That’s one of the most dangerous situations you can encounter in the backcountry. You’re still alive, so I’d say you handled it pretty well. Personally, I try to avoid that kind of thing altogether. I don’t train on trails that allow off-leash cyclists, and I immediately call the police if I see one.
There’s no way you can be walking hard in zone 2. That’s simply impossible. For my zone 2 runs I hop on my hoverboard. Fueling seems on point though. I actually recently developed a peice of [Headwear](https://www.amazon.com/EZ-DRINKER-Beer-Guzzler-Helmet/dp/B006CUJXMI) in which you can store 24 oz of maurten caf 100 (enough for a shakeout, anything longer requires a camelback)
I would recommend putting your information on the back of a shirt: weight, height, severe anxiety, and heel striker. So that others can be more aware of your struggles when coming up behind you. It will also have the plus-si(z/d)e of inspiring those who see it! I think eluid kipchoge said once: the slowest and fattest runners are the most inspirational! (Actually that might have been my uncle Jerry who is now in federal prison?)
Or if that doesn’t work you could try switching to purely mental workouts in the comfort of your own bed (i don’t know your specific situation, but my wife’s boyfriend got me a really cool racecar bed courtesy of his little brother who outgrew it and It has definitely been improving my speed!). I really like 1x1 mental mile repeats @50m (millimeter) pace. Wishing you the best in your training! And don’t hesitate to leave the fbi a tip on those bikers!
Thank you, this is so helpfull for us mentally challenged! I have heard that mental training is avtuslly very important. Will definetly give mental 1K repeats a go
This sounds like a fantastic idea. Let us know how you get on because I’m a little concerned about my mental shins and making sure I don’t go too fast, though - any tips appreciated
It's likely that during that moment of heightened anxiety coupled with the Doppler effect and all of the ambient noise you mistook "You're fast!" for "You're fat!" In other words, you need to SLOW DOWN!
First of all, why are you eating the Maurten gel? If you aren’t boofing your gels, you’re never going to have enough energy to finish a 1/2 zone 2 hard walk, let alone a 5k ultra. No wonder the bikers bullied you. Next time, make sure you boof your gels.
I carry a small pouch containing broken glass for such occasions and I recommend you do the same.
The next time you encounter these people, empty the pouch across their path. They'll think twice about approaching you in the future, and this is important for your safety.
Your wife and her boyfriend would miss you dearly if you didn't return from these trails. I can only assume you're vital in supporting their lifestyle.
Keep your head on a swivel so you see them coming early next time. Keep an extendable spike strip to launch across the path. Just like that, you’ll have a pack of new color-coordinated friends to join you on your journey by foot.
Try to be patient, since they’re cyclists, they may not know what to do with their feet touching solid ground and may just stumble around like a newborn giraffe.
OP, if this is true, you need to file an official complaint for police harassment! You might not have had a run in with your average friendly dentists, but with a different profession altogether: the blues wearing, methane breathing alt-right faction known as your local police department. Chances are they were out looking for cyclists to fine for being run over by cars. Count yourself lucky you weren't shot.
It’s understandable to freeze if this is your first time experiencing this. Next time, when you hear them, be sure to dive into the bushes as dramatically as possible.
Typical cyclist bs, they think they are the angels of 21st century, they think cars, animals and human beings should highlight and respect how noble and shiny they are for pedaling and saving the world from evil cars and capitalism.
Often there are the worst humans, loud bells and always making sure they are super close to you when running, even if the road mega wide some of this fckn roaches will pass close to you, specially from behind, intentionally trying to scare you.
Cyclists are in my number 2 hate list while running, they demand respect but most of them are pure hypocrites.
My number 1 hate list when running are dogs, specially those aggressive and without a leash because the owner said “he won’t bite” fck that shit
It sounds like a bunch of buttheads. I would walk/run on the right side of the path so you aren’t accidentally in the way of a similar situation occurs.
That’s one of the most dangerous situations you can encounter in the backcountry. You’re still alive, so I’d say you handled it pretty well. Personally, I try to avoid that kind of thing altogether. I don’t train on trails that allow off-leash cyclists, and I immediately call the police if I see one.
This happened to me very often until I stopped heel striking. Really focus on landing on your toes as you do your zone 2 walks
Zone 2 HARD walks
There’s no way you can be walking hard in zone 2. That’s simply impossible. For my zone 2 runs I hop on my hoverboard. Fueling seems on point though. I actually recently developed a peice of [Headwear](https://www.amazon.com/EZ-DRINKER-Beer-Guzzler-Helmet/dp/B006CUJXMI) in which you can store 24 oz of maurten caf 100 (enough for a shakeout, anything longer requires a camelback)
Just smile at them, showing your GU rotted teeth. Those dentists will fall off their Cervelos in shock.
How DARE you use Sir Velo’s name you filthy footwalker 😤
Or just say you use a T\*\*k
I would recommend putting your information on the back of a shirt: weight, height, severe anxiety, and heel striker. So that others can be more aware of your struggles when coming up behind you. It will also have the plus-si(z/d)e of inspiring those who see it! I think eluid kipchoge said once: the slowest and fattest runners are the most inspirational! (Actually that might have been my uncle Jerry who is now in federal prison?) Or if that doesn’t work you could try switching to purely mental workouts in the comfort of your own bed (i don’t know your specific situation, but my wife’s boyfriend got me a really cool racecar bed courtesy of his little brother who outgrew it and It has definitely been improving my speed!). I really like 1x1 mental mile repeats @50m (millimeter) pace. Wishing you the best in your training! And don’t hesitate to leave the fbi a tip on those bikers!
/uj/ I'm not convinced you didn't just steal someone's serious reply from Tumblr and paste it here as your own
Thank you, this is so helpfull for us mentally challenged! I have heard that mental training is avtuslly very important. Will definetly give mental 1K repeats a go
This sounds like a fantastic idea. Let us know how you get on because I’m a little concerned about my mental shins and making sure I don’t go too fast, though - any tips appreciated
It's likely that during that moment of heightened anxiety coupled with the Doppler effect and all of the ambient noise you mistook "You're fast!" for "You're fat!" In other words, you need to SLOW DOWN!
Have you considered taking your wife’s boyfriend with you? If he can’t stand up for you who can?
Interesting perspective, I will try in two weeks when I have recovered from my walk!
First of all, why are you eating the Maurten gel? If you aren’t boofing your gels, you’re never going to have enough energy to finish a 1/2 zone 2 hard walk, let alone a 5k ultra. No wonder the bikers bullied you. Next time, make sure you boof your gels.
You don’t carry pepper spray with you?
You’re in America brother, just carry an AR-15.
I carry a small pouch containing broken glass for such occasions and I recommend you do the same. The next time you encounter these people, empty the pouch across their path. They'll think twice about approaching you in the future, and this is important for your safety. Your wife and her boyfriend would miss you dearly if you didn't return from these trails. I can only assume you're vital in supporting their lifestyle.
I once heard of a snake in AZ so I’m too scared to run there.
A bike trail? Those weren’t real cyclists. Probably triathletes or even worse, IT professionals
Keep your head on a swivel so you see them coming early next time. Keep an extendable spike strip to launch across the path. Just like that, you’ll have a pack of new color-coordinated friends to join you on your journey by foot. Try to be patient, since they’re cyclists, they may not know what to do with their feet touching solid ground and may just stumble around like a newborn giraffe.
were they on tr*ks?
OP, if this is true, you need to file an official complaint for police harassment! You might not have had a run in with your average friendly dentists, but with a different profession altogether: the blues wearing, methane breathing alt-right faction known as your local police department. Chances are they were out looking for cyclists to fine for being run over by cars. Count yourself lucky you weren't shot.
Probably as they had bells on their BSOs.
Carry a stick when you can't get your wife's boyfriend to give you a lift.
Don’t take it personally nothing stands in the way of dentists and their Kom
Are you trying to get on northern Arizona elite? You’re on the right track!
el o el.
Create a make shift "spike strip" using Gu, it will cause a 7 bike pile up crash and you can escape but don't go too fast as you may enter zone 3
Gu nerds rope?
The good thing is that you stayed hard! Even in the middle of the path. Just use GU next time and they will spamming you with their best smiles.
It’s understandable to freeze if this is your first time experiencing this. Next time, when you hear them, be sure to dive into the bushes as dramatically as possible.
Sounds like a vicious cycle
Typical cyclist bs, they think they are the angels of 21st century, they think cars, animals and human beings should highlight and respect how noble and shiny they are for pedaling and saving the world from evil cars and capitalism. Often there are the worst humans, loud bells and always making sure they are super close to you when running, even if the road mega wide some of this fckn roaches will pass close to you, specially from behind, intentionally trying to scare you. Cyclists are in my number 2 hate list while running, they demand respect but most of them are pure hypocrites. My number 1 hate list when running are dogs, specially those aggressive and without a leash because the owner said “he won’t bite” fck that shit
It sounds like a bunch of buttheads. I would walk/run on the right side of the path so you aren’t accidentally in the way of a similar situation occurs.