
Ultra Endurance Ride Optimizations Are Fascinating
I’m currently 12 days away from the biggest event and race I have ever done. The Swift Summit 200 features 326.4km of distance and 3,229m of elevation. It’s likely to be hot, and potentially smokey. Last Fall I completed my first 300km ultra-endurance ride to the Coast and back, but that was a bit less distance, 700 meters less elevation, cooler weather, and my fitness level was higher. This is the last year for the Swift Summit, and it has been a big goal to complete the 200 mile course. Almost all of my training the past month has been focused on preparing for the race, dialing in bike fit, testing different strategies, and more. I realized late last night that I finally know what an A race is.1 It has been interesting to see and experience how many different avenues I have conciously or even subconciously started to optimize in preparation for this massive event. ...