-

Do it Hugo, you will have no problem. I have been checking out the
general area that the competition is taking place in and if you can do
trials at all then you will have no problem. Its not a huge downhill
thing, its cross country although some places can get pretty technical
you can always walk it.

Thanks for the tips guys, you are all pretty much saying what I was
thinking. Right now I'm taking a day or two off to rest because my body
hurts... alot... Then I will probably not be able to not ride so I will
probably bring it to work on thursday or something for a bit. The
problem is I am never sitting around like a couch potatoe, I still work
10-12 hours a day where I'm standing and running around a kitchen, so
its hard to let my body relax.

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ntappin said:

So this Saturday I have OUI coming up and since it is probably my
favourite event of the year, it also really motivates me to be more
competitive because I know the people I'm competing against. I have
actualy been training for it, I have been riding at least every day
doing similar things to whats going to be going on at the event (muni
racing and trials).

This obviously takes its toll on my body and I'm wondering at what
point should I just sit back and rest to let my body do the rest of the
work before the actual competitions.

So at what point should I take a break from training and just relax.
Should I? Are there other things I should do instead that will help me
out but allow my body to have a break?

Any other tips?

I generally do my last serious ride a week or two before a major event,
and then taper off, concentrating on fitness rides and low injury risk.
If you're not in shape a week before the event, it's too late anyway.

If I were doing something related to trials, I might also do some
low-risk skill work like riding skinnies on the ground, or just pure
sidehop height onto something solid.

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