In conventional bike riding watts per/kg is king, right?
But given the demands that ultra events have on the body, is it wise to start events carrying a little extra? This way your body has fat reserves to dip in to...
If that's a totally wrong way of looking at it, fair enough - just wondered how important it really is to be 'race weight' for events that last a week or more.
Depends on length of event. But most normal people would have enough fat in them, without needed more.
If you're lean and got a 6 pack, afew extra kilos would be good.
I guess I'm just not going to stress too much about my weight leading up to the event. Though, with the training I'm hoping to do, I would expect to a bit anyway. I'm probably about 5kg heavier than where I'd like to be so not a huge deal either way.
Musing about body weight for ultra events.
In conventional bike riding watts per/kg is king, right?
But given the demands that ultra events have on the body, is it wise to start events carrying a little extra? This way your body has fat reserves to dip in to...
If that's a totally wrong way of looking at it, fair enough - just wondered how important it really is to be 'race weight' for events that last a week or more.