...And I would ride five hundred more Today I hit 1,000 miles cycled for the year. This means I've managed to maintain regular rides since January1. Who would have thought it: I'm back on the bike. Last Christmas I was over 13 stones in weight which pushed me into the 'overweight' zone on the BMI … Continue reading I would ride five hundred miles…
Category: Hillingdon
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
Minet Ladies Cycling Club charity ride
When we lived in South Harrow I used to help out with the coaching at the Minet Ladies CC on Friday afternoons. It's a great club and it's developed really well over the last few years. Yesterday they ran their annual charity ride at Hillingdon Cycle Circuit. I decided to go up for a spin … Continue reading Minet Ladies Cycling Club charity ride
>Fitness
>I'm getting fitter. No, really, I am. I know I'm not riding enough, but every time I go out I do the same rides with less effort. I may not get much faster, but less effort is expended. So how come?Fitness is not only those things you can measure in a lab or gym (strength, … Continue reading >Fitness
>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
>Riding in echelon
>Here's a superb video of the pros riding in echelon at the Tour of Qatar: http://www.vsimgcdn.com/swf/flvPlayer_4.2.5.swf?rev=236I found it at the Inner Ring blog who located it at Cyclingfans.com. If you've ever been shouted at a Thursday night Hillingdon session for not getting the changes right, it's well worth a look.
>Imperial Winter Series
>I haven't ridden the Winter Series at Hillingdon this year. This has given me a decent Winter break for the first time in three years, but I've missed the rhythm of having a weekly crit to ride. I didn't commit this season because I thought we were moving house before Christmas. The latest guesstimate of … Continue reading >Imperial Winter Series
>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
>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
>Fixed
>Last night was the final Westerley CC Hillingdon Circuit '10' of the season. I decided to ride it on the track bike (with added clip-on tri bars). This was a) to get some saddle time with the bike before Saturday's track session and b) just for the hell of it. The bike was set up … Continue reading >Fixed
Lance Woodman 