Sunday night Marco called me. Wants to go riding. It was above the freezing mark so I agreed. We rode mountain bikes around our usual road riding loop and then hit the crit course and then a few hills up Eglinton . Not a great hill, but in a big gear and on knobby tires I guess its ok. I wish I would have worn shoes covers or thicker socks. My toes were feeling pain that I haven't known before.
I guess the qualifying race for the World Masters Championships is in less than 3 months. Somewhere in New York. I have to do some more research on that, and by 'some research' I mean 'research'. As I have really done shit sandwich. But apparently its a 100 mile Grand Fondo , but they are only timing you on the climbs. So it seems like we can take it easy throughout the race and then just torch the climbs. Seems like a stupid way to gauge how fast someone is overall.
I am ordering a new pair of 2011 Zipp 202's this week. Their service will be invaluable at that race. I wonder where the whole team will stay down there. I hope sub 15lb bikes are ok at this race. Mine will be pushing 14lbs.
The other night with Marco I tried a new energy and vitamin chewable. I am not sure exactly if it worked or not, but last night I had one of the best training rides downstairs that I have ever had. Luckily my Guerciotti is stiff as hell or I may have snapped something off of it. I can only assume that the accompanying Energy drink was the cause. It looks and tastes more like frozen concentrated orange juice, and is nothing like a Red Bull or Monster. The 4 ingredients listed after water are basically all sugar or some variation of sugar. So that would explain the burst of energy I felt. The label states it is a 'Healthy Energy' dietary supplement, also a power antioxidant. So I can only assume they have researched this and determined it to be true.
My honest take on this tasty beverage is as follows. Yes, you will most likely experience a period of increased energy. I imagine it would be on par with a can of Red Bull, a Hammer Gel, or a donut and a Coke. You may even get a small shot of vitamins. I don't fully see the benefit to taking an energy shot before a ride as the crash may come sooner rather than later. I like to think you can complete a ride based on the nutrition already stored in your body, and the food and water you eat while you're riding, if you eat right. Not a huge fan of the sugar blast. But it will work for some quite nicely. Eat 2 bananas before your ride and save some money, but I will repeat this stuff tastes pretty good.
I have to go drop $150+ on a new blender today. All the frozen pineapple I throw in my current blender has ruined it. I need to somehow hook up a blender up to my bike .
Word.
I guess the qualifying race for the World Masters Championships is in less than 3 months. Somewhere in New York. I have to do some more research on that, and by 'some research' I mean 'research'. As I have really done shit sandwich. But apparently its a 100 mile Grand Fondo , but they are only timing you on the climbs. So it seems like we can take it easy throughout the race and then just torch the climbs. Seems like a stupid way to gauge how fast someone is overall.
I am ordering a new pair of 2011 Zipp 202's this week. Their service will be invaluable at that race. I wonder where the whole team will stay down there. I hope sub 15lb bikes are ok at this race. Mine will be pushing 14lbs.
The other night with Marco I tried a new energy and vitamin chewable. I am not sure exactly if it worked or not, but last night I had one of the best training rides downstairs that I have ever had. Luckily my Guerciotti is stiff as hell or I may have snapped something off of it. I can only assume that the accompanying Energy drink was the cause. It looks and tastes more like frozen concentrated orange juice, and is nothing like a Red Bull or Monster. The 4 ingredients listed after water are basically all sugar or some variation of sugar. So that would explain the burst of energy I felt. The label states it is a 'Healthy Energy' dietary supplement, also a power antioxidant. So I can only assume they have researched this and determined it to be true.
My honest take on this tasty beverage is as follows. Yes, you will most likely experience a period of increased energy. I imagine it would be on par with a can of Red Bull, a Hammer Gel, or a donut and a Coke. You may even get a small shot of vitamins. I don't fully see the benefit to taking an energy shot before a ride as the crash may come sooner rather than later. I like to think you can complete a ride based on the nutrition already stored in your body, and the food and water you eat while you're riding, if you eat right. Not a huge fan of the sugar blast. But it will work for some quite nicely. Eat 2 bananas before your ride and save some money, but I will repeat this stuff tastes pretty good.
I have to go drop $150+ on a new blender today. All the frozen pineapple I throw in my current blender has ruined it. I need to somehow hook up a blender up to my bike .
Word.
