Training update

Week 17 …..12weeks to go
28/04/09 -Turbo 70mins in Endurance HR zone. Felt really good, had a few short bursts standing up to get the lactic acid going. Longest turbo session yet, probably could have kept going, but I needed to go to bed and I’d run out of juice.

Tyres and Cassette on.

The new tyres and cassette were on for the ride on the 26th. Well pleased with the continentals, I thought it was going to make the ride a bit harsh going from the 26c Kendas to 23c Contis, but they were much smoother. They feel rally sticky too

Didn't need to use the extra teeth on the new cassette, good job really as there wasnt a sniff of a mountain.....

Training ride

Week 16

26/04/09 – 76km ride around Nottinghamshire, Derbyshire and Leicestershire in 2hr 44mins. Really nice ride with fantastic weather, felt really good. Roughly this route.

It's good to be off the Turbo.

Training

Week 16

23/04/09 Turbo 60mins in Endurance HR zone. Did 2 minutes as hard as I could half way through and again at the end. Felt pretty good although the first flat out session made me feel a bit sick

Training analysis

Going back through my training diary I have noted the weeks when I have had a session which felt particularly hard:

Week 3
12 days later in Week 5
13 days later in Week 7
11 days later in Week 9
14 days later in Week 11
22 days later in Week 16

Every two weeks (ish) up until recently?

Training

Week 16
20/04/09 -Turbo 60mins in Endurance HR zone. A hard one, legs were aching most of the way through, but once I’d got over 30mins it seemed to get easier?

Need to get the 12-27 cassette and the racing tyres fitted this week ready for the weekend ride which will start seeing the distance increase. I've got some Continental GP4000S tyres to replace my Kenda Kontenders.

Training in the Wirral

Week 15
19/04/09 - 56km ride around the Wirral in 1hr 56mins average of 29km/h. Not bad, felt pretty good all the way around. It was pretty windy and was a bit rolling, but no serious hills.

Did this loop twice.

Training update

Week 15
14/04/09 -Turbo 60mins in Endurance HR zone. Been away this week so not much activity on the bike. Felt good.
15/04/09 - Training ride with London to Brighton team mates, bit of a meander really, only 30 odd km, with a pub stop. Nailed it on the way home though to stretch the legs.

It's taken a while, but I'm actually getting used to riding a road bike. It felt all wobbly at first, but now it just feels quick!

Half Way

Week 14……Half way!

Wow, half way through the training now, that's a bit scarey.

08/04/09 Turbo 65mins in Endurance HR zone. Did 2 minutes as hard as I could 10 minutes from the end. Felt really good during the session and had to make sure the HR wasn’t going over 151

Training update

Week 13
04/004/09 49km ride from Derby to Ashbourne and back, ride time of 1hr 50mins plus stops for map checks. Had to dodge the road kill, but we found a few small hills and a particularly steep one out of Ashbourne.


Week 14
06/04/09 Turbo 60mins in Endurance HR zone. Did 2 minutes as hard as I could half way through. Felt OK, but I'm feeling it today.

Stomach bug.

Not done much training this week due to a minor stomach bug, but I'll be out on the road tomorrow morning, in search of a hill or two.......

Training

Week 13
30/03/09 Turbo 60mins in Endurance HR zone. Good session, legs aching a bit from the ride yesterday and the last 20mins were hard on the legs.