Comments on: Cyclocross: Pre-Ride and Race Start Staging, by Matt McNamara http://blog.trainingpeaks.com/2009/11/cyclocross-pre-ride-and-race-start-staging-by-matt-mcnamara.html The latest news and info about our products TrainingPeaks.com and WKO+ Fri, 12 Mar 2010 17:41:54 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Tweets that mention Official Blog of TrainingPeaks » Blog Archives » Cyclocross: Pre-Ride and Race Start Staging, by Matt McNamara -- Topsy.com http://blog.trainingpeaks.com/2009/11/cyclocross-pre-ride-and-race-start-staging-by-matt-mcnamara.html/comment-page-1#comment-169692 Tweets that mention Official Blog of TrainingPeaks » Blog Archives » Cyclocross: Pre-Ride and Race Start Staging, by Matt McNamara -- Topsy.com Wed, 04 Nov 2009 18:48:15 +0000 http://blog.trainingpeaks.com/?p=3988#comment-169692 [...] This post was mentioned on Twitter by TrainingPeaks, TrainingPeaks. TrainingPeaks said: Cyclocross: Pre-Ride and Race Start Staging, by Matt McNamara. Great tricks to get your start right! http://tinyurl.com/ygulrgl [...] [...] This post was mentioned on Twitter by TrainingPeaks, TrainingPeaks. TrainingPeaks said: Cyclocross: Pre-Ride and Race Start Staging, by Matt McNamara. Great tricks to get your start right! http://tinyurl.com/ygulrgl [...]

]]> By: Arlyn http://blog.trainingpeaks.com/2009/11/cyclocross-pre-ride-and-race-start-staging-by-matt-mcnamara.html/comment-page-1#comment-169592 Arlyn Wed, 04 Nov 2009 00:30:14 +0000 http://blog.trainingpeaks.com/?p=3988#comment-169592 Hey Matt, great article. I'm racing my first CX season as a Cat4 and am continually surprised that I can manage to line up in the first or second row in a field of 30 or 60! All I do is show up early - no sneaking or pushing. I just end up looking back and wondering why so many people show up at the last minute. Hey Matt, great article. I’m racing my first CX season as a Cat4 and am continually surprised that I can manage to line up in the first or second row in a field of 30 or 60! All I do is show up early – no sneaking or pushing. I just end up looking back and wondering why so many people show up at the last minute.

]]> By: Matt McNamara http://blog.trainingpeaks.com/2009/11/cyclocross-pre-ride-and-race-start-staging-by-matt-mcnamara.html/comment-page-1#comment-169584 Matt McNamara Tue, 03 Nov 2009 23:29:38 +0000 http://blog.trainingpeaks.com/?p=3988#comment-169584 Jim - Thanks for the reality check. I'll be more careful with word choice in the future. Hope you like the next post! Matt Jim – Thanks for the reality check. I’ll be more careful with word choice in the future. Hope you like the next post!

Matt

]]> By: Mike http://blog.trainingpeaks.com/2009/11/cyclocross-pre-ride-and-race-start-staging-by-matt-mcnamara.html/comment-page-1#comment-169579 Mike Tue, 03 Nov 2009 22:37:14 +0000 http://blog.trainingpeaks.com/?p=3988#comment-169579 Maybe 'lingerer' is a better term - kind of hanging around the start waiting for the official call-up/line-up process to start. It's a good time to catch up with other racers and be ready to line-up. As soon as a critical mass has assembled, you should be in a relatively good spot. I think this is what Matt is recommending. What I think we all agree on is that it's NOT cool to saunter up to the start with 5 minutes to go and think you can wedge your bike in up in the 2nd row just because there's a foot of clearance. The downfall of this is that in a race with a large field, sometimes this early lingering can start 30-40 minutes before the start of your race. Whatever warm-up you had is likely long gone. Maybe ‘lingerer’ is a better term – kind of hanging around the start waiting for the official call-up/line-up process to start. It’s a good time to catch up with other racers and be ready to line-up. As soon as a critical mass has assembled, you should be in a relatively good spot. I think this is what Matt is recommending.
What I think we all agree on is that it’s NOT cool to saunter up to the start with 5 minutes to go and think you can wedge your bike in up in the 2nd row just because there’s a foot of clearance.
The downfall of this is that in a race with a large field, sometimes this early lingering can start 30-40 minutes before the start of your race. Whatever warm-up you had is likely long gone.

]]> By: Jim Stetson http://blog.trainingpeaks.com/2009/11/cyclocross-pre-ride-and-race-start-staging-by-matt-mcnamara.html/comment-page-1#comment-169569 Jim Stetson Tue, 03 Nov 2009 21:05:18 +0000 http://blog.trainingpeaks.com/?p=3988#comment-169569 Hi Matt, Maybe it was just the use of the word "lurker" and it's dictonary definition: 1 an underhand scheme; dodge. 2. an easy, somewhat lazy or unethical way of earning a living, performing a task, etc. Jim Hi Matt,

Maybe it was just the use of the word “lurker” and it’s dictonary definition:
1 an underhand scheme; dodge.
2. an easy, somewhat lazy or unethical way of earning a living, performing a task, etc.

Jim

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