A bit grim
bompington
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Bompette was running in Kirkcaldy on saturday, so I took the opportunity to do a nice ride home through Fife, about 43 miles which is quite a lot for me in my current state of fitness.
Now I had checked the weather forecast on friday night and it looked fine - and forgot to check again saturday morning. Big mistake. So I wound up getting wet and cold watching Bompette run (5th in her age group in the scottish schools cross country champs, since you ask) and then getting on the bike in summer gear just as the heavy rain started.
For over 2 1/2 hours I flogged home, and not once did I feel anything like warmed up. I was pushing it as hard as I could the whole way, and my legs are still feeling it now (monday morning). I suffered worse than ever from cold feet - which went through really interesting colour patterns, not to mention excruciating pain, as the circulation returned in the long hot shower that followed.
All of which is the pre-amble to the question: was this an effective training session or not? I was certainly working hard, but with legs so cold I can't have been going at anything like full efficiency. Anyone have any opinions on that, expert or otherwise?
PS I was a few miles east of the Kinross sportive on the same day, they obviously got it too...
Now I had checked the weather forecast on friday night and it looked fine - and forgot to check again saturday morning. Big mistake. So I wound up getting wet and cold watching Bompette run (5th in her age group in the scottish schools cross country champs, since you ask) and then getting on the bike in summer gear just as the heavy rain started.
For over 2 1/2 hours I flogged home, and not once did I feel anything like warmed up. I was pushing it as hard as I could the whole way, and my legs are still feeling it now (monday morning). I suffered worse than ever from cold feet - which went through really interesting colour patterns, not to mention excruciating pain, as the circulation returned in the long hot shower that followed.
All of which is the pre-amble to the question: was this an effective training session or not? I was certainly working hard, but with legs so cold I can't have been going at anything like full efficiency. Anyone have any opinions on that, expert or otherwise?
PS I was a few miles east of the Kinross sportive on the same day, they obviously got it too...
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Snap! I had a sh!tty ride on Saturday too. Heading down to Fintry to visit family and I decided to get out the car at Perth and ride to Fintry. I was expecting some rain, so that didn't surprise me, but the forecast was for no wind (or what little wind expected was to be a side/tail wind). 50 f#*&king miles into a headwind later I was not happy!
Also, missed my turning from Braco to Dunblane due to complete lack of roadsigns. Chapped 4 doors in Greenloaning to ask directions and no-one home (or no-one anserwing door to a very wet grubby, anrgy looking cyclist!). Eventually got directions to "cross over A9 on foot" (high speed dual-carriageway for those who don't know it) and head for Sherrifmuir then turn right to Dunblane. A few miles climbing later (probably barely more than one but felt like several) and not seeing any sign of other roads I phoned (fuming) to ask wife/mother-in-law to consult a map. Turned out I was on course and duly found Dunblane, but what a grim ride on to Fintry. The climb up into, through and out of Kippen was pure misery.
My legs were also very cold and struggling (despite bib tights) and I couldn't get going at all. I had ended up in the middle of the Kinross sportive (didn't even know it was on) near the start of my ride, and found myself hammering it along, catching then towing about 4 to 6 of them behind me - I tried not to but you know what it's like when there's a target ahead! Don't think that helped my legs later on as I should have been easing myself into my own ride!
Made up for it on Sunday with a short 23 miles in sunshine and good tailwind from Fintry to Polmont. Very tired today though. At least it should be sunny for commuting ride home - will be a slow one I think, unless I see someone ahead.... :roll:0 -
bompington wrote:All of which is the pre-amble to the question: was this an effective training session or not?
Yes. Sounds you like you need to HTFU, so it was ideal ;>0 -
True, lving in Scotland like I do there are only a handful of occasions each year when I find myself commuting through the hills in sub-zero temperatures wearing shorts, and when it's raining it usually takes over 10 minutes for the rain to penetrate the overshoes and get my feet soaking, so I agree, I'm obviously just not used to the tough stuff.IanTrcp wrote:bompington wrote:All of which is the pre-amble to the question: was this an effective training session or not?
Yes. Sounds you like you need to HTFU, so it was ideal ;>
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bompington wrote:
True, lving in Scotland like I do there are only a handful of occasions each year when I find myself commuting through the hills in sub-zero temperatures wearing shorts, and when it's raining it usually takes over 10 minutes for the rain to penetrate the overshoes and get my feet soaking, so I agree, I'm obviously just not used to the tough stuff.IanTrcp wrote:bompington wrote:All of which is the pre-amble to the question: was this an effective training session or not?
Yes. Sounds you like you need to HTFU, so it was ideal ;>
In the nicest possible way, that's just at best bad planning, worst daft!0
