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[snakesmile]

Everyone knows someone. That person smokes the race, training maybe once or twice beforehand. Maybe not sub-3, but a respectable sub-3:30. Damn frustrating. Any war stories?

[fandacious]

Got married in 2009 and got back from honeymoon in Thailand 5 days before the race. Rode a 3:20something from A but it was hard. Hard isn't even beginning to describe how kak it was

[DJR]

I broke my arm 8 weeks before the Argus so did no riding for that period. On the day, I decided to "just do it" with plaster cast and all. Turned out to be the year of THE STORM (2009, if I recall right) and I had a very tough time but I finished, unlike a lot of people that did not even start or gave up halfwway. I prefer not so mention my time though.

[Lucky Luke.]

Why would you choose to do anything without training? The event in question is still over a month hence. Still quite a few weeks to do last minute intensity. You can increase your vo2max significantly in that time and probably lose a kg or two in the process.

[Ceres]

Lucky Luke., on 08 February 2012 - 07:07 , said:

Why would you choose to do anything without training? The event in question is still over a month hence. Still quite a few weeks to do last minute intensity. You can increase your vo2max significantly in that time and probably lose a kg or two in the process.

+1

[FanieFiets]

Lucky Luke., on 08 February 2012 - 07:07 , said:

Why would you choose to do anything without training? The event in question is still over a month hence. Still quite a few weeks to do last minute intensity. You can increase your vo2max significantly in that time and probably lose a kg or two in the process.

jip, i do not think you need lot of training to become fairly strong. 2007 I did little less than 5 hours per week from jan leading up to the argus and did just below 3 hours (group f). Did do a race almost every weekend and the little training I did was very high intensity.

[Sammajoor]

Did mine in 4:30 in 2009, WITH the wind and NO training.

[henry newbi]

No training 3 months before argus except 3hours on the indoor trainer 2 weeks before the argus. Did n 3:42 argus 2010

[Heckflosse]

Ceres, on 08 February 2012 - 07:19 , said:

+1

+1

[JGR]

4hrs last year with no training

[Andre 77]

Did a 5:30 in 1996 with no no no training/riding for 18 months.

[Capricorn]

i'm curious to know best times on a 26er MTB with/without training, by forum members.

[scotty]

Capricorn, on 08 February 2012 - 10:25 , said:

i'm curious to know best times on a 26er MTB with/without training, by forum members.

26" with training would be long ago heard of hubber Lemmer, i think he still holds the record.

[Prozac]

Trained for 12-16 weeks before Argus 2011 - Weather perfect . . . Started in E and ready for a sub 3 . . . stayed with group , pulled a bit and worked nicely with the group.

Got puncture down Lundatno . . . Fixed and finished . . . 3h14

[Carmichael]

My time with 26er mtb with knobbies was 4:21 with only 2 x 25km rides week before!

[TNT1]

scotty, on 08 February 2012 - 10:28 , said:

26" with training would be long ago heard of hubber Lemmer, i think he still holds the record.

No way he was ever faster that titus.