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Advice on Duothans
ianogborn
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I am entering an Duothon in November in Cirencester which I believe is 2 mile run then 10 mile cycle then 2 mile run, all of this is cross country so bye bye road bike and welcome back mountain bike; does anyone have any specific trainning ideas for this, should be great fun with lots and lots of mud and it should be blooming freezing!! Anyone else doing it????
Ian
Ian
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Just lots of Mountain biking and lots of x/c running... MTB ing is less steady state power so fatigue comes on a bit quicker... get out on as many muddy trails as you can and do as many muddy hills as you can... it'll sort out any pedalling technique probs as well (if you have any!)
Enjoy... its good clean (!?!) fun!!
One other issue I've seen people struggle with is mud and gearing on hills, many are tempted to push the lowest gear possible, not advisable as it causes the back wheel to spin out, your better off pushing a slightly higher gear which will help provide more traction. If you have any other q's on mtb I'm can try and help.