>Today I rode a turbo session with a purpose designed video for the first time. It was the hour long The Hunted from Sufferfest. I can recommend it. It creates a story - you're taking part in a race - and uses real life race footage to support it. It's not as good as a well-run, … Continue reading >Sufferfest – The Hunted
Category: training load
>Snow
>Even sub-tropical Harrow has been hit by snow this week. This coincides with week 5 of my 'training programme' when I'm supposed to be stepping up the time and effort. I did manage a couple of outdoor hours on Tuesday before the weather set in, but the white stuff mitigated against further outside efforts.Thursday was … Continue reading >Snow
>To the turbodrome
>The recent cold and snow has pushed me back onto the turbo. Not that it has been much warmer inside our lean-to - a couple of sessions were done at 3°C and it is looking cold out there again today.Like a lot of cyclists I pretend to hate the turbo trainer, but really I'm just … Continue reading >To the turbodrome
>Targets 2010 – review
>I set some targets back in January. They were designed to be challenging and this is reflected in the fact that I missed most of them. This season has turned out pretty much the same as last. This is, perhaps, not that surprising in that I fell back into old habits of training and racing. … Continue reading >Targets 2010 – review
>Done
>That's the Summer season done. Actually it was done weeks ago, but Sunday was the last race I entered (the Brighton Mitre '25'). I was looking forward to the event but the last few weeks of house viewings, working and using public transport finally caught up with me and I caught a cold. No riding … Continue reading >Done
>Watt Bike
>I had a go on a Watt Bike today (well it was raining). The Watt Bike is a static trainer which is easily adjustable, has some very sophisticated software and is accurately calibrated. You can also hook several Watt Bikes up to a computer and run real time competitions between machines. Normally this sort of kit would be … Continue reading >Watt Bike
>2009/10 Season part 1 review
>The season always seems to go up a gear in May, so I thought it would be useful to review November '09 to the end of April '10.November is usually a resting month - there are no races unless you ride cyclo-cross - but last year I kept the training mileage up and maintained my … Continue reading >2009/10 Season part 1 review
>2010 Cycling targets
>Here we go then. Last season's targets were suitably challenging - to the extent that I didn't achieve any of them. This means that this season's SMART efforts can be remarkably similar.Beat 23:00 for a 10 mile TT by the end of the season.Sub goal: personal best (currently 23:37) by the end of the season.Personal … Continue reading >2010 Cycling targets
>Time off the road
>The last time I rode the bike out of doors was in the Winter Series circuit race on 5th December. Since then I've had a mild cold, time away for Christmas in the Yorkshire snow and several days of looking at rain. I have ridden on the turbo trainer a few times - I even … Continue reading >Time off the road
>Season review – part 2 / New season starts already!
>Today is day one of the 2009/2010 season plan. It crept up on me without me noticing. Luckily it's down as a rest day, so no need to feel guilty until tomorrow.Why did last season (as I have to call it now) fall apart?Might it be over-racing? I did ride more than 60 races despite … Continue reading >Season review – part 2 / New season starts already!
Lance Woodman 