FarEast
Maximum Pace
- May 25, 2009
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- 538
Tour De Kumano; JBCF E2. Stage 3
I'm tired and the legs have handed in their notice and have taken the remaining holiday they are owed, cleared their desk and gone. For the last 2 days I've been riding with panache, ignoring the power meter and the heart rate and just going with the ebb and flow of the racing and ignoring the body as it screamed out for more oxygen or to relent the maniacal pace we set, but I ignored it, we all did and now we were paying the price.
I'd had a pretty good warm down and massage the day before and this morning I woke up early to get a endorphinic massage which encourages analgesic action through the release of endorphins, increased blood flow and thus relieve the pain of over stressed muscles. The sensation is like someone pounding you with a rubber mallet but it does the trick and I have to say the Compex Wireless is a gift from the God's and I'm pretty sure Perseus would have preferred one of these over that dumb bloody owl.
The hotel we were staying in is right by the start line of the 3rd stage, so we could take things easy this morning and I decided to take a walk along the majestic coast line before breakfast, it's one of those areas that haven't felt the touch of westernization or the mass domestic tourist surge and it reminded me of the coastline of Devon and Cornwall where I used to go on family holidays as a child.
After a hearty breakfast and onsen we had more time to relax, catching up on email and uploading some of the photos to Facebook. Talking with the support team and generally taking it easy, an hour before the official start time I headed down to the team tent and started warming up.
It's always strange when I get asked for a photo and I always explain that I'm not one of the UCI Pro riders but a domestic team rider. They always seem to reply the same"Oh I know, who you are! "and It always takes me by surprise, Tokyo CX was the biggest boost as there seemed to be a whole section chanting my name as I went through. I have no idea who these fans are but I thank them from the bottom of my heart as they spur you on to great feats.
I'm tired and the legs have handed in their notice and have taken the remaining holiday they are owed, cleared their desk and gone. For the last 2 days I've been riding with panache, ignoring the power meter and the heart rate and just going with the ebb and flow of the racing and ignoring the body as it screamed out for more oxygen or to relent the maniacal pace we set, but I ignored it, we all did and now we were paying the price.
I'd had a pretty good warm down and massage the day before and this morning I woke up early to get a endorphinic massage which encourages analgesic action through the release of endorphins, increased blood flow and thus relieve the pain of over stressed muscles. The sensation is like someone pounding you with a rubber mallet but it does the trick and I have to say the Compex Wireless is a gift from the God's and I'm pretty sure Perseus would have preferred one of these over that dumb bloody owl.
The hotel we were staying in is right by the start line of the 3rd stage, so we could take things easy this morning and I decided to take a walk along the majestic coast line before breakfast, it's one of those areas that haven't felt the touch of westernization or the mass domestic tourist surge and it reminded me of the coastline of Devon and Cornwall where I used to go on family holidays as a child.
After a hearty breakfast and onsen we had more time to relax, catching up on email and uploading some of the photos to Facebook. Talking with the support team and generally taking it easy, an hour before the official start time I headed down to the team tent and started warming up.
It's always strange when I get asked for a photo and I always explain that I'm not one of the UCI Pro riders but a domestic team rider. They always seem to reply the same"Oh I know, who you are! "and It always takes me by surprise, Tokyo CX was the biggest boost as there seemed to be a whole section chanting my name as I went through. I have no idea who these fans are but I thank them from the bottom of my heart as they spur you on to great feats.