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I think it’s interesting to see different strategies go up against each other and some people seem to genuinely do alright with very little sleep - but too many people go into these races thinking they need to emulate people like Sofiane to do well, when in reality most people will perform better with more sleep
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exciting to see the 'sleep more' strategy starting to pay off
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yep, breathing issues according to the SRMR instagram
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yes hands aside, the best thing about them is getting pressure off the sit bones, I would take them even if I only got to use them 10% of the time
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interesting, thanks!
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Maybe this is hard to quantify and probably very route dependent, but how much time do you think you spend in the aerobars on a road ultra? Maybe this is an area I could improve in, I thought I was spending as much time as poss in them, but I'm sure it accounted for way less than half the overall time. The weather (and wind) was bad the entire time, and the roads were bumpy (Belgium) but perhaps this is a skill I can work on.
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it rained the entire time and I got pretty cold, so maybe
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oh thanks, will look into the flossing. My aerobars are the profile design ones that bend up, and I have extenders under them to lift them up – super comfortable and I don't think they're making the issue worse, just any time in the hoods is. Had my eye on some of those SQ lab inner bar ends, maybe worth a go.
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yeh I had aerobars and used them a lot in this last race – they definitely helped general comfort and provided relief in my hands but unfortunately didn't mitigate the problem. I also had them on my MTB earlier in the year for an offroad race but barely used them as the terrain just didn't suit them
Looks like they’ll be neck and neck to the finish line - exciting!