Claus Bech

40 years old, from Denmark. Been racing competitively in triathlon, running, cycling and adventureracing since the early 90´s. PB´s: marathon: 2.32, IM: 9.21. National Coach Level Triathlon Diploma from University of Southern Denmark. Teaching in endurance sports and physical exercise on a Danish Folk High School: www.giv.dk Hoping to experience new challenges and improvements in search of optimizing endurance training.
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A minor mental setback
So I´ve arrived in Tucson and it´s gotta be a cyclists Paradise! After the first three days/10 hrs on fixed cranks, I decided to put on my new Lock Out PowerCranks. I was looking foreward to getting back on them, but unfortunately I really sucked - just like starting over again...
The first ride was a few hours after completing a 94 min. run, so fatigue was probably part of the reason I felt so bad.
The next day I did the same routine: 75 min run and the following PC-ride was easier - I could start playing around with cadence and speed, so hopefully a little rest and riding fully recovered should feel much better.
By the way, the Lock Outs are even bigger and heavier than basic PC´s, which was kind of a mental blow, untill I convinced myself that the overall purpose is still training and not a hilly TT up Mt. lemmon...