Originally Posted by
Allegheny Jet
During my 85 minute warm-up for the TT I drank 2 bottles of water and a 1/2 bottle of Gatorade just before the start of the TT. I rode the worst race of the season and barley finished the TT and averaged only an upper Z3 watt average for the short 22 min race.
I guess not being a racer I don't quite understand... 85 minute warmup for a 22 minute race??? It seems like you overdid the warmup-- sort of like the year Armstrong warmed up outside in the heat, and Ulrich warmed up in an airconditioned room... I have done triathlons, and your hear is already screaming when you get on the bike, and the first mile or so is tough, then you get into your groove. I could see a 20-30 minute warmup, but 85 minutes seems excessive-- and you are sweating throughout, so it puts you behind unless you hydrate efficiently and effectively. At any rate, since I can't race (I am on bloodthinners and cannot fall), I admire those who can.
train safe-