Chris Brandt

I feel so beat up after the races, each time. If I'm lucky, I can ride my bike at a moderate intensity by Wednesday or Thursday after a Sunday race. Some time spent stretching, ice bathing, hydrating, and light spinning on the way to work helps me.

Racing as hard as you can for an hour, with some super fast barriers and heavy impact activities like downhill running (Barlow) is pretty abusive. Not to mention the physical contact involved in the first few laps. I often feel like I've been sucker punched in the quads. For me, most of my week is spent recovering for the next battle, not training.