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Thanks. Hope for a fast recovery 🙏 I've had issues for maybe 5 year. Done lots of work to try and make it better, but nothing really help. A few year back I got an ultrasound on it and was told it would never get better. To much scare tissue in it. That was when I stopped running completely. Because of all the scare tissue the achilles was very unflexible and not as strong. I think this was what ended up making it rupture.

Thanks a lot. It really does feel like the world falls apart when you are used to moving a lot.

Tusind tak Jacob 🙏

It's no fun. Think I would rather break a bone than tore my achilles. I try to move as much as possible. You are welcome to reach out on my mail gravelracingwithmadsbang@gmail.com

Det er virkelig noget lort!

That's the plan. For now it's all about resting and healing and as soon as possible I'll start training.

Thanks a lot. Not the wedding I planed for, but it will be memorable😂

It sure was.. Lots and lots of crashes out there.

That's not the honeymoon you hope for. Sorry to hear it never healed right. As a mention in the video not being able to train is bad, but not being able to play around with my son and help out at home and with the wedding is worse. I do the chill stuff with him, but i hate that I can't pick him up and play around with him. But I think I'll be able to move more around in a few weeks.

@@gravelracingwithmadsbang Reading and playing with toys with him is also super important, use the extra time with him and enjoy it! Kids grow up so fast, I guarantee you that in 20 years you would give everything you have, every last dollar, to be able to travel back in time to today right now and be exactly where you are. It's priceless.

Thanks a lot!

Mange tak! Det bliver en alternativ brusevals, men det bliver en man husker🥳 Så snart jeg har været til først check vil jeg begynde at med hometraineren.

Mange tak Henrik!🙏 Der er lang vej tilbage, men det giver også en mulighed for at teste nogle ting af.

Thanks a lot Jack. 🙏 long road ahead

@@gravelracingwithmadsbang I know the feeding , early juni I was out for a short time after a crash on the gravel bike , brused ribs and dislocatie colar bone.

Thanks Dave. I'll do lots of rehab. Luckily they got a hole program to follow the next few months

Thanks a lot. Really hope so🙏

Thanks a lot!🙏

Thanks mate. What a ride for you. Great work on getting back to an active lifestyle. Your massage we for sure motivate me when things get hard! Very very much appreciated🙏

Thanks a lot. I'm pretty sure getting back in shape once the achilles tendon is right will come fast. It's only all the rehab before I can train properly,. But I'll try out a few things and hopefully speed the process up. Not really liking not riding my bike !

@@gravelracingwithmadsbang You can start rowing to keep the heart going. Victor Campenaerts does some row sessions. It complements cycling very well he says.

That's a really good idea!!

Thanks a lot. It sure is frustrating when you are used to getting out and moving. Hope I can start with some light activities in a few weeks

Det er faktisk et dæk jeg har fået anbefalet flere gange. Det er helt klart noget som jeg vil prøve at kigge på. Tak fordi du nævner det. En ting er jo om et dæk er sjovt at køre på, men det er jo nok meget fornuftigt med bare en smule greb.

@@gravelracingwithmadsbang det er hurtigt 💪

If I hadn't travelled all the way from Denmark I'm not sure I would have made it all the way either. Crazy conditions! Happy to hear I wasn't the only one ending up in the water 😅

Thansk a lot 🙏

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hahah it sure was😂 can't say I will never go with slicks again, but for sure never in conditions like this again.

That would for sure be the best option, but also the most expensive one.😅 Getting married in a few weeks and I'm not sure my future wife would appreciate me spending money on a extra set of race wheels at the moment😂 But not a bad idea for next year!

@@gravelracingwithmadsbang Understand your situation, I'm married for 42 years so it's less of an issue 😉. Good luck and have a nice wedding party.

Haha, that is a bit more 😀 thanks a lot.

I did! All the wet sand and mut really isn't good for the bike. Couldn't really break anymore the last 30 k 🤣

@@gravelracingwithmadsbang Same here. After 120kms, it was steel on steel for braking. But not just when I wanted to brake - it was all the time - the steel spring pad carriers wore through, letting the brake pad backing plates rub on to the discs. It was a horror show. I'd have been better off riding with my 33mm Challenge Limus tyres from CX.

It really was. And such a shame. It's a really cool race, but with weather like this it's no fun.

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Thanks a lot mate. It really was a crazy day. But like you said, if nothing else a got a long ride in 😅

Hope so 😀🤞

I know 😢

I know 😢

It really was 🤣

Me too!🤘 Next race is coming up next week. Doing the gravel Onefifty. Can't wait.

It was way to close to a cyclocross race in that mud section😂

Exactly my point with trying this thing. How many high intensity workouts did you do a week? Saw the same on my lt1. Didn't think it would, but very happy about it 😀

@@gravelracingwithmadsbang example week: 1: HIIT 6 x 4min 2: Rest 3: 2 x 20min Over/Unders (+ Endurance or Tempo if time avaible) 4: 1.5h - 2h Endurance 5: Rest 6: HIIT 6 x 4min 7: Rest I started this year with a "serious" trainings plan and increased my FTP from 240watt to 290watt. I think that's pretty good considering my time invested.

@@windar2390 Cool. So this is what you would do most weeks? Great work increasing your FTP by 50 watts!!

@@gravelracingwithmadsbang 50 watt newbie gains. Yup, thats what I do most weeks. I'm not strict tho. Sometimes I try new variations, squeeze in a workout or make an extra day recovery. My goal is to get as fit as possible in the shortest time "invested". ;-)

Good for you. How has this transferred to the racing?

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@@gravelracingwithmadsbang Boom!

@@gravelracingwithmadsbang Mads, what's your ftp and weight if you don't mind me asking? And what level do you race at? Just for context. No bother if not. Very interesting video and I've been thinking quite a bit about using block training of some kind in my own training. It would be super interesting to get a follow up on what you did post block and how it went in the longer run etc.

My FTP is around 350 and my weight is around 80 kgs. Would love to slim down a bit, but its not easy is you want to train hard at the same time. and in my book staying healthy and training hard is the most important. Not sure what level I would be racing at if a races on the road. Not really that much into road racing. My background is long distance triathlons and have only been racing gravel for less than 2 year. I believe block training is a great tool. Done shorter HIT blocks before, but never more than a week. But I found that to be very beneficial too. Since the block I've done more threashold and sweetspot work. I done a fair bit more intensity now. Not many easy rides anymore. But it will be interesting to see how it will work out long term. Hope this answers your questions.

@@gravelracingwithmadsbang cheers much appreciated. are your five minute power numbers mentioned in the video not very low compared to your ftp? for context, when I'm fit my ftp is about 280, maybe 290, so way lower than yours but my one off five minute power is around 385 and could probably do at least 340 for 5 by 5, although never have

It sure is. Plus the other things too. Couldn't have wished for any more💪

You are right. It's not for everyone. I have a long training history behind me and lots of low intensity training. For people with a different background it might not work the same. I agree, I think 3 weeks was the right amount. Good to come out of something like this feeling on top.

Hope so!🙏 The back was sore for a few days, but no problem today👍

Thanks mate. It sure sucked. Way to much mud for my liking. Got a ticket to gravel onefifty in the Nederlands on 13th july. Did the race last year, had a bad day on the bike, but a very very cool race. So finger crossed.