Cyclocross

[toolonglegs]

Perhaps not this summer

... thats alright, it's a winter sport so you have a few months to get ready .
The runs take more out of me ten fold than the riding ... on Sundays race I exploded completely on the last 25 meter uphill run!.
Hopefully tomorrow I won't have that issue... in theory there should be 2 ditch jumps, one I may try to jump, the other will be a run. If I don't jump the first then it is quicker to run between the two... now that would suck!.

[singlespeedscott]

Sounds like you may need to find a nice grassy hill and do some hill sprints, on foot!!!!!

[toolonglegs]

Or a grassy knoll even

[moosterbounce]

Perhaps not this summer

... thats alright, it's a winter sport so you have a few months to get ready .
The runs take more out of me ten fold than the riding ... on Sundays race I exploded completely on the last 25 meter uphill run!.
Hopefully tomorrow I won't have that issue... in theory there should be 2 ditch jumps, one I may try to jump, the other will be a run. If I don't jump the first then it is quicker to run between the two... now that would suck!.

Last year races were held December-march so quite a bit warmer than you're used to TLL And it is called the Sweat and Sand series...no mud in Perth. Maybe you should move here instead as the running looks like nice firm ground

[toolonglegs]

YEAH....nah a summer sport it isn't. I don't wear anything except normal summer kit till it drops below 5C otherwise I over heat . It seems much harder doing a one hour CX race compared to a one hour mtb race ... maybe because the course are so tight and often they don't want you to get a nice flow going like in mtb'ing.There really is no rest when riding on sloppy ground .

[Pravda]

Haha mooster, I'm in Perth as well. Looking forward to having a crack at racing in Jan when the cross season starts up here again.
CX in 40 degree heat has to be something pretty unique. I guess because it's the MTB guys running it and it's in their off-season.

[moosterbounce]

Haha mooster, I'm in Perth as well. Looking forward to having a crack at racing in Jan when the cross season starts up here again.
CX in 40 degree heat has to be something pretty unique. I guess because it's the MTB guys running it and it's in their off-season.

Think I'll just watch you this year

I'm currently incompetent on anything other than Tarmac, although I did make it through a sand blow unscathed the other day - on the bike path around Whitfords beach. I was proud and stayed clipped in throughout. Practice...

[Pravda]

I've only just got my mtb shoes and a set of crank bros candys so I'll be practicing my dismounts from now on. Im predicting a few embarrassing stacks over the next couple of weeks.

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