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Hi all,
I seem to have entered the North West Super Sprint for next year.
This year my wife and one of her colleagues formed team 'the jelly legs' and competed in 'The Pink Wave' at this years finishing 2nd and 21st, I was race support ensuring bikes were working etc and once or twice "wish I'd done this back when I was fitter"
They've signed up for the super sprint for next year and I've been told I'm joining them.
I used to be able to do 400m swim in 3 mins, 13 miles bike ride in under an hour and 5k is 20 mins...
I'm far from that currently.
So, any tips?
My main issue with cycling is I try and ride as I've always done, flat out, without the stamina to back it up.
I'm also trying to work out, with the split transition at Nantwich, what I do with running shoes as I can't run in cleated shoes. After T1 they take your bags to the end for you, to collect after.
Do I tie my shoes to a railing in T2 when I register hoping they'll be there when I get there, or do I bungee them to the pannier rack on the bike and carry them with me?
I seem to have entered the North West Super Sprint for next year.
This year my wife and one of her colleagues formed team 'the jelly legs' and competed in 'The Pink Wave' at this years finishing 2nd and 21st, I was race support ensuring bikes were working etc and once or twice "wish I'd done this back when I was fitter"
They've signed up for the super sprint for next year and I've been told I'm joining them.
I used to be able to do 400m swim in 3 mins, 13 miles bike ride in under an hour and 5k is 20 mins...
I'm far from that currently.
So, any tips?
My main issue with cycling is I try and ride as I've always done, flat out, without the stamina to back it up.
I'm also trying to work out, with the split transition at Nantwich, what I do with running shoes as I can't run in cleated shoes. After T1 they take your bags to the end for you, to collect after.
Do I tie my shoes to a railing in T2 when I register hoping they'll be there when I get there, or do I bungee them to the pannier rack on the bike and carry them with me?