Hey fellow hubbist! Putting out an APV on my serious disappointment last weekend and need some advice. Went into my first MTB race last week all fired up. Had been training hard, legs were strong and the mind was right however when jumping away off the starting line i tried to stay in the initial pack. The pack was not riding seriously fast but were riding hard from the word go. Needless to say having never pushed hard on a ride from the start i found that 2km's into the race I thought my legs were going to die. The body felt like a ton of lead and there was no performance to talk of! Question is this: Is there a secret technique to racing in MTB challenges like warm up first, pace yourself till last etc etc. All i know is that despite being fit i could not manage the first 5km's after getting off to a fast start! will be good to hear your experiences
