Update 2/6/09: I’ve posted the interview with David Rowe. His answers provide great information on long distance cycling.
I reviewed The Ride of Your Life eBook on Monday. I’m happy to announce that UltraRob.com will host an interview with author David Rowe about his new book. The interview will be posted on Friday February 6th.
The Ride of Your Life is a book for sport-recreational cyclists who want to increase their mileage and their enjoyment of events of 100 miles or more.
Help Me and You Could Win
I need your help for the interview. I did my first ride longer than a century more than 20 years ago. Some things about long distance cycling that seem obvious to me, my friends tell me aren’t obvious.
Here’s how you can help me. Ask a question about long distance cycling or one of David Rowe’s ride experiences. (Edit: Please submit the questions by Wednesday 2/4). Most of David’s rides have been in the Pacific Northwest, particularly in the Oregon and Washington Cascade Range
If your question is one of the 5 that David likes best, you’ll win a Ride of Your Life eBook. Either leave your question in the comments below or email me at rob@ultrarob.com. I’ll need a way to email you if you win the eBook or David needs clarification on the question.
If you don’t already have a burning question about long distance cycling, you can read my review of the book or read a 34 page preview of the book. If you want the book now, head over to RoadBikeRider.com to buy it.
If you haven’t read my review, you’ll find another way in it to win a free copy of the eBook.
Here are the dates for the rest of the virtual book tour
| Date | |
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| January 30 | Quickrelease.tv. A podcast with Carlton Reid. |
| February 1 | Fredcast. A podcast with David Bernstein. |
| February 4 | PAC Tour. An interview with Lon Haldeman. (Click on the link to Lon’s Blog.) |
| February 10 | Cyclelicious. Interview with Richard Masoner. |
| February 12 | BikingBis. Interview with Gene Bisbee. |
| February 17 | The AdventureCORPS Blog. Interview with Chris Kostman. |
| February 20 | The Everyday Athlete. Interview with Heidi Swift. |
| February 24 | BikePortland.org. Interview with Jonathan Maus. |
| February 26 | BikeLoveJones. Interview with Beth Hamon. |
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This may be one of the “obvious questions”… but I’m always curious what other people do to stay motivated during long-distance events (especially ones where you’re out there by yourself). Everyone seems to have their own strategies for battling boredom/fatigue.
-mike
At the Furnace Creek 508 it was easy, my crew chief wouldn’t let me back in the van. (Well she did at the finish line!) — The Nutria
I’ve got the same question as Mike…..you must find a way to either distract your mind or disassociate it.
Bob
http://totalcyclingperformance.com/blog/
How do you prepare your fluid and nutrition intake and pace that throughout the ride?
I’m curious how one trains for ultra-distance events. In particular how does one balance the training time with family time?
A somewhat similar question to those above… How do you battle both the mental exhaustion of kilometer after kilometer of repetition and stay focussed, but also how to you stay mentally tough as the kilometers beat on your body. As fatigue increases I’m sure it only gets tougher to stay motivated and focussed.
Also, what methods do you employ to stay healthy and injury free? I’m sure the amount of cycling that you’re doing is doing a number on your body… Yoga? Regular massages? Just battle through the pain?
For single day rides greater than 100 miles without a support vehicle, how do you either plan where you will stop for food (and how often) or how do you carry enough with you to keep the energy up. I just finished reading Ultramarathon Man and Dean eats 10,000+ calories during some of his 100 mile 1 day runs. While I’ve only managed a 55 mile ride last season, I have several planned century rides this year and keeping the energy / food levels up are one of my main concerns.
Hey there, UltraRob,
You are getting some fantastic questions. I am really looking forward to our interview this week.
Hey riders- be sure to get your Q’s into UltraRob quickly, so he can pick the ones he wants to send over to me. The 5 best will get a free copy of my book.
To those who’ve posted questions so far – many thanks! I’ll do my best to respond. In the meantime, let’s get some miles in.
Keep the pedals turnin,
dr
I’ve tried a lot of different types of saddles–spent a lot of money. What is your favorite saddle for long-distance events and why?
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