12 hour race report

**fatbottomedgurl** · 06-04-2006, 12:36 PM

Sounds...messy. Glad you had a team and you kept going. I have to clean my bike today too. It's 95 out and I don't have any plans to ride. Maybe a little before it gets dark.

**kerrybelle** · 06-04-2006, 01:30 PM

Way to go, Ruth. I was thinking about all you guys yesterday! I don't know why the race promoters didn't consult with the Weather Gods, before setting the schedules this year! I don't think there's been a dry race yet. Glad to hear you guys had a good time, though. I knew you would.

Kerry

**snowtulip** · 06-04-2006, 02:58 PM

Great job Ruth! I absolutely hate muddy conditions, so glad it didn't deter you and you still managed to beat out some of the mens teams!!. I've been considering doing a 12-hr race, we had one in Gallup NM last month and considered it an then chickened out. What kind of training are you doing?

Hubby's done some 24 hr races and I provide support, I'm always amped that I'll try it in the future, but the chicken factor kicks in (afraid of letting the team down sort of issues).

My fingers are crossed in hopes of better weather at your next race!

**rocknrollgirl** · 06-04-2006, 04:34 PM

Snowtulip,
Just get on a team that has a good attitude, and go for it. The attitude is really the whole battle. Now don't get me wrong, I am very competitive, BUT, for this race, I had a different mindset, and I really just wanted my team to finish the 12 hours and do our best. Which we did. So getting on a team that is going to be supportive of your performance...that is the key to a good day.

Now as far as training. I just did an adventure race last month, so I just kept on training. Running, biking, lifting. I tried to do some rides at race pace, as hard as I could go for X amount of time, usually 1-2 hours. Other days I tried to ride a little slower and go longer.

Depending on the size of your team, muscle endurance is KEY. So you need to have a strong base.

Does that help????