Comments on: Failing the test http://www.cycle-tours.com/blog/2009/04/19/failing-the-test/ Musings of the Itinerant Cyclist Tue, 08 Sep 2009 05:25:58 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: girochatterbox http://www.cycle-tours.com/blog/2009/04/19/failing-the-test/comment-page-1/#comment-1305 girochatterbox Tue, 21 Apr 2009 15:08:15 +0000 http://www.cycle-tours.com/blog/?p=469#comment-1305 When you registered for the century, you thought it was 100 miles and a paltry 7,000-8,000 feet of climbing with no sustained climbs over about 3 miles. Then, when the route sheet came out, it was going to be close to 10K feet of climbing with the darn 8ish mile climb. You knew it was going to be significantly harder than expected. And, your training was limited by some pretty bad weather in the weeks leading up to the event. You should not beat yourself up. Your fitness and strength are both coming along nicely. When you registered for the century, you thought it was 100 miles and a paltry 7,000-8,000 feet of climbing with no sustained climbs over about 3 miles. Then, when the route sheet came out, it was going to be close to 10K feet of climbing with the darn 8ish mile climb. You knew it was going to be significantly harder than expected. And, your training was limited by some pretty bad weather in the weeks leading up to the event. You should not beat yourself up. Your fitness and strength are both coming along nicely.

]]> By: Groover http://www.cycle-tours.com/blog/2009/04/19/failing-the-test/comment-page-1/#comment-1303 Groover Sun, 19 Apr 2009 22:02:40 +0000 http://www.cycle-tours.com/blog/?p=469#comment-1303 Ghee, Rick, I'm not sure but aren't you a bit harsh on yourself? How many cenuries did you ride leading up to this event? 120 Miles is a long ride and then add a climb ... Enter the race, set your goals and push hard to achieve them but don't beat yourself up or get too frustrated if you don't. Hey - these are big goals for any healthy person and you are still recovering and coming back from injury. I would rather like to say: Well done! Ghee, Rick, I’m not sure but aren’t you a bit harsh on yourself? How many cenuries did you ride leading up to this event?

120 Miles is a long ride and then add a climb …

Enter the race, set your goals and push hard to achieve them but don’t beat yourself up or get too frustrated if you don’t. Hey – these are big goals for any healthy person and you are still recovering and coming back from injury.

I would rather like to say: Well done!

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