How badly will Dim fail?

[Anonymous]

As a last resort, consider attaching your transponder somewhere on the favorite's bike without raising suspicion. Suck his wheel on the last lap an' you're home free! Seriously, if that's what gets your pulse ticking along to the merry tune of 147 bpm, average, you're out of shape. That would get me from my resting value of 46bpm to 85 bpm, definitely not more. Shaqqing my wife rareley gets me over 60, mind.

Its not out of shape (although im not as fit as I should be), its anxiety. Resting heart rate is about 70-80, normal round the house heartrate is 90, running up the stairs 110. MY heart rate increases very quickly, but then settles down, so I can hit 145 doing a gentle ride on the flat, and then crank up the pressure uphill and it barely hits 150. Some days my heart rate is 120 climbing, some days it is 120 lying on the sofa. Some days I can leave the house and my HR hits 140 just cycling along the flat stretch of road by the house, some days I can go out, push really hard for an hour and come home with an avr of 130-140. Basically breathlessness is reminder of a panic attack so with any form of exercise where i breathe a bit quicker the brain automatically thinks "panic" and the HR goes through the roof. The days I know I have my anxiety completely under control and am completely relaxed are the days I can ride and my HR stays low. Those days happen more and more often.

Great example, sitting in the surgery the other day with my head guy for a first appointment. Sat in the chair, HR 80, he went through various questions, and then he asked me how I sleep. Before i even answered my HRM started beeping and I hit 130 just from thinking about the question. Even during the summer when i was riding 50+ k each day, my bp was still around 137/75 ish.

But its 90% anxiety, it automatically pushes my resting up to about +20bpm at least of what it should be which is the root of a lot of problems, but like i say, anxiety, surviving on 2-3 hours sleep a night, thats what happens, and it can fluctuate like crazy over the course of a day regardless of what I am doing.

Normal resting HR is considered 60-100, in atheletes 40-60, its not unknown for people suffering anxiety to have resting heartrates in the low hundreds. Mine at about 70 really relaxing (so probably about 60 sleeping) is actually fairly impressive for a mental case I probably know my HR now most of the time just from how I feel Im so used to wearing one. Wear it when i do voluntary work with the alarm set at 110 to remind me i need to slow down. Before we moved house in my old voluntary job I was actually working at a hr of between 75 and 80. Its 100% stress related. (my HR is also a lot higher in cold weather as breathing becomes more difficult, breathing>brain>panic)

And actually, 1 hour of constant moving and aerobics is actually pretty tough, i have a new found respect for aerobics (it doesnt help that i have the flexibility of a spoon). The wife teaches dance and is very fit and she was dripping in sweat after an hour on the eyetoy.

 

[blaxland]

For the sake of your marriage put some effort into it man!!

Just fell off my chair with that comment....now rolling around on floor...Priceless.

 

[Anonymous]

Just fell off my chair with that comment....now rolling around on floor...Priceless.

Im trying to imagine wearing an HRM during sex and the wife setting the alarm for anything sub 150... "Faster darling, i want that ****ing beaping to stop"

 

[LugHugger]

Dim, definitely fully participate in the first corner charge. I believe our N American friends call it 'the holeshot'. It's one of cycling's great don't miss experiences and should be entered in to with great gusto! Don't be English and be painfully polite - get ready to bang elbows like Renshaw and Bos. A donf.

 

[hektoren]

For the sake of your marriage put some effort into it man!!

Whaddya mean? 38 times a week, taking turns with George Clooney, ain't enough?

 

[pedaling squares]

...1 hour of constant moving and aerobics is actually pretty tough, i have a new found respect for aerobics (it doesnt help that i have the flexibility of a spoon). The wife teaches dance and is very fit and she was dripping in sweat after an hour on the eyetoy.

I do stationary plyometrics workouts and that gets my heart rate elevated as much as any uphill sprint on the bike. Great for explosiveness and translates well to all sports.

 

[Anonymous]

Dim, definitely fully participate in the first corner charge. I believe our N American friends call it 'the holeshot'. It's one of cycling's great don't miss experiences and should be entered in to with great gusto! Don't be English and be painfully polite - get ready to bang elbows like Renshaw and Bos. A donf.

just ordered some of these.. theres a belgian company does ones with a quick release spindle

 

[yourwelcome]

Anxiety + lack of flexibility = maybe you should try yoga.

Some yoga places can be too full of mystic stuff and 'personal journeys' - not sure that's for you (wasn't for me). But Ashtanga and bikram yoga are tough enough to provide a decent workout, and once you've persevered for a few months and have learned the moves, your mind can zone out and it's probably the most calming exercise your mind will ever know. I'm no expert but think it's held up as a great tool for managing anxiety, and can see why.

 

[pedaling squares]

Whaddya mean? 38 times a week, taking turns with George Clooney, ain't enough?

I hope you don't mean using the chair Clooney built in Burn After Reading.

 

[Anonymous]

I do stationary plyometrics workouts and that gets my heart rate elevated as much as any uphill sprint on the bike. Great for explosiveness and translates well to all sports.

I think any so called aerobic exercise like that is viewed with a certain amount of cynacism in certain areas. Im about 6 weeks into kinetic combat which involves a lot of fast moving martial arts exercises, punches kicks etc, and it is bloody knackering.

 

[Anonymous]

Anxiety + lack of flexibility = maybe you should try yoga.

Some yoga places can be too full of mystic stuff and 'personal journeys' - not sure that's for you (wasn't for me). But Ashtanga and bikram yoga are tough enough to provide a decent workout, and once you've persevered for a few months and have learned the moves, your mind can zone out and it's probably the most calming exercise your mind will ever know. I'm no expert but think it's held up as a great tool for managing anxiety, and can see why.

Wife bought some yogalates dvd's... i get stuck at the bit where you have to sit on the floor with your legs crossed Again, there is some basic yoga on the VR stuff we have and it is very good exercise but in a calm way.. something to try and sort out in the future if i can find one in hicksville :/

 

[usedtobefast]

Its not out of shape (although im not as fit as I should be), its anxiety. Resting heart rate is about 70-80, normal round the house heartrate is 90, running up the stairs 110. MY heart rate increases very quickly, but then settles down, so I can hit 145 doing a gentle ride on the flat, and then crank up the pressure uphill and it barely hits 150. Some days my heart rate is 120 climbing, some days it is 120 lying on the sofa. Some days I can leave the house and my HR hits 140 just cycling along the flat stretch of road by the house, some days I can go out, push really hard for an hour and come home with an avr of 130-140. Basically breathlessness is reminder of a panic attack so with any form of exercise where i breathe a bit quicker the brain automatically thinks "panic" and the HR goes through the roof. The days I know I have my anxiety completely under control and am completely relaxed are the days I can ride and my HR stays low. Those days happen more and more often.

Great example, sitting in the surgery the other day with my head guy for a first appointment. Sat in the chair, HR 80, he went through various questions, and then he asked me how I sleep. Before i even answered my HRM started beeping and I hit 130 just from thinking about the question. Even during the summer when i was riding 50+ k each day, my bp was still around 137/75 ish.

But its 90% anxiety, it automatically pushes my resting up to about +20bpm at least of what it should be which is the root of a lot of problems, but like i say, anxiety, surviving on 2-3 hours sleep a night, thats what happens, and it can fluctuate like crazy over the course of a day regardless of what I am doing.

Normal resting HR is considered 60-100, in atheletes 40-60, its not unknown for people suffering anxiety to have resting heartrates in the low hundreds. Mine at about 70 really relaxing (so probably about 60 sleeping) is actually fairly impressive for a mental case I probably know my HR now most of the time just from how I feel Im so used to wearing one. Wear it when i do voluntary work with the alarm set at 110 to remind me i need to slow down. Before we moved house in my old voluntary job I was actually working at a hr of between 75 and 80. Its 100% stress related. (my HR is also a lot higher in cold weather as breathing becomes more difficult, breathing>brain>panic)

And actually, 1 hour of constant moving and aerobics is actually pretty tough, i have a new found respect for aerobics (it doesnt help that i have the flexibility of a spoon). The wife teaches dance and is very fit and she was dripping in sweat after an hour on the eyetoy.

if you get your hr up that easy, i would not worry too much about going over
180. i saw mine over 200 before i could not see anything at all crosseyed after that
but don't hurt yourself. and have fun.

 

[Anonymous]

if you get your hr up that easy, i would not worry too much about going over
180. i saw mine over 200 before i could not see anything at all crosseyed after that

I remember that feeling.. If i cast my mind back to the early nineties I remember days where I rode, and I dont even remember how I got home. There was a ridiculous hill about 5 miles from my house and after 90-100k at club g1 speed that hill became a blur.. Looking down at the white line, singing to myself with no idea of who I was or what i was doing

To be honest, once its peaked it pretty much stays there and then drops pretty quickly afterwards. I think its just mentally, keeping it below about 170-172 keeps my head in the right place

Anyway.. bedtime.. new meds to try and going to see if they help me get to sleep before 5am.. .

 

[TheDude]

I have 100% faith. If you make it to the start, you will make it to the finsish, after completing some number of laps. Go out there and get them. I remember your bike-purchase thread from last year, make good use of that Kona.

 

[Race Radio]

just ordered some of these.. theres a belgian company does ones with a quick release spindle

Dim is getting all Mad Max on us.

 

[hiero2]

Dim is getting all Mad Max on us.

or Ben Hur ---

 

[Anonymous]

if you get your hr up that easy, i would not worry too much about going over
180. i saw mine over 200 before i could not see anything at all crosseyed after that
but don't hurt yourself. and have fun.

Started new meds last night. Slept like a log for the first time in months, and today sitting on the sofa typing this my HR is down to 72, thats a drop of ten bpm compared with normal. Feel like i want to go to sleep though, damn tablets.But my obscene heart rate is very much mentally related.

Part of this poll is motivational.. there is no way I will not finish and let Dekker_Tifosi, Hairy Wheels, Michielveedeebee, Straßenrennen, Sum_of_Marc, Willy_Voet be right.. And im damn sure Im not letting philcrisp, Rip:30, Tibber, usedtobefast be right by finishing last. And if it means half killing myself Im not going to let maltiv, PCutter, pedaling squares, The Cobra be right either by finishing in the bottom ten

 

[L'arriviste]

Started new meds last night. Slept like a log for the first time in months, and today sitting on the sofa typing this my HR is down to 72, thats a drop of ten bpm compared with normal. Feel like i want to go to sleep though, damn tablets.But my obscene heart rate is very much mentally related.

Part of this poll is motivational.. there is no way I will not finish and let Dekker_Tifosi, Hairy Wheels, Michielveedeebee, Straßenrennen, Sum_of_Marc, Willy_Voet be right.. And im damn sure Im not letting philcrisp, Rip:30, Tibber, usedtobefast be right by finishing last. And if it means half killing myself Im not going to let maltiv, PCutter, pedaling squares, The Cobra be right either by finishing in the bottom ten

Best of luck, sir! What was it Indurain used to have, a resting HR of 29, was it? I figure if you're down to double figures with all the provocations of modern life, you're in the zone.

If you do top 10, as I voted, you owe me a pint of something classy!

 

[Anonymous]

Best of luck, sir! What was it Indurain used to have, a resting HR of 29, was it? I figure if you're down to double figures with all the provocations of modern life, you're in the zone.

If you do top 10, as I voted, you owe me a pint of something classy!

See i cant get mine that low anyway, my hrm went wrong once and said my HR was only 52 and i panicked that I was dying and hit 140 in no time at all.

 

[Straßenrennen]

Am just sure you'll burn yourself out trying to be a hero too the common people and finishing top10 TSF, its nothing personal

 

[Anonymous]

Am just sure you'll burn yourself out trying to be a hero too the common people and finishing top10 TSF, its nothing personal

Lol.. again, another reason for riding, I need to learn to control myself and not do things like burn myself out, thats how I got in this mess to start with. Learning to discipline myself.

HR 120/89 dropped from 138/90 over the last week.. magic pills

 

[L'arriviste]

Imagine how unique you'll be come this weekend.

The only guy in Britain to be hoping for massive flooding and generalised road closures in the area of the event.

Seriously though, you'll probably surprise yourself. My brother did his first race in about 16 years earlier this year and he actually found it easier than expected because he was just glad to get started after weeks of nerves.

Moral of the story: if you turn up for the start, it ain't a fail!

Bonne chance!

 

[trompe le monde]

Moral of the story: if you turn up for the start, it ain't a fail!

Bonne chance!

+1

If the anxiety is too great to bare on the morning of, bring a cudgel with you on the course for the purpose of displaying the intent to distribute some medieval justice. There are many ways to strike fear into the heart of the common man, I find a trusty cudgel is always a good way to achieve that.

Joke aside, best of luck tomorrow and just focus on enjoying yourself - the end result will take care of itself.

 

[eleven]

What you want to do is try to get lapped by the winner just as the both of you are coming onto the finishing straight. This not only gives you the highest classification for the least effort but more importantly insures that the beer is not all gone before you are done with your race.

^What he said. Perfect strategy.

Plus, the inevitable photo of the winner doing his pistolero will likely show you just behind him. You can tell your grandkids you got 2nd.

 

[Bag_O_Wallet]

Do your best and have fun.

If you really need the motivation of proving people wrong on here.... yeesh, you've already lost. In my books, at least.