I went for a 23 mile ride last night and (halfway through it) felt AWESOME. I guess it was a second wind? My legs felt strong, body felt good. I felt like I could ride all night. This ever happened to you guys/gals? Any clinical definition to it?
Felt better after 10 miles into ride????????
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That happens to me all the time. It seems like I have to get several miles into my ride before I get my groove and then I'm ready to ride forever. I mean I go through burning legs, breathing hard, dry mouth, etc. and then somewhere in there it seems like I break through some kind of barrier and I'm all good.
That is what happeneds to me also, usually after 5 miles I feel refreshed and warmed up, this is when I get off and strech because I've always just figured my muscles were warmed up now.
Same here, I always feel terrible for the first 5 miles or so then I seem to come alive. If I still feel that way after 10-15 miles then I know I probably should just take it easy.It's funny how sometimes you feel really strong and other times it feels like an early season ride.
Scott'sTrek1000 said:
The same thing happens to me. I need a warm up period before I really feel into a ride. I wonder if anyone here has tried doing say 10 minutes on a stationary bike just to get their heart rate up to say 50% of max before beginning a ride?
Trekker2017 said:
In football, we used to get a light lift in and hit the sled before gametime to get us ready to go. In a race, it's obviously easy to get into the groove and I see no need for that. As for training, I see my first 10 miles as the tough ones and just pound them out and put it on cruise control.
I am in training for a State finals race and ride nearly every day, the days after a rest day do take me 10 or 15 miles before I am fully energized for the rest of the ride. I guess my bidy just has to get back in the groove.
I tend to have ups and downs when I'm riding. I'm more vulnerable after 2 hours in the seat and then I sometimes find I'm feeling the pain.
Anyone ever been riding for a time and gone all out to catch up another rider? The effort it takes to catch someone up can really tax energy levels. Now I understand why pro riders are so careful to pace themselves when they try to sprint ahead of the peleton.
Anyone ever been riding for a time and gone all out to catch up another rider? The effort it takes to catch someone up can really tax energy levels. Now I understand why pro riders are so careful to pace themselves when they try to sprint ahead of the peleton.
Scott'sTrek1000 said:
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