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Yep.
Although I think genetics has a bigger part in running than cycling. After all, as a 'bigger' cyclist I have disadvantages but also advantages. I'm a lot more powerful than most which means on the flat I keep up with riders who post very quick laps. They just disappear on the climbs. I've also got a pretty good burst of speed so I always do well sprinting to get into singletrack before someone else. I can play to my strengths, and flatter courses suit me way better.
I don't think you get much choice in distance running do you?
They both have the same genetics, one has more talent/drive etc than the other
Well there's genes, and genetic expression. Also slight differences in expression can be amplified by experience, this is why identical twins have different personalities outside of any physical performance. Watched an interesting programme about it a while ago.
But what I meant was they are both innate, and are the starting point for your training.
Then again, aptitude for training and the desire to win is also innate.. 🙂
After a lot of training I was stringing 4 at under 5 min pace and 5 a smidgen over.
See, much as I have cycling ambitions, I don't think I could EVER run that quickly.
I'm a lot more powerful than most which means on the flat I keep up with riders who post very quick laps. They just disappear on the climbs
Just making sure you get in front of the skinny ****ers before you hit the climb, then make it very difficult/impossible for them to get past
Or as Juma Ikangaa said "the will to win is nothing without the will to prepare"
then make it very difficult/impossible for them to get past
Hehe.. that doesn't go down well!
Actually that's one thing about XC, you don't really know who's in your race out on the course. I once ran wide to let a load of elites through, and the last guy almost stopped as I tried to wave him through saying 'I'm in your race!'
Good sport that man 🙂
nice to see you in a better mood discussing all this molly 😀
I once ran wide to let a load of elites through
I once caught some mates up in a race and screamed "Pro Elite coming though!"
It was great watching them dive out the way, and listening to the swearing when they'd realised 😀
Actually that's one thing about XC, you don't really know who's in your race out on the course. I once ran wide to let a load of elites through, and the last guy almost stopped as I tried to wave him through saying 'I'm in your race!'Good sport that man
If i were him, i'd have put you into the bushes....
neither of you will ever win with that attitude
😉
I do try phil.. I just hate being misinterpreted and maligned...
neither of you will ever win with that attitude
Given where we were in the race, I don't think a killer race attitude would have changed much 🙂
Given where we were in the race, I don't think a killer race attitude would have changed much
I like you.. we should both enter XC races together and battle for the back of the field places.
Ok well I'll be doing Gorricks maybe next year or so, depends how things go with the kids 🙂
its good, now CG can't be mad at us for bullying when we wasn't trying to bully.
do you think i should go for a ride on the road bike tomorrow morning? i'm thinking of just doing the gym and back which is just less than an hour... then i can go watch the planes at f'bro airshow with torminalis and some other friends knowing i've got some morning miles under my belt...
hmmmmm, i'm worried that i'm considering road bike before the mtb and its only been a week of owning it
ohhh gorricks, as in swinley?
Gorricks as in Swinley, Crowthorne, and all the other local places, yes.
how exciting, i normally avoid the woods when those races take over, but if you're going to be there i'd come and cheer 😀
Sweet Mol... count me in for some of that... my other XC buddies have quit the racing scene and i really wanna get into it.
Phil I am expecting you to race. Weeksy you don't need mates to do it, just enter!
From tomorrow, nobody get an easy pass on you, make it as difficult as you can for them
It's not a tea party
Agreed Mol.... but it's far more fun with people to do it with, even if in different classes, just the turning up, banter, before and after stuff.. it's not a solo activity, even if the actual racing is.
Fair point.. I'll anounce on STW when I do my next mtb race 🙂
Doing this triathlon in September, that's about it for this year.
but i dont like racing! singletrack is to be enjoyed, i enjoy it much less when there's pressure to do stuff at a faster speed than my flow dictates