Subject: RE: BT Guys of 2013switch - 2013-05-11 7:45 PM
magic - 2013-05-11 8:39 PM Here's a pic from our local velodrome, shaking out the track cobwebs during our preseason races this month Very cool. Is that as intense as it looks?
ya, its mentally tough and when you go for a sprint win you'll get major tunnel vision the closer to the line you get. Last night I brought about 7/10 mental game and 8/10 legs. Was able to hang with some of the Cat 1/2 guys but was missing jumps and gaps and not in the right group when breaks happened. Good preseason racing for sure. Our old Tri coach used to tell me everytime we do power and lactate testing that I should race track, wish I'd done so 25 years ago. At least I can afford to look fast  now.
There are so many different races and ways to get points out there its a thinking game. Some races like Scratch races (first one at the end wins ) are like checkers and simple to figure out, progressive points and snow balls and Aussie pursuits and other races are a bit more like playing chess. Two weeks ago Tyler Farrar was racing with us in prep for the Tour of California. He's fast for sure (was a junior national champ on the track ) but we do have a mix of national champs and some ex Olympians (female ) that race and where gunning for Tyler for sure. Couple of them managed to win some intermediate sprints off him. Edited by magic 2013-05-11 10:05 PM
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