In case you're not depressed today...
They kissed and made up... I think there was some grovelling involved...Also did you know the guy in that video was fired after the video came out? He wasn't riding his sponsor's bike.
It's for all those people who watch The Masters and think, I can shoot 74 on that course! Or think they can show Lindsey Vonn the hot line.. No you can't! "He's just driving a car in circles!"Why would you even care? It's apples and oranges.
If you ride a hundred or even three hundred miles a week in your allocated 'spare' time why would you expect to match
someone who literally does it for a living? This is true of ANY activity.
I was coming out of the rink one day, walking past one of the other pads, and Tie Domi and Peter Zezel were playing pick-up with a bunch of hacks like me. Now Domi and Zezel were not...let's say..front-line NHL talent.. And these guys were just rinsing the Joes..like...against pretty decent players..Triple-A types..just operating at two or three times the speed, in a phone booth, scoring at will. It's humbling.I get to experience it all too often, up close and in person.
I was coming out of the rink one day, walking past one of the other pads, and Tie Domi and Peter Zezel were playing pick-up with a bunch of hacks like me. Now Domi and Zezel were not...let's say..front-line NHL talent.. And these guys were just rinsing the Joes..like...against pretty decent players..Triple-A types..just operating at two or three times the speed, in a phone booth, scoring at will. It's humbling.
Well, they only have to run for two hours. Us regular joes would be out there for three to five hours, which is a lot harder.I tell people..go outside and run as fast as you can..for like 20 metres..a world class marathoner does that for 2 hrs! Amazing.
Funny you should say that!! I talked to an acquaintance at the indoor track one day, marathon dude, he said, how long would it take you to do a marathon? I said, well, I probably couldn't...but IF I could, maybe 4 hours??? He said, wow, if anything took me 4 hours I'd just not do it! It's way easier finishing in 2 hours!!Well, they only have to run for two hours. Us regular joes would be out there for three to five hours, which is a lot harder.
Yes I'd say this is true. When my buddy who is actually fit goes riding, his easy day is like an EASY day... I can easily keep up..as a matter of fact it's pretty easy for me. OTOH, his hard day is ballistic. Amateurs..or maybe, casual..cyclists basically just grind at their 70% all the time. Which..is ok...but not productive for increasing fitness. Even my old fat-ass does hard intervals from time to time..like, 1km climbs at 7 or 8% and drilling..and three or four reps.I was reading an article on training techniques and a coach was quoted as saying "For most cyclists, their 'easy' days are much too hard and their 'hard' days are far too easy".
Massachusetts has (or had…) a three day cycling race in the Fitchburg area. Some friends and I were doing a morning ride before watching the race.
We were climbing a fairly decent hill when Jeannie Longo blew past us like we were standing still. ie, she was on a warmup ride and smoked us. Kind of humbling.
In case you're not depressed today...
I tell people..go outside and run as fast as you can..for like 20 metres..a world class marathoner does that for 2 hrs! Amazing.
He said, wow, if anything took me 4 hours I'd just not do it!