I got to the track a little later that planned today (11:30 instead of 10am) and was feeling tired so I decided to try drinking redbull before training and I must say it worked as I had much more energy than I had before I drank the redbull so I am going to try this all week to see how it goes and if it works I will drink it before racing as well.
I warmed up with 4 pump laps concentrating on pumping into and out of the jumps and I got around the track really easily.
I then did 6 full speed laps with 3 minutes rest in between and I was concentrating on really going flat out around the berms and not braking and also manualing everything that I could. There was a really strong head wind on the second straight which made it a little hard to go flat out on the second straight but this is normal and will be there on Sunday so I pushed as much as possible.
On my second to last full lap I managed to do my best ever first straight ever, I managed to tap manual the first doubles so well that I sat on the back wheel and then I got so much extra speed from this that I did my longest ever manaul on the second double where i manualled over the whole jump and continued manualling down the back side of the jump.
I felt really good and was going flat out for the whole of each lap only getting tired getting to the line where as before I was knackered by the start of the last straight. On the second straight I was able to jump the 3rd (table top) manual the 4th (double) and manual the 5th at speed which I have not done before.
I then did 10 third and fourth straights where I went from peddle manualling the 6th (table top) pumping the 7th (doubles) jumping the 8th (table top) manualling the 9th (step up) Jumping the 10th (table top) manualling the 11th (double) pumping the 12th (double), jumping the 13th (table top) and pickup manualling the 14th (single) to peddle manualling the 6th (table top) manualling the 7th (doubles) jumping the 8th (table top) jumping onto the 9th (step up) Jumping the 10th (table top) manualling the 11th (double) jumping the 12th (double), jumping the 13th (table top) and jumping the 14th (single).
The new line worked really well and I went from struggling to get to the line to accelerating over the line just by changing up a few thing.
Tomorrow I want to practice just the 3rd and 4th straights to get them really dialled and I want to try and change up the 9th (step up) so that I am jumping it and also jumping everything on the 4th straight which I think I am capable of.
I wanted to jump the 11th as well but I don't really think that there is a need to jump it as manualling is fast enough.
If the wind is better tomorrow I wan to also work on the 2nd straigtht as I have been told that jumping the 4th (double after tabletop) is faster than manualling it so I want to try it and see. I also need to work on my lines on the berms as I am not going tight enough at the moment.
Today I concentrated on using proper technique to get around the turns and I think that I may take some cones with me tomorrow to practice the technique on the flat as well.
I am not going to do full laps tomorrow as I want my legs to get a bit of rest ready to go flat out wednesday again.
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