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RIP Steve Larsen: 1970 - 2009
Former Motorola road pro racer and two-time National Off-Road Bicycle Association (NORBA) mountain bike champion Steve Larsen suffered a fatal heart attack during a running workout in Bend, Oregon May 19.
http://www.bikeradar.com/news/article/steve-lars...
I'll ride his tyres with even more respect now!
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very sad to see someone so young pass on, no matter their profile.
So sad to see someone pass at the height of their powers, so to speak.
A friend of mine who doesn't ride (or exercise at all) keeps telling me we all have so many heartbeats allocated to us for our lives and exercising just uses them up quicker.
When someone so obviously fit passes before their time it does make me wonder sometimes...
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experience is something you usually get right after you need it
With people who exercise and keep fit, it's often bad genes. Can't do much about that, unfortunately
I still think your friend is making excuses, though....
I don't exercise just for the health benefits. I do it because it's fun and makes me feel good.
Anyway, it's very sad when someone so talented passes away so young.
Same age as me.. scary. Time to check in with the doc I reckon.
Now feel , Damn i am getting Skinny Cappucino's from now on . Although i agree with Anke , in that there has to be a genetic issue for someone so fit and supposedly healthy to die at 39 ....Very sad for everybody around him
..instead of looking at low percentage causes like genetic defects, you could look at the fact he was a TdF rider in one of the most 'positive' eras of cycling aond wonder what on earth he put in his body to break it down so quickly.
Sorry - my suspicions are possibly not appropriate, but we'll all agree that he didnt ride as a Pro on the road in the late 80's and 90's 'clean'.
Putting those "allegations" aside for a sec (I really don't know his history) it does raise the question of how much is too much exercise?
I hear that marathon runners don't live very long, although I'm not sure on the reasons. We are told that regular exercise is essential for a healthy life, but how easy is it to over do it?
Are there many TdF riders claiming pensions?
i hope thats not right about the "so many heart beats in a life time to use up"
as last week i did a Road Crit at the tennis centre, pace was higher than usual and i did lots of work at the front.
At the end i checked my stats and had a Average Hear Rate of 191, this was a 1hr Race
Should i ride more so then i can ride harder for longer
Or should i ride less to keep my HR down?
Ahh who cares, do what you enjoy otherwise whats the point of living!
Don
"A friend of mine who doesn't ride (or exercise at all) keeps telling me we all have so many heartbeats allocated to us for our lives and exercising just uses them up quicker.
When someone so obviously fit passes before their time it does make me wonder sometimes"
Because on average lazy unfit people tend to live longer.... Oh no, wait....
Besides as was said before I ride because it's a lot more fun than sitting on a lunge, the health benefits are just a bonus
the so many heart beat theory is left over from the 1700s when some bright spark thought "Rabbits have fast heart beat and live to 4 years... turtles have slow heart beats and live to 100 years." then put 2 and 2 together to make 5
I would be well stuffed since my average heartbeat on a ride is mid-high 160s and I regularly hit 185. Probably use up a lifetimes worth most weekends.
Yes not a view I subscribe to but kinda amusing as a means to justify ones lazy-ass attitude.
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