What does your race warm-up look like? Do you have a set routine that gets you in the zone? How do you balance getting your muscles ready while conserving energy for the race? My race is 3 hours long and is gravel. The start is pavement and tends to be a little on the fast side. PS No rollers or…

[image] [FAQ] Pre-Race Warm Up Workouts (Warm-Up, Warmup) Racing In general, these are meant to be ridden and completed a short time before your official start. Something around 5 to 30 minutes if possible. These can be done on a trainer or rollers at the event pits. Or…

The above advice is good. If the start/finish is in the same location I like to ride a mile or 2 up the finish and back. This lets me know any surprises near the finish. Think logs trees rock gardens water crossing ect. A cheap used trainer or rollers are a good investment if you plan on more raci…

One more note: I don’t have power meters on bike yet. I could simulate them, but didn’t know if ya’ll had tips without a powermeter.

That is a good idea. I might check the pavement to gravel again as it is at pretty high speed. I would like to race more in the future if this goes less than disastrous (like last year). But I think trainer road (and the FuelIn app) has me ready.

[image] CyclingPhotog: I don’t have power meters on bike yet. I could simulate them, but didn’t know if ya’ll had tips without a powermeter. Use a heart rate monitor for zones instead of the power meter.

I like @mcneese.chad advice! You could do the warm-up by rate of perceived effort. Ride up the road a mile or 2 like @TrekCentury said, for about 15 minutes or so and then you can do a few sprints: Progression-type ones, where you start easy and end fast, these can take about 30 seconds to 1 mi…

Ive been following this 20minute warm up protocol for a while. Team SKY Warm-up - British Cycle Sport

[image] JSTootell: As I am introverted I find the “warm up” process to be a great excuse to just not talk to people. I find more folk talk to me when I’m warming up :joy:

[image] JSTootell: I have yet to see a correlation between warm up and performance I’m mostly in the same camp. Certainly in bunch races where there will be lulls in the racing to recover I find there to be no advantage to doing a warm up. As long as I can cope with whatever intensity there…

Depends on the race. When running marathons I’d see Olympic runners jog 1/4 mile from the hotel to the start line, maybe a stride or two and then start off 5 min miles. (But to them, wasn’t that hard). Not much warm up is needed in a longer race. Why spend energy you’ll need later. XCO? Better be …

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