Workout Of The Day for Sunday, 11/8…
Sunday.
Go Race.
That’s all.
OK, maybe not.
Before your race today, try to take note of the places on the course where the decisive moments of the race are likely to take place.
The last few courses in the Seattle series have all had pretty important landmarks, for EG: Single track through a corn maze? Get stuck behind traffic and you’re walking. End of race.
Giant uphill followed by twisty technical descent? What’s your flavor; Kill it on the climb, or catch back on the descent? Do you really want to sprint all-out at the start when you need to start climbing almost immediately thereafter?
During your course preview take note of features like this, and while you are muttering to yourself “Geeezuz…. are they really going to start us downhill on pavement directly into a sandpit?!?” pause for a second to reflect upon the comedy of the situation, and follow up with the appropriate gameplan, to whit: “I damn well better have a good start, ’cause I don’t want to get caught in the carnage when we hit the sand pit at 30 mph!”
Geez, Man – that’s pretty simplistic; don’t you always want to kill it on the start?
Maybe.
Take that Uphill scenario I mentioned (The Steilacoom course, sans long run-up.) Sure you can peg it on the start, and have great position entering the climb… but so what? Half that climb is on fire roads. Lots of room to pass the folks that blew their wad on the start.
make sense?
So, game plan in hand, go forth and race.
Afterwards, take some notes:
How did the game plan go?
What did you get right?
What did you miss?
What did you learn today that would change your game plan next time?
Have fun!
M
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