Race Fat... erm, Fit

[Berlin]

I'm too fat! despite losing 4 and a half stone I'm still 3 stone over my race weight!

Yesterday at Cadwell proved I'm unfit too! I managed three laps at absolutely, do or die, balls out, ragged edge race pace before I had to back off! Not good! I went out again later and did a 10 lap race distance and came in absolutely knackered and reconed my fitness was costing me 5 seconds a lap!

Last session of the day I got into a groove and started running fast but comfortable laps for 12 laps and was still about 5 seconds off the balls out pace!

I need to get fit! Let the Walrus reduction begin! :) I need to buy trainers!

C

[Nobbylad]

...and stop eating all the pies .... lol

[paiste]

Not that it's comparable at all, when I did a track day at cadwell last year I couldn't finish the day as I was so knackered!! This is from someone who's race pace could be beaten by a child on a bmx:rolleyes:
This made me appreciate a bit more just how fit you have to be to race.
I've since started running and am doing my first half marathon at sliverstone next sunday :D
My advice, if the trainers are for running make sure you get fitted properly at adecent running shop and hav "gait analysis" done. It makes the world of difference.
Congrats on losing 4 stone though :cool:

[yorkie_chris]

Hehe mad fitness plan, we had pies for dinner and fish and chips on the way home from track!

Shouldn't you have found some rabbit food shop or something.

[Berlin]

And weren't those some gooooooood fish n chips! :)

Last for a loooong time!

[Tim in Belgium]

Running, tends to shift more weight than cycling I find, plus helps your endurance. Cycling may be more appealing though! And will also shift a few pounds.