10 MTB Enduro Race Tips // Things I Learned My First Year Racing
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- čas přidán 3. 06. 2024
- This past season was my first full year racing enduro. Whether you're a beginner on a mountain bike, or a seasoned trail rider looking to compete for the first time, this list should give you a little bit of an idea of what to expect after signing up for your first enduro mtb race!
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Dude, you have such a good narrator voice!
that's right
For me, the best thing is just...community! Whether with friends or strangers on those transitions, we are all there because we love riding and being out in nature. The MTB community is so welcoming and (mostly) non-judgemental, that's what makes race day so rewarding for us non-podiumers! 🤙🏻
Couldn't have said it better myself!
I will definitely use these tips as I would like to start doing some enduro races.
I really like CLIF bloks because there are many flavors to try and there are quite a few in each pack. Life hack: lick the bottom of one and stick it to your stem to eat later
Such an underrated channel for sure! SUBSCRIBED!
I'm not racing enduro. Keeps my energy levels way up.
I like fig newtons. They come in 2 packs at 7-11 and they have some power in them. Oh yeah, and they're cheap.
:08 I literally clinched my jaw watching you fall right at that rock.
This was awesome thank you. I’m looking to start this year.
This vid help me so much for my first enduro race thanks!
Cheers man! I enjoyed watching this and will take your tips with me to my first race 🤘
Awesome video! Thanks for this. I've got my first enduro race this weekend, and your video offered some great guidance. Subscribed
Great tips man!, I'm gonna do my first enduro race this dicember!
been catching up on my Shredist videos! love this video! super helpful for us looking into getting started with our local enduro race
I'm going to try and do almost all of the Cascadia Dirt Cup: Lite Enduro this season! I'm so excited
Am going to race a local Enduro Series this year and will definitly use these tips. Thanks was very helpful
Most amazing MTB experience I have ever had was an Enduro with two friends at Karkloof (Pietermaritzburg, South Africa)... We ended up starting late due to technical issues with one of the guys bikes, endured a gruelling 25km climb to stage 1 and had fun all the way up and all the way down! Came in stone last as the sun dipped below the horizon. ...next day.. Cascades. Broke my chainring on the up climb. Broke my ego on the down run.
Sweet video, I will be going to my 1st Enduro race in 2 months and this video is helping out to understand what is going on in such an event.
Good video. I’d add that pre riding the stages are a must
nice video mate, maybe sometime this yeat i will race Enduro, great advices
Finally there´s a Enduro race which features my hometrails, you better bet i signed up for that. Been waiting for that opportunity man
I signed up for my first enduro in June. (Big Bear,CA). Lets gooo!
Awesome video! Super helpful!
My Daughter and I are doing Hubapalooza in a a few weeks. Local to both of us, a little nervous and scared but looking forward to it.
Thanks that was tiptastic ! Any advice on TRAINING for the big day ?
Awesome! I am going to use a lot of these tips. I live in Asheville, NC and the race I am doing is in central Alabama and part of a smaller regional series. Thanks again!
No problem!
Fantastic video!!
Thanks so much!!
Improving my fat metabolism was a game-changer for me, it allows for more high octane carbs left for the stage. Burn fat mostly on the way up, burn carbs mostly on the stage.
Useful and inspiring tips. Thanks for that!
I hope they'll be helpful!
Thank you for putting this together, I'll be racing my first MTB Enduro next week at Brian Head. The 4000ft daily of climbing (word on the street) has me a bit concerned, we'll see if I've trained enough. I greatly appreciate you being honest about the challenge of the Transfers, few people are.
Beer and chocolate, stranger in the way up that becomes my best friend. Now that’s a good race day
At bigger races, BME in the rockies and EWS races all have start times you need to make each stage. Training for the miles and elevation for the entire day or days is important. Again on big races you should be ready to pre-ride all stages in the day(s) before. So double the length of the race day(s) is what you need to prep for.
I was hoping to make the BME stop at big sky last year but my schedule conflicted. Hoping to do a large sanctioned event soon to experience the difference from smaller races.
this is incredible advice. Have a sub
They would be me, complaining on the way up the climb. My joke with the rising fiends is, “gravity sucks!” Anyways, good video.
Dates, Skratch Labs Hydration, sugar water and H2o, is my go to race day nutrition.
That was awesome, thank you! Racing is fun and all, but.... I live very close to WV, and WV literally eats bikes! 😁😁😁
When I start enduro racing I hope I can get those gel things and the honey stuff
Good channel dude, got yourself a new subscriber.
Thanks man!
heyy !! do u ever take a look on the one up edc tool ?? a compact essecial pack thats packt away nicly and savet my ...... on a view races last year
I Love your channel ! you just got a new suscriber mate !
Thanks man! Glad to have ya! 🤘
All great tips. I would also add, HAVE FUN.
We all like to be competitive, but the likelyhood of you making top 3 let alone top 20 in your first couple of years or so of Enduro or any racing is slim to none. Always competing against solid veterans.
So just take your time to learn, take it all in. Make it fun, pace yourself. Progress, and before you know it you will be climbing those leader boards eventually.
For me when I did DH races a long time ago, late 90s it started out because my love of it. The traveling around eastern and central Canada ( local bike shop sponsored). Learning the craft. Making friends and contacts. Eventually, progressed where I was a threat to crack the top 5 regularly my last two seasons.
Unfortunately a crazy wipe out my last season, ended my compition days, but I never stopped riding my bike. Did some crosscountry and mild enduros in the last 10 years as well as multi day events. Just to spice things up. But I always keep it fun. Now more then ever since my 10 year old is heavily getting into riding.
Yes! Having fun is one of the most important parts! I definitely had low expectations for placing, but this coming season I'll be paying a little closer attention haha.
I’ll race my first enduro competition this weekend guys! I’m so pumped up about it wish me luck :)
Enduro racing sure is tough. During I'm always asking myself "why are you doing this??“, but when you push through and reach the finish line, it's just such a rewarding feeling and the pain is forgotten pretty quickly ;) I usually bring gels and Clif bars to eat. I eat something after every stage, even if I don't feel hungry. I also bring some magnesium to help with cramps. I've seen some people start without ANY food or very little water, even on hot days, and relying only on feed zones, only to get there and find out that they might have nothing left. Bad idea! Another tip for the stages, don't overdo it. I tend to push too much. A crash will make you lose more time than a paced, consistent run. And, I would definitely bring a spare tube, you never know. I strap it to my frame, good to go. I also always have a chain link fixed to one of the hoses with some tape, that way you'll never forget it. Let's hope we'll see some racing at least later in the season...
I feel you man.. 🤙
Love the LTD!!!
Thanks 👍🏻 entered my first enduro in September, was great fun. I found despite having good fitness and the ability to do long rides the stop start nature of enduro totally killed the tops of my legs, going cold not good especially when you’re 45 🤦🏼♂️😬
The start and stop is pretty rough, I agree. Especially when the weather is chilly!
Man, the footage of the Hubaplooza race brought back the whole.."Hey where is the stage timer..guess I can take a nap" fiasco. Was my first full year of racing too, great tips here!
Yeah that was a fun wait! Hopefully it's a tad smoother this year haha
@@TheShredist Skipping it this year lol, fingers crossed for ya though
Jesus christ I thought he's laid down a bubbler/bong for the video intro. Quite a good info video from a small channel. Looking forward to 10 more tips n tricks for enduro a year from now.
Yeah if I could upload again, I'd probably cut out the intro and just get into the meat of it haha.
Awesome tips. I'll be doing my first Enduro this year and I'm super pumped but your tips are definitely gonna help
I hope they do! It's a great sport to get into!
@@TheShredist hey how can I get ahold of you?
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amazing channel
Cool rider!
first downhill race i did snapped my quick link on my first run not fun sliding down a soggy mud patch
Awesome tips! I was planning on doing some ESC enduros this year for the first time, but who knows now with everything that is going on... Hopefully I'll still be able to do a couple. How necessary is it to have a hydration pack? Do most enduros have refuel stations to fill your water bottle between stages?
Personally, I'd say it's a necessity. Most enduros have raced have had aid stations. Staying hydrated and eating enough is the difference between a good day at the races, and a strugglefest.
I did the Sugarbush ESC race, and it only had one 700ft transfer climb, the rest was lift assist. But after the first stage you could sneak down to the parking lots for a few minutes of downtime, for some snacks or repairs, whatever. I did just that a couple times to refuel. Not all enduros are like that however, not all downhill stages end up where you parked. So that side of things was nice. On the other hand, Sugarbush is SUPER rugged, steep AF with blown out rocks and roots and very little loam & bike parky type of stuff. Not beginner friendly and I struggled a lot in practice. I crashed a lot but finally nailed the tough sections , and actually raced ok. I just wasn’t particularly fast 🙂. It’s ok though, I was there to race for fun and to finish, which I recommend doing for your first couple races until you get used to mountain courses.
Frozen smuckers uncrustables. Pbj thaw out through the stages amd are pretty welcomed tasty treat when tired. And I freeze a mixed electrolyte drink in a water bottle to let thaw out in a hot day.
where was this race. im looking to get into the EWS but im gonna need a bunch of practice. im looking for races in Idaho and the surrounding area
That’s a cool coffee cup
I really liked this video! So informative and inspiring...it almost got me motivated to ride an enduro race. If I had the right spouse/ boyfriend to encourage me (widowed)...then maybe, I would be down. And at pushing 53...I still have time nutrition and riding definitely is more challenging with the hellish cold and windLol👍😎
You should definitely try it at least once! I see many racers in their 50s just out to have a good time and experience the race day atmosphere!
@@TheShredist thanks buddy. enduro may be in my future.
Subbed! Thanks
I use PurePower Energy Snacks and Gels
Aweesome.
My personal favorite tip: lick the bottom of your energy gels and then stick them to your top tube. Allows you to snack on the climb without fiddling with your snacks in your pocket/bag.
I enjoyed your vid, easy to listen to & had me watching to the end 😀👍 I’m a eBiker & it has me thinking?? This is perfect for eBikes. I hate riding uphill ( old 54 & broken lol ) but with my new Levo I now don’t even think about the uphills, & just love the downs.
Do they have a category for eEnduro?
Are you thinking of doing a video on racing in the time of corona? It might be more than helpful: a well thought-out argument could affect policy. You know, what is, what isn't, what could be possible with a little tweaking. Not to put it on you, I'd just get a kick out of a neighbor influencing how events reopen. Think of all the times lately you've read or watched something and said," that's stupid, all you'd have to do is..."
You sure seem to have the chops. Maybe even the support.
Thanks for making joining a race seem less intimidating, either way. Petcho dog!
what are the average miles and vertical feet climbed in a race?
@8:20 yeah but my local races are Downieville and Northstar EWS. FML lol
😂
Me and my boys have our first enduro coming up and something that confuses me is head protection. I always thought full face were mandatory, but in these clips I see tons of riders with normal MTB helmets. What do you ride with and what do you recommend for local enduros?
I depends on the individual event rules, but I personally always wear a full face when racing. I've used my chin bar too many times in the past to go without.
Awesome video, question where did you get that coffee cup ??
Thrift store 🤘
Nice it's a keeper 👌
I stopped 3 mins to make this suggestion - Research endurance athletes on Keto - there are plenty to read about. Zach Bitter for example - holds ultra running world records on a Keto based diet. Training your body to burn fat instead of carbs for energy makes a HUGE difference in how you feel on long ride days. Zach has done a few podcasts with Joe Rogan you can check out as well.
Just know there will be a transition period where you WILL feel like you have less energy - research it and maybe give it a shot for at least 3-6 months to really know how you feel about it.
The need for excess "snacks" disappears on a low carb diet - you'll find you simply dont need it. I went from goos and waffles and post ride shakes to nothing in 3 months on Keto. My rides were places like Dupont in NC for up to 3-4 hours - no snacks and no crashing post ride like I used to. The energy just seemed to never go away. It was steady but subtle. It was weird but a very positive experience compared to the typical carb snacks that have a tendency to upset stomachs etc.
Majority of athletes are just fine without a keto diet. Also I don't think anyone watching an intro to enduro racing video is going for world records
I race extreme endurance (24h+ 100km+ ) and have been riding for 12 years. I find Christmas cake amazing fuel. Especially with icing. It provides fast and slow burn fuel that will fuel you for a good while. I go through around 5 Christmas cakes a year aha definitely give it a shot. Also active root, it's a natural ginger based sports drink from Scotland, best drink I've ever tried. MUST HAVE! Bananas are great fuel too, generally I would try to avoid gels as they are super acidic, try Christmas cake instead :) also hummus and pitta is super tasty and kep your stomach just full enough. And peanut butter and jam sandwiches is a personal favourite. Hope that helps :D
Just like standard birthday cake? Thanks for all the good tips!
@@TheShredist Pretty much? The fruit in Christmas cake is half the reason it's such good energy. It's not really "cakey". I'm not super sure what it is called specifically but it's not standard birthday cake. If you google "Christmas cake" you will find it. It's sorta like Christmas putting but cake. Homemade is best. Just discovered the channel and loving it. Nice work 👊
Great stuff brother. 1 extra I would add would be to show up the day early to pre-ride the stages. Sometimes this is tough if travelling, but way worth the extra night or time.
Agreed! I always try to pre ride, even when it's a local race. 👍
Tacos, the key is taco's. Not the easiest to transport just eat like 20 the night before with like 5 beers!
Feel free to sub beers with some Margs if you're feeling zesty.
Great tips. I'd really like to do a race this year, but unfortunately southern Idaho apparently doesnt give a shit about having an Enduro series 😐. I may do the NW cup downhill race at tamarack on my new 🤘 Commencal Clash 🤘. Maybe I'll need to find a used downhill fork to slap on it? Who knows, either way I'm doing my first race this year!
Awesome! I was thinking about hitting that race as well! I hear Tamarack is pretty awesome! How do you like the Clash? I was looking at that bike super hard before I got the YT.
I'm loving my Clash. I just finished building it in December so I only have a handful of rides in on it, but haven't been able to hit anything big on it yet. Really looking forward to having a bigger bike for riding at parks. I also have a Jeffsy 29er for the last 2 year that has been my trail / park bike so it'll be nice to not have to beat the crap out of it come next riding season. If you can ride an XL bike and are at Tamarack for that race you can take it for a lap.
I may have to take you up on that!
is it allow not to wear the helmet while doing the climbing?
I put peanut butter and nutella sandwiches in my pockets. Best food Ive found for races for me.
Hey man great vid - I have my first ever enduro race in 3 months ... my question: I used to ride DH and have a nice (but old) Trek Session 26” with big forks. Do people enter Enduro with full on DH bikes? Or is that rare, with most riders in single crowns? Cheers bro, subd ;)
You'd never want to enter with a DH bike since there is so much climbing involved. But depending on the race, I suppose you could push up the whole time lol.
@@TheShredist ahh haha ok cool .. I better get saving then ;)
Dude where did u get that rad coffee mug???!!
Thrift store find!
4:13, they are here to race, what did you espect
Interesting video! I am a nutrition expert and every biker could improve their riding by changing the way they eat. You should focus on unprocessed food, high in protein, healthy fats for your hormones and carbohydrates for recovery. Talking about recovery: sleeping should be one of the most important thing for every mountainbiker. Aim for 8hrs per night. Supplement with vitamin d3, zinc, magnesium and fish oil.
I’m pretty obese and always have extra energy.
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I'm in the upper-weight category and never have energy. 🤣
train and eat to burn more fat for fuel, its rewarding.
@9:04 did someone say gushing blood? imgur.com/9ENVmEy thats from last weekend when I slipped a pedal at the start of my ride. At the end of the day my sock was filled with blood and I noticed the gash on my shin was about 1cm deep. The worst pedal slip I had was back in 92 when racing BMX. I got 13 stitches right below my kneecap. Goodtimes.
In Italy in Enduro the lifts have set times, are you free to go down whenever you want?
In the races I've participated in, yes, you can drop in whenever you arrive to the stage as long as timing and scoring has is there are ready to go.
@@TheShredist what it means that as long as the times and the score are ready?
Just that they have someone there to keep track of the racers dropping into the stage.
Coffee mug?!
Thrift store find!
Stroopwafels! 2:17
So good!
Any tips for racing hungover 😁
Instead of water, hydrate with black coffee and tylenol. 🤣
The Shredist So basically, business as usual 😁👊
If you can do it along with friends, it would be funnier than alone.
I have to eat salty snacks to avoid heartburns.
I have clif bars
On 2: Bananas 🍌
your clearly from spokane?
Close! From CDA 👍
You should have added pre race nutrition, about that you need to have carbohydrates the night before the race and drink 2-3 bottles of water also the night before and one before the race
I really wanna like this vid but can't take away that 699 likes from you
Thanks for being so considerate 😂
@@TheShredist well its up to 707 likes now so guess im allowed to like now