'Dale Posted January 15, 2011 Posted January 15, 2011 (edited) My Polar has the summa flu and doesn't wanna work well this morning with my new bike setup.Prob just need a new battery. Gonna race tomorrow 'blind' without any readings, not even a clock.Feel a lil' naked. So, Rider, How Do You Monitor Your Performance When Racing?? Edited January 15, 2011 by AirBender
TNT1 Posted January 15, 2011 Posted January 15, 2011 Um, is it a trick question? If you can stay with the front group/break, then your performing well, if you can't, and get dropped, you are performing badly.
The_Break Posted January 15, 2011 Posted January 15, 2011 Racing should be 100% about feeling. Unless of course you are in a TT or break away and you know your training and body extremely well that using a HRM or PM keeps you within your effectiveracing threshold. I find using a PM during racing, even be it a TT or BA, ineffective as you worry more about it than concentratinng on riding.
'Dale Posted January 15, 2011 Author Posted January 15, 2011 Um, is it a trick question? If you can stay with the front group/break, then your performing well, if you can't, and get dropped, you are performing badly.Yeah, racing the conditions would be part of 'intuitive racing', TNT...
'Dale Posted January 15, 2011 Author Posted January 15, 2011 Racing should be 100% about feeling. Unless of course you are in a TT or break away and you know your training and body extremely well that using a HRM or PM keeps you within your effectiveracing threshold. I find using a PM during racing, even be it a TT or BA, ineffective as you worry more about it than concentratinng on riding.I wanna try this tomorrow and see how it feels to race 'from the gut'.Somehow, it feels betta ran being influenced by electronic data. Losing the Polar watch and HR strap will also save me some weight!
Minion Posted January 15, 2011 Posted January 15, 2011 I always ride with my power meter to record the race, but I very seldom look at the data until afterwards.
The_Break Posted January 15, 2011 Posted January 15, 2011 I wanna try this tomorrow and see how it feels to race 'from the gut'.Somehow, it feels betta ran being influenced by electronic data. Losing the Polar watch and HR strap will also save me some weight! Good luck!
Guest Big H Posted January 15, 2011 Posted January 15, 2011 I wanna try this tomorrow and see how it feels to race 'from the gut'.Somehow, it feels betta ran being influenced by electronic data. Losing the Polar watch and HR strap will also save me some weight! Put the Polar on your wrist like a watch. It is out of the way and safe when you prang. A PM is difficult....... Project Managers are difficult to lift while you race.
LeTurbo Posted January 15, 2011 Posted January 15, 2011 After misjudging distance on a few races, thinking I'm over halfway when I'm only about a third, I got a computer for distance. But that's about all I use it for. See you tomorrow Airbender! Good luck for the Cobra!
chris_w_65 Posted January 15, 2011 Posted January 15, 2011 when you puke you know you've outdone yourself +1 - and it is worse if you smoke
Tiny K Posted January 15, 2011 Posted January 15, 2011 Airbender, you can aways donate that super six to me You should have told me this morning you were having issues setting up - would have made the effort to come make a turn. I need to visit CWC in the week - can pop in one evening and assist, being a technical guy and all. Back to topic - I don't have HRM (yet) so have to ride on how I feel and how the bunch is riding. Downside is that I don't know what my HR is and whether I am pushing too hard. As you know, I just keep pushing and sometimes to my detriment.
'Dale Posted January 15, 2011 Author Posted January 15, 2011 After misjudging distance on a few races, thinking I'm over halfway when I'm only about a third, I got a computer for distance. But that's about all I use it for. See you tomorrow Airbender! Good luck for the Cobra!Yikes - won't have speed and, especially, distance reading tomorrow. Makes me edgy.
'Dale Posted January 15, 2011 Author Posted January 15, 2011 when you puke you know you've outdone yourself covie always makes the complex scenarios just plain simple.
'Dale Posted January 15, 2011 Author Posted January 15, 2011 Airbender, you can aways donate that super six to me You should have told me this morning you were having issues setting up - would have made the effort to come make a turn. I need to visit CWC in the week - can pop in one evening and assist, being a technical guy and all. Back to topic - I don't have HRM (yet) so have to ride on how I feel and how the bunch is riding. Downside is that I don't know what my HR is and whether I am pushing too hard. As you know, I just keep pushing and sometimes to my detriment.Thanx, K C...LBS will sort out finer tune up details this coming week.This will be a lekka challenge.I trained the route twice.
Ashchest Posted January 15, 2011 Posted January 15, 2011 I measure my performance by how many times I get off the bike to push (: If I only push 3 times then I am outperforming myself, If I push 5 times then I'm doing ok, anything above 5 means I'm k@kking off.
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