Comments on: 2015 Leadville 100 Race Report, Part 5: Perception and Reality http://www.fatcyclist.com/2015/08/25/2015-leadville-100-race-report-part-5-perception-and-reality/ It's like reality TV. Except it's real. And there's no TV. Fri, 04 Mar 2022 03:21:11 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9 hourly 1 By: Ian http://www.fatcyclist.com/2015/08/25/2015-leadville-100-race-report-part-5-perception-and-reality/comment-page-1/#comment-666294 Ian Wed, 09 Sep 2015 08:24:23 +0000 http://www.fatcyclist.com/2015/08/25/2015-leadville-100-race-report-part-5-perception-and-reality/#comment-666294 Great write up, something which came to mind reading this series, is over your continued acceptance of your weakness in descending. If you are chasing a time so hard, why do you let this go unresolved? You've worked hard to gain fitness, yet you're really only racing on the portions that play to fitness, where you start to point downhill you are happy to let people go past??. Have you considered a coaching session to improve your confidence in descending? at least that way you know you're going to race the whole of the course, rather than just the flat and uphill parts? <blockquote>That is in fact something both The Hammer and I plan to address in the coming year. - FC</blockquote> Great write up, something which came to mind reading this series, is over your continued acceptance of your weakness in descending.

If you are chasing a time so hard, why do you let this go unresolved? You’ve worked hard to gain fitness, yet you’re really only racing on the portions that play to fitness, where you start to point downhill you are happy to let people go past??.

Have you considered a coaching session to improve your confidence in descending? at least that way you know you’re going to race the whole of the course, rather than just the flat and uphill parts?

That is in fact something both The Hammer and I plan to address in the coming year. – FC

]]> By: Kiki http://www.fatcyclist.com/2015/08/25/2015-leadville-100-race-report-part-5-perception-and-reality/comment-page-1/#comment-666163 Kiki Sat, 29 Aug 2015 20:28:22 +0000 http://www.fatcyclist.com/2015/08/25/2015-leadville-100-race-report-part-5-perception-and-reality/#comment-666163 Fatty, I tried really hard to persuade you to take some watermelon as you were starting the climb to the descent BUT you declined. I was sure with that determination you were going to break the 8 hour barrier, I mean you turned down watermelon! Fatty, I tried really hard to persuade you to take some watermelon as you were starting the climb to the descent BUT you declined. I was sure with that determination you were going to break the 8 hour barrier, I mean you turned down watermelon!

]]> By: Anonymous http://www.fatcyclist.com/2015/08/25/2015-leadville-100-race-report-part-5-perception-and-reality/comment-page-1/#comment-666103 Anonymous Wed, 26 Aug 2015 18:26:50 +0000 http://www.fatcyclist.com/2015/08/25/2015-leadville-100-race-report-part-5-perception-and-reality/#comment-666103 So, Like MarkM, after the 'race' I considered "one and done" a noble accomplishment. No Buckle, but satisfaction of being an official finisher and haveing my family there to see me complete. By Thursday, I was thinking lioke Mark. I KNOW I have a sub 12 in me. THe challenge is now to get back in the race. See you there Mark, let's work together! So, Like MarkM, after the ‘race’ I considered “one and done” a noble accomplishment. No Buckle, but satisfaction of being an official finisher and haveing my family there to see me complete. By Thursday, I was thinking lioke Mark. I KNOW I have a sub 12 in me. THe challenge is now to get back in the race. See you there Mark, let’s work together!

]]> By: Jeff Dieffenbach http://www.fatcyclist.com/2015/08/25/2015-leadville-100-race-report-part-5-perception-and-reality/comment-page-1/#comment-666102 Jeff Dieffenbach Wed, 26 Aug 2015 15:27:27 +0000 http://www.fatcyclist.com/2015/08/25/2015-leadville-100-race-report-part-5-perception-and-reality/#comment-666102 @MarkM, were you able to watch the 3-webinar series that Fatty and Reba gave before this year's race? LOTS of great thoughts in there that can probably shave 30+ minutes off your time without training any more. @MarkM, were you able to watch the 3-webinar series that Fatty and Reba gave before this year’s race? LOTS of great thoughts in there that can probably shave 30+ minutes off your time without training any more.

]]> By: MarkM http://www.fatcyclist.com/2015/08/25/2015-leadville-100-race-report-part-5-perception-and-reality/comment-page-1/#comment-666101 MarkM Wed, 26 Aug 2015 11:19:39 +0000 http://www.fatcyclist.com/2015/08/25/2015-leadville-100-race-report-part-5-perception-and-reality/#comment-666101 I saw you just as you were finishing the descent. I, ahem, was just starting so had plenty of air to yell out your name., which did get me a big smile. As I move further away from the race and think about what it would take to get a buckle, I am actually considering another try. I saw you just as you were finishing the descent. I, ahem, was just starting so had plenty of air to yell out your name., which did get me a big smile. As I move further away from the race and think about what it would take to get a buckle, I am actually considering another try.

]]> By: MattC http://www.fatcyclist.com/2015/08/25/2015-leadville-100-race-report-part-5-perception-and-reality/comment-page-1/#comment-666100 MattC Tue, 25 Aug 2015 21:22:37 +0000 http://www.fatcyclist.com/2015/08/25/2015-leadville-100-race-report-part-5-perception-and-reality/#comment-666100 Fatty, was meaning to ask this the other day (after you posted the pic of your awesome race-bike)...are you riding a dropper post? It doesn't appear to be so. All I will say about them is that long ago, Kenny (p/o your core team) had been asked about dropper posts here in your comments, and he replied back "it changed my life". I remember at the time thinking that answer seemed maybe a bit over the top...I mean, change my life? REALLY? Well, back in late May I FINALLY put one on. His words were SO not over the top...they were SPOT ON! (thanks Kenny!) I can't BELIEVE I didn't get one of these sooner! Suddenly I'm tearing down (my perception) what used to be spooky descents whooping it up. Dropping my seat 5" (125mm) makes a TON of difference. My confidence is SO much greater now on downhills. IMO, they are even more important than tubeless tires, disc brakes or even gears (and I LOVE and NEED all of those things). I'll NEVER have a MTB w/out one again. Sorry...got kind'a preachy there. Fatty, was meaning to ask this the other day (after you posted the pic of your awesome race-bike)…are you riding a dropper post? It doesn’t appear to be so.

All I will say about them is that long ago, Kenny (p/o your core team) had been asked about dropper posts here in your comments, and he replied back “it changed my life”.

I remember at the time thinking that answer seemed maybe a bit over the top…I mean, change my life? REALLY? Well, back in late May I FINALLY put one on. His words were SO not over the top…they were SPOT ON! (thanks Kenny!) I can’t BELIEVE I didn’t get one of these sooner!

Suddenly I’m tearing down (my perception) what used to be spooky descents whooping it up. Dropping my seat 5″ (125mm) makes a TON of difference. My confidence is SO much greater now on downhills. IMO, they are even more important than tubeless tires, disc brakes or even gears (and I LOVE and NEED all of those things). I’ll NEVER have a MTB w/out one again.

Sorry…got kind’a preachy there.

]]> By: Eric http://www.fatcyclist.com/2015/08/25/2015-leadville-100-race-report-part-5-perception-and-reality/comment-page-1/#comment-666097 Eric Tue, 25 Aug 2015 19:50:19 +0000 http://www.fatcyclist.com/2015/08/25/2015-leadville-100-race-report-part-5-perception-and-reality/#comment-666097 I really appreciated the “YEEEEEHAAAWWW!” I got from you Fatty, especially since I was just starting the Columbine climb when you came zooming past me. This post is a good reminder that improving my descending will not help my time that much, since I lost less than 5 minutes to Fatty on the Columbine descent (which was probably mostly in the section to Twin Lakes), compared to the 50 minutes I lost on the Columbine climb or the 22 minutes I lost on the Powerline climb. I really appreciated the “YEEEEEHAAAWWW!” I got from you Fatty, especially since I was just starting the Columbine climb when you came zooming past me.

This post is a good reminder that improving my descending will not help my time that much, since I lost less than 5 minutes to Fatty on the Columbine descent (which was probably mostly in the section to Twin Lakes), compared to the 50 minutes I lost on the Columbine climb or the 22 minutes I lost on the Powerline climb.

]]> By: LowPhat http://www.fatcyclist.com/2015/08/25/2015-leadville-100-race-report-part-5-perception-and-reality/comment-page-1/#comment-666096 LowPhat Tue, 25 Aug 2015 19:49:59 +0000 http://www.fatcyclist.com/2015/08/25/2015-leadville-100-race-report-part-5-perception-and-reality/#comment-666096 I've spent enough time on the track on motorcycles, and, more recently, karting to learn something. It's really easy to confuse effort and intensity with going fast. Being smooth and controlled feels than working hard, but often ends up being faster... I’ve spent enough time on the track on motorcycles, and, more recently, karting to learn something.

It’s really easy to confuse effort and intensity with going fast. Being smooth and controlled feels than working hard, but often ends up being faster…

]]> By: Jeff Dieffenbach http://www.fatcyclist.com/2015/08/25/2015-leadville-100-race-report-part-5-perception-and-reality/comment-page-1/#comment-666094 Jeff Dieffenbach Tue, 25 Aug 2015 19:13:45 +0000 http://www.fatcyclist.com/2015/08/25/2015-leadville-100-race-report-part-5-perception-and-reality/#comment-666094 My Leadville recap-in-brief: down-up-down-up-down-flat-up-down-flat-up-down-up-down-up. My Leadville recap-in-brief: down-up-down-up-down-flat-up-down-flat-up-down-up-down-up.

]]> By: Rob W http://www.fatcyclist.com/2015/08/25/2015-leadville-100-race-report-part-5-perception-and-reality/comment-page-1/#comment-666093 Rob W Tue, 25 Aug 2015 19:00:37 +0000 http://www.fatcyclist.com/2015/08/25/2015-leadville-100-race-report-part-5-perception-and-reality/#comment-666093 FAtty, Jeff Dieffenbach is right......sorry I wasnt very clear. I was thinking of the upcoming recap of Leadville that you and Reba will do on Thursday. FAtty,
Jeff Dieffenbach is right……sorry I wasnt very clear.
I was thinking of the upcoming recap of Leadville that you and Reba will do on Thursday.

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