After a few months off I finally got back on the bike on December 31st. 18 miles (at 13mph!) later and I was sore, tired but pleased to have achieved ride #1. Since then I've unpacked the turbo trainer, repaired the turbo bike and bridged the bad weather gap with a couple of easy static … Continue reading Back on the bike
Category: training load
Cycling review of 2011
This shouldn't take long. I started a new job in May. It has weekend working and a variable schedule which made it difficult to keep to training plans and made weekend racing tricky to programme. So I slowed down then stopped the racing. And then slowed down and then stopped the cycling. I haven't been … Continue reading Cycling review of 2011
>A new metric
>Am I training on hillier terrain? It feels like it, but the Chilterns were pretty hilly as well. There's something going on. Check out a graph derived from my training log:Miles per week (LH axis, blue bars) and TRIMP (RH axis, red line)This shows how few miles I've been doing, especially in the last month … Continue reading >A new metric
>Rides a bike
>This is a link to a picture of Laurence Olivier riding a bike. The cap seems to have the rainbow bands on it and perhaps 'NISSAN' on the side. It's from the film 'A Little Romance' (1979) which I've never seen.Anyways - Larry rode a bike in 1979, I rode a bike yesterday. So I'm … Continue reading >Rides a bike
>2011 – race #1
>And so it begins again.I've had a fortnight of occasional short, gentle rides rather than training. We've been packing the house ready for the move and that has taken all of our attention. Despite this I did want to ride today's event. I've got very anxious over the last weeks and cycling has helped take … Continue reading >2011 – race #1
>Miles in the bank
>When I were a lad we used to talk about 'miles in the bank'. Structured and scientific training was the province of the few (we had heard of 'intervals' and 'fartlek', but we didn't quite know what they were and we certainly didn't know anyone who used them). Coaches were pretty thin on the ground … Continue reading >Miles in the bank
>Easing back
>An easier week this week. Just a few signs of not coping with training (power drop off, insomnia, dry throat, difficulty with breathing etc.). I know it makes sense, but I still feel guilty. In the past I'd have trained until I dropped (i.e. caught a cold, strained a muscle, thrown a wobbly) and then … Continue reading >Easing back
>It’s a funny old time of year
>I started January today. I began my training programme a little late, so I'm running off a different calendar to most people.It's a difficult time. The pain and disappointments of last season have faded and the new season is just over the horizon. The numbers are going up (as they should be) and it's tempting to … Continue reading >It’s a funny old time of year
>The Sufferfest – Angels
>I have downloaded another Sufferfest turbo session - Angels. Like The Hunted (my review here) it involves some sustained efforts. This is why I've started with these two - I don't want too many short, sharp efforts at this time of the year.Which is not to say that Angels is easy - oh no. After a … Continue reading >The Sufferfest – Angels
>The Pit Pony
>There used to be a regularly shown piece of film of pit ponies being brought to the surface for their once a year holiday. The ponies, released from the perma-dark imprisonment of the mine, went bonkers. Running and jumping around the field - a picture of unconfined joy.PIT PONIES - CARDIFF<p>&amp;amp;amp;lt;p&amp;amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;lt;p&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;gt;Your browser does not support … Continue reading >The Pit Pony
Lance Woodman 