Comments on: How Not to Taper

By: CEY

CEY — Fri, 31 Mar 2006 05:54:19 +0000

FC,
It always started out as the rest day ride but ended up otherwise for me. So to rest, I don’t ride

By: Paul

Paul — Thu, 11 Aug 2005 02:09:23 +0000

Well, I have the same personal trainer as you do, and although he stinks as a trainer, he does know all the requisite cliches by heart. One of his favorites is "It’s easy to ride hard, but hard to ride easy".(That’s about the extent of his knowledge on tapering)

By: Unknown

Unknown — Wed, 10 Aug 2005 16:43:45 +0000

You’re cool. I wish I were you, as usual.Seems like only thirty years ago you were tooling around the Chicos on a banana seat with a Slush Puppy from the Loaf ‘n Jug. Look at you now. Not much difference except quads and spandex (which didn’t exist yet) and crazy trees and plants all over the place.I could go on and on, Eldy. Good luck.

By: Fat Cyclist

Fat Cyclist — Wed, 10 Aug 2005 15:58:18 +0000

good luck at the race, kj! it’ll be fun to meet you in person there.jb, thanks for the wishes. next year, you’re doing it to. because i say so.

By: kris

kris — Wed, 10 Aug 2005 15:47:22 +0000

I do the same thing on rest days. My theory is that having limited time to train (young children), I can’t waste time poking around the countryside. As misguided as that is, it got me back to Leadville in under 12 hours last year, so I did it again.Good luck on Saturday. I hope to run into you and say hello sometime over the weekend. I’ll just look for the guy standing around flexing his quads. Have a safe trip.

By: Unknown

Unknown — Wed, 10 Aug 2005 02:17:22 +0000

And what’s all this talk of tapering and shaving? It’s a freaking moutain bike race, not a swimming meet! Eat some raw meat, drink some cactus water, get a few tatoos, and kick some ass!!!!!All kidding aside, I sincerely wish you a great ride this weekend. I got a feeling it could be your most rewarding finish, ever. Anyone who’s exposed himself (figuratively and literally) to the degree that you have via this blog is one tough customer. Thanks, and good luck. John

By: Unknown

Unknown — Wed, 10 Aug 2005 00:43:01 +0000

Sounds like you harvested some valuable King of the Mountain points today. P.S. You probably didn’t hear your rivals shift because those stealthy Landriders’ auto-shift derailleurs are notoriously quiet. (http://www.lrbikes.com/Elite.asp)