[GRRiders] Now I've gone and done it.

[Dusel, Peter W]

Tim,
    Glad you've made a commitment!
 
    Between close packed long rides I usually do recovery.
    This involves "easy", by your definition, rides. Easy spinning, no
killing yourself, lots of stretching, appropriate nutrition, and plenty
of rest and sleep.
 
    I do wonder though, when you say:
>I'll ride a double century not so much for time but for fun.  
   
    You may normally ride a (non brevet) double for time, but all
brevets should be ridden for fun, one of the joys of brevets is that
they are not competitive. Some take this to an extreme, the first person
to complete the GRR in 2001, Michael Lau, stopped for an eight hour nap
at the hotel across from the finish before he checked into the finish
control. He had met his personal goal, and left the glory of being first
finisher to somebody else.
 
    Of course, on a 1200k you get to ride back to back to back doubles,
followed by a century and a half. More fun than the human body should
have at one time!!
 
Pete

	-----Original Message-----
	From: goldrushriders-bounces at dbclist.org
[mailto:goldrushriders-bounces at dbclist.org] On Behalf Of timothy bartoe
	Sent: Wednesday, April 13, 2005 12:16 PM
	To: Gold Rush
	Subject: [GRRiders] Now I've gone and done it.
	
	
	I was a little on the fence about wanting to take on the Gold
Rush but as of today I'm officially off the fence.  I just posted my
registration for a 600k in Santa Rosa and the Gold Rush.  
	 
	Now, the only think I have to do is actually ride the 300k, 400k
and 600K and finish to get to the starting line of the Gold Rush.  
	 
	If riding a 200k at what I'd guess was far less then full
strength and still finishing is any indication I should be OK.  The plan
is to ride the Santa Cruz 300k a week from Saturday and then the Davis
400K two weeks after that.  In between the 400K and 600K I'll ride a
double century not so much for time but for fun.  
	 
	All, this has me wondering about a couple of things.  If your
riding a brevet pretty much every other week what type of riding do you
do in between?  I know this week I'm taking it rather easy to help get
over a cold, but I wonder if it's best to do that between each long
weekend?  Anyone know of any tricks of the trade?  
	 
	Tim

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