John Wilger [mailto:johnwilger@gmail.com] wrote:
"No bike ride is too hard. Some riders (myself included) are just too soft.
;->"
That is the corollary to:
"It doesn't get easier, it just gets faster."
Mike Murray
It might be too hard for you to win, but otherwise, not.
Nobody knows but you.
- Erik
On Tue, Jun 9, 2015 at 10:34 PM, Matt Mallet via OBRA
wrote:
> I'm signed up. Raced last year and it was tough to finish. I've got more
> bike miles than last year, I should be stronger, but stage 1 scares me,
> especially if the weather is hot. Registration numbers look pretty low,
> last year there were 70 starters in Cat 3 and it looks like less than half
> that number this year.
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> As for the too hard question it depends on the reference point:
>
> Too hard for anyone? Definitely not.
>
> Too hard for for maximum participation? Hard to tell but likely remote location is more significant. The race organizers need to figure that one out or even if that is important for them.
>
> Too hard for you? Only you can answer that question.
No bike ride is too hard. Some riders (myself included) are just too soft. ;->
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Beware of using pre-registration numbers as a predictor of participation for future events. There are very many reasons why those numbers can be off; people sign up at different times, predicted weather, etc. Definitely don't confuse pre-registration numbers days to weeks out with day of race participation.
As for the too hard question it depends on the reference point:
Too hard for anyone? Definitely not.
Too hard for for maximum participation? Hard to tell but likely remote location is more significant. The race organizers need to figure that one out or even if that is important for them.
Too hard for you? Only you can answer that question.
Mike Murray
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> On Jun 9, 2015, at 22:34, Matt Mallet via OBRA wrote:
>
> I'm signed up. Raced last year and it was tough to finish. I've got more bike miles than last year, I should be stronger, but stage 1 scares me, especially if the weather is hot. Registration numbers look pretty low, last year there were 70 starters in Cat 3 and it looks like less than half that number this year.
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I'm signed up. Raced last year and it was tough to finish. I've got more bike miles than last year, I should be stronger, but stage 1 scares me, especially if the weather is hot. Registration numbers look pretty low, last year there were 70 starters in Cat 3 and it looks like less than half that number this year.
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