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2008 The Texas Time Trials
Jan 28^th, 2008, 12:30pm

Peggy Petty, Nelson Ralls and myself are seeking a 4th recumbent rider to join us in the Team 500 mile, 2008 TTTT. I don't believe a date has been announced, though it is normally betweeen mid September and mid October.

http://www.tt24tt.com/

The goal is to break the 4 person, mixed team 500 mile record, which is 31 hours.

If each rider alternates laps, you would ride for approximately 1 hour, then rest for 3 hours before your next lap.

THE BEST PART.... EVERY PERSON IN THE 500 MILE EVENT RECEIVES A REAL NICE TROPHY, REGARDLESS OF TEAM PLACING.

If you are interested, please either respond to this post, send me a private e-mail (bikerteam@msn.com), or give me a call (817-975-8638). We should plan on solidifying the team by May, no later than June, so training can begin.

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Re: 2008 The Texas Time Trials
Reply #1 - Jan 29^th, 2008, 4:59am

I would like to try out for the team. I volunteered to be a time keeper last year and had a blast. Its been my master plan to get into better shape this year. And this event will give me some focus. Im upgrading my baron with carbon parts. I bought a Kurt Kenetic trainer and Im shopping for a Heart Rate Monitor. Will Peggy remove her kick-stand this year? Grin

Kaleen said that she is scopeing out a new route as the historic route is has too much traffic.

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FlyingLaZBoy Moderator '16 ICE SprintX fs, '16 Rocket, '12 KHS Mocha Posts: 5803	Re: 2008 The Texas Time Trials Reply #2 - Jan 29^th, 2008, 10:40pm Dude, it's JANUARY... You don't need to find a fourth until at LEAST mid-August...
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Re: 2008 The Texas Time Trials
Reply #3 - Jan 30^th, 2008, 9:45pm

Terry - a great way to get in shape and to build base miles is to join our Lone Star Randonneur club, and start putting in endurance miles. And in between endurance training, build a progressive overload training plan (ie, in 4 week intervals) where you are riding at least 1, and preferably 2 days a week at threshold. Meaning, after warming up, ride 5 minutes at max heart rate, recover 5 minutes, and repeat. The following week, increase to 7 or 8 minutes. The third week, increase to 10 minutes, and decrease recovery to 3 minutes. The 4th week is a recovery week of straigh endurance training (ie, zone 2).

Then the next succession of 4 weeks of interval training, work on climbing. This is to build strength, and ultimately to increase your "strength to weight ratio". Each week is harder and longer effort.

The next succession of 4 weeks of interval training could be working on sprinting. High cadence (at least 110) for intervals of 3-5 minutes, extending this time over the next 3 weeks. This training increases your body's ability to work at a higher cardio capacity, and to recovery more quickly.

The above is an example of a 3 month basic training program that will (1) increase endurance base, (2) increase strength, and (3) increase your cardio capacity.

AND ABOVE ALL, REMEMBER TRAINING IS ABOUT HAVING FUN, DOING WHAT YOU LOVE...

FREQUENCY

DURATION

INTENSITY

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Killer Bee Five Star Member CA2.0 proto type Posts: 1308	Re: 2008 The Texas Time Trials Reply #4 - Jan 30^th, 2008, 10:10pm Quote from FlyingLaZBoy on Jan 29^th, 2008, 10:40pm: Dude, it's JANUARY... You don't need to find a fourth until at LEAST mid-August... Paul...do you mean like our team did last year?
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Re: 2008 The Texas Time Trials
Reply #5 - Feb 2^nd, 2008, 5:48pm

I need some sort of machine that I can connect upto while sleeping at night. I would wake up in the morning having done a centry while asleep!

Quote from bikerteam on Jan 30^th, 2008, 9:45pm:

Terry - a great way to get in shape and to build base miles is to join our Lone Star Randonneur club, and start putting in endurance miles. And in between endurance training, build a progressive overload training plan (ie, in 4 week intervals) where you are riding at least 1, and preferably 2 days a week at threshold. Meaning, after warming up, ride 5 minutes at max heart rate, recover 5 minutes, and repeat. The following week, increase to 7 or 8 minutes. The third week, increase to 10 minutes, and decrease recovery to 3 minutes. The 4th week is a recovery week of straigh endurance training (ie, zone 2).

Then the next succession of 4 weeks of interval training, work on climbing. This is to build strength, and ultimately to increase your "strength to weight ratio". Each week is harder and longer effort.

The next succession of 4 weeks of interval training could be working on sprinting. High cadence (at least 110) for intervals of 3-5 minutes, extending this time over the next 3 weeks. This training increases your body's ability to work at a higher cardio capacity, and to recovery more quickly.

The above is an example of a 3 month basic training program that will (1) increase endurance base, (2) increase strength, and (3) increase your cardio capacity.

AND ABOVE ALL, REMEMBER TRAINING IS ABOUT HAVING FUN, DOING WHAT YOU LOVE...

FREQUENCY

DURATION

INTENSITY

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Opus the Poet Five Star Member rbent member Posts: 1353	Re: 2008 The Texas Time Trials Reply #6 - Feb 3^rd, 2008, 1:21am Terry that's called a hypobaric chamber, or altitude tent, effectively reduces the oxygen content of the air until you have the same Partial Pressure O2 as you would at 10-15,000 feet altitude. Opus
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MrOverdressed Five Star Member rbent member Posts: 569	Re: 2008 The Texas Time Trials Reply #7 - Feb 5^th, 2008, 7:30pm Opus would sleeping overnight a well fueled Lear Jet do the Job? I could have a midnight snack in Paris! And be back to work the next morning.
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Opus the Poet Five Star Member rbent member Posts: 1353	Re: 2008 The Texas Time Trials Reply #8 - Feb 6^th, 2008, 12:23am I think the hypobaric chamber would be cheaper Last I checked the cheap tents were under $1000, where an hour in a LearJet was about $500 so you could buy the tent for 1/4 of a night in a LearJet. Opus
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