Keep It Tight » KIT “Training Camp” Quiz

The purpose of a training camp is to:

Spend lots of time in quaint coffee shops
Train yourself into the ground
Get fit while enjoying time with friends/family
Get away from your significant other
Hang out at the beach

On Day 1 of training camp you should:

PTHD (put the hammer down) and let others know you are strong
Spend extra time at each donut shop and admire your bike
Start off easy and soak in the atmosphere
Sleep in think about starting to train on Day 2

At training camp, its OK to:

Take afternoon naps
PTHD every day
Sleep in until 10am
Stay up until midnight
Eat lots of cheese and sausage

Its OK to show up to training camp:

With your high-end, carbon, deep-dish wheelset
Completely out of shape
Completely in shape and on form
With your foam roller

True or False: Its OK to wear head phones/ear buds while training with your buddies

True
False

Each day, the following task is considered mandatory:

Hugging your roommate
Calling/emailing your significant other
Watching Matt Lauer before heading out
Posting your training pics on Facebook
Listening to The Black Crows, The Black-Eyed Peas, or The Black Keys

You should expect the following from training camp:

To get super-fit in a short period of time
To return to work rested
To develop deep tan lines
To enjoy returning home
All of the above

You should NOT expect the following from training camp:

To get super-fit in a short period of time
To return to work rested
To develop deep tan lines
To enjoy returning home
All of the above

You are in the middle of a solid tempo piece with your training buddies and a Strava segment is beginning just up the road. What do you do?

Disrupt the Chi and PTHD, dropping your friends and going for that ever elusive Strava podium spot
Ignore the Strava segment (and your ego) and continue on
Inform your companions of the upcoming segment and PTHD all together
Don’t bother downloading your ride/run to Strava
What is Strava?

The SAG (follow) vehicle is an appropriate place to:

Eat massive quantities of Banana bread
Rock out to Metal
Drop off extra clothes
Draft behind to catch back up to the group
All of the above.
My camp doesn't have a SAG car

Post Camp Stress Disorder is best abated through which of the following:

More miles of training
Rest and recovery with family
Calling in sick to work
Racing
Listening to Madonna
Immediately making plans for next year

KIT “Training Camp” Quiz – March 2012

KIT “Training Camp” Quiz – March 2012

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