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Thanks, sounds like good advice altho in some of the slower wave starts
I need to be towards the front to avoid getting bottlenecked by some of
the slow skiers and getting held back even slower than my ideal
"duration pace".
Mainly talking about 2-3 hour races. I have thought ab. using the gels.
I usually try to drink carbo/drinks from aid stations but don't linger
long enough to take much. So I think I do probably need more carbs
after the first hour. In a mtb race I tried the gel once and got the
sticky sh... all over me & grips. Where do you get the flasks you
mentioned?
Ed


Ed-

I think that I have a zillion flasks and will mail you some. Just send your
post address to me.
I too am a fan of, and one of the first customers of Hammergel. It works for
me, but prior to that OJ and water is what I used. The thing about gels is
that you control fluid intake and carbohydrate intake independently. Or if
you want it all in one, just mix the gel in the water.

I do think that you need to go out for 4-6 hour training sessions.But don't
expect that to help this season for cardiovascular endurance. Maybe it'll
help with some of the physiologic adaptations in muscles, but probably not
in stroke volume. (Not an expert, but just tapping my recollections of
when I approached this stuff seriously.)

I have been amazed at how long endurance lasts. I have done essentially no
training for many months, but lately when I jump on a bike I have no trouble
completing a tough road ride. The adage that doing less training is better
than doing more is probably most true for Masters. In the end, it's the
"right" training, and that's a moving target if you intend for it to pay off
in race results. Not as tough if you just want to do well and have fun.

Gary Jacobson
Rosnedale, NY