snakesmile Posted February 7, 2012 Posted February 7, 2012 Everyone knows someone. That person smokes the race, training maybe once or twice beforehand. Maybe not sub-3, but a respectable sub-3:30. Damn frustrating. Any war stories?
fandacious Posted February 8, 2012 Posted February 8, 2012 Got married in 2009 and got back from honeymoon in Thailand 5 days before the race. Rode a 3:20something from A but it was hard. Hard isn't even beginning to describe how *** it was
DJR Posted February 8, 2012 Posted February 8, 2012 I broke my arm 8 weeks before the Argus so did no riding for that period. On the day, I decided to "just do it" with plaster cast and all. Turned out to be the year of THE STORM (2009, if I recall right) and I had a very tough time but I finished, unlike a lot of people that did not even start or gave up halfwway. I prefer not so mention my time though.
Lucky Luke. Posted February 8, 2012 Posted February 8, 2012 Why would you choose to do anything without training? The event in question is still over a month hence. Still quite a few weeks to do last minute intensity. You can increase your vo2max significantly in that time and probably lose a kg or two in the process.
Ceres Posted February 8, 2012 Posted February 8, 2012 Why would you choose to do anything without training? The event in question is still over a month hence. Still quite a few weeks to do last minute intensity. You can increase your vo2max significantly in that time and probably lose a kg or two in the process. +1
FanieFiets Posted February 8, 2012 Posted February 8, 2012 Why would you choose to do anything without training? The event in question is still over a month hence. Still quite a few weeks to do last minute intensity. You can increase your vo2max significantly in that time and probably lose a kg or two in the process. jip, i do not think you need lot of training to become fairly strong. 2007 I did little less than 5 hours per week from jan leading up to the argus and did just below 3 hours (group f). Did do a race almost every weekend and the little training I did was very high intensity.
Sammajoor Posted February 8, 2012 Posted February 8, 2012 Did mine in 4:30 in 2009, WITH the wind and NO training.
henry newbi Posted February 8, 2012 Posted February 8, 2012 No training 3 months before argus except 3hours on the indoor trainer 2 weeks before the argus. Did n 3:42 argus 2010
Andre 77 Posted February 8, 2012 Posted February 8, 2012 Did a 5:30 in 1996 with no no no training/riding for 18 months.
Capricorn Posted February 8, 2012 Posted February 8, 2012 i'm curious to know best times on a 26er MTB with/without training, by forum members.
scotty Posted February 8, 2012 Posted February 8, 2012 i'm curious to know best times on a 26er MTB with/without training, by forum members.26" with training would be long ago heard of hubber Lemmer, i think he still holds the record.
Prozac Posted February 8, 2012 Posted February 8, 2012 Trained for 12-16 weeks before Argus 2011 - Weather perfect . . . Started in E and ready for a sub 3 . . . stayed with group , pulled a bit and worked nicely with the group. Got puncture down Lundatno . . . Fixed and finished . . . 3h14
Carmichael Posted February 8, 2012 Posted February 8, 2012 My time with 26er mtb with knobbies was 4:21 with only 2 x 25km rides week before!
TNT1 Posted February 8, 2012 Posted February 8, 2012 26" with training would be long ago heard of hubber Lemmer, i think he still holds the record. No way he was ever faster that titus.
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