Thread: Amazed at the difference not pushing an extra 15 lbs makes
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Old 03-28-12 | 06:40 PM
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Originally Posted by Kurt Erlenbach
I've found that nothing affect my average speed more than my weight. Five pounds makes a big difference for me.
I've been working hard this year. I've gone from 162 to, as of today 139. I wish it made me faster. Even my intervals havn't done as much as I'd hoped for. But I do climb better. The flats still kill me. I just can't hang with the big motors.
I think I just picked the wrong genetics. .
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