tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6050031448714471280.post7718654003948341035..comments2023-04-02T09:08:12.380-04:00Comments on SPINTASTIC. (formerly "Spiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiin with me!"): Operation: Improvement (and training to get rid of lactic acid)Melissa Marotta Houserhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16888355366191460693noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6050031448714471280.post-55502762107837714262009-09-28T20:59:22.633-04:002009-09-28T20:59:22.633-04:00what happened to racing and training on emotion? b...what happened to racing and training on emotion? bob kennedy, (previous american record holder for 5k until a few weeks ago) has gone on the record as saying he never used a heart rate monitor. and that the first 2 miles of a 5k he ran based on feel and the last mile he ran on emotion. his argument was that a race can't be won if you run to a pace or to a standard the whole way, nor can anyone run all 5k on emotion...you'd simply burn out. i suppose my question is, when do you incorporate emotion into your training or into your racing? while i think science is important and essential to success, emotion breaks barriers. whatever your goal for 100miles is, might it be an emotional goal, not a scientific one? how'd you do anyway?<br />by the way, i just moved to colombia to travel and train at altitude. any tips?seanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01930363067849641514noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6050031448714471280.post-8917409481884361752009-08-20T14:56:29.912-04:002009-08-20T14:56:29.912-04:00I have a hard time keeping it down...my heart rate...I have a hard time keeping it down...my heart rate that is.Lanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08529386822149697107noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6050031448714471280.post-59183058615133575472009-08-19T17:04:37.675-04:002009-08-19T17:04:37.675-04:00I wrote about this topic on my blog. I titled it ...I wrote about this topic on my blog. I titled it "What You Train is What You Get' based on my experience on a fast paced ride in which I got dropped. Be careful M, you are going to turn into a machine on your bike if you're not careful :) BTW, as you know, a great way to improve your time is not stopping as often and for as long. Sounds like a no-brainer but Saturday, I did 64 miles without stopping and was able to accomplish my goal of sub 3 hours. The course was much a=harder than I thought but I fueled well before the ride then used power gels every 45 minutes with Heed from Hammer Nutrition to hydrate. I could have used one more bottle of water at the end but I survived. Congratulations on your progress as a "real cyclist" as you put it! Keep it up!Charleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14552690728412904236noreply@blogger.com