TRAINING RIDES - Le Cyclo-défi contre le cancer du Québec /The Quebec Ride to Conquer Cancer

polar bear · Veteran Member

RE: TRAINING RIDES

mermaid · Veteran Member

Did 125km yesterday with Serge (aka - training ride meister) & friends - and folks we hit the WIND portion of our training schedule - almost the entire ride. Let me tell you - I looked down at one point and saw 13!!...We'd get blown sideways & sometimes what felt like backwards... Exhausting - and requiring a different type of mental conditioning - no longer about speed - but just keeping your head down, focusing on the bike ahead of you, keeping a steady pace, and hoping for a turn in the road to give the legs a break!

One last big one on Saturday (HOT this time!) - then that's it! A few spinning classes next week - otherwise - that's it - Im as ready as I'll ever be - Quebec here I come! WOOHOO!!

ddkphotos · Senior Member

Sophie you're awesome and I'm so excited to spend next weekend with you!!! oh yeah and tomorrow!

polar bear · Veteran Member

Some one want s to do a 124 km to-morrow give me a call 1-450-358-5836 could meet in Chambly. Would prefer early take of to avoid afternoon heat. take-off 7:00 should be in chambly 8:00 or be in chambly 9:00 Yes even 10:00 it is that if you leave chambly at 9:00 you could be full trip by 3:00 4:00 so the earlier take off the better.
mike

broadway29 · Senior Member

It's rest legs time but if you're out there ride slow, safe, and drink a bit of hydration but very often.

polar bear · Veteran Member

I agree did 46 km today drank alot and took more breaks.
it is almost time to RIDE FOR CANCER GANG!

team m.a.d · Senior Member

Mother Nature, This is Dez, PLEASE be nice to us this weekend.

ddkphotos · Senior Member

I'm right behind you Dez!!!

ptardif · Veteran Member

I've got people all over North America speaking with Mother Nature and something must be working - the thundershowers have been down-graded to rain - that's SOMEthing. If the heat wave gets too intense today, maybe we can get that instable air mass to break earlier rather than later and we can have clear sailing for Saturday. Let's put our collective energy behind this, people!!! Quebec City, here we come!

polar bear · Veteran Member

let us all do some talking to mother nature, I will offer 2 weekends in august for a nice weekend in july.

Nora15 · Member

Whatever prayers or dances people are doing it seems to be working! The Saturday forecast went from Thunderstorms to rain to cloudy with showers and now all the way down to periods of rain.

Here's hoping it kees getting downgraded!

ptardif · Veteran Member

I love this trend - and the wind is keeping at bay as well. Thank you Mother Nature - now can you do something about the humidity??? Pretty please!

broadway29 · Senior Member

The humidity will present some challenges for us this year. We'll need many sunsceen applications and hydrate, hydrate, hydrate.
Here's some ideas for successful riding in HOT and HUMID conditions.
Drink small amounts often, too much at one time could upset your stomach.
Rest in the shade at pit stops.
Wet your head at the pit stops.
Wear a wet neckband.
Reduce your pace.
Look out for each other.

Please anyone else have some helpful hints.

-- Edited by broadway29 on Thursday 8th of July 2010 11:41:32 AM

polar bear · Veteran Member

thanks for the info, I think with the weather forecast, hot humid,rain, hope for a warm rain and sun in the afternoon on saturday and sunday.
The info on drinking and coling off are very important, we need to help the riders to use the common sense, to avoid heat exhaustion, hydrating, even when it rains if it is hot humid you need fluids.