First time on a proper TT bike.

[Brahan]

I borrowed someone's Time Trial bike the other day for a club 10. It's a steel framed job with a ZIPP wheel on it and it looks pretty mean. In the year I've been riding all I've used is my steel hack so it was a pleasure to ride something so responsive. I had no idea how twitchy they are. I managed to squeeze out a PB of 21:57 which I'm pretty happy with.
So guess what's on my shopping list?

 

[dan_bo]

A new set of lungs?

 

[Will1985]

You're saying you've knocked off 3.5 minutes in 2 months?

Get some coaching.

 

[SimonRoberts0204]

You're saying you've knocked off 3.5 minutes in 2 months?

Get some coaching.

Thats pretty good progress isnt it?!

 

[Brahan]

You're saying you've knocked off 3.5 minutes in 2 months?

Get some coaching.

I would have been talking about my PB on our club route which is notoriously slow because it has loads of junctions and a crap road surface. My 21:57 was on a dual carriageway - out and back job, so much easier to hold the top speed. But yeah I've been dropping PBs on pretty much every ride this year. I suspect the first thing a coach would tell me to do is lose 2 stone. So I'd rather not shell cash out to hear that

Do you get coached?

 

[Will1985]

That makes more sense (plus the upgrade in bike for the ride). Up 'til now I've been getting unofficial (read unpaid) coaching from the postgrad sports scientists and one of their supervisors who is a professional coach. It was more as a trial subject although I missed out on the VO2/Lactate testing as I was still off the bike post-accident, so wasn't as important as some of the others - even so I was given a few training plans and plus PowerTap file analysis.

 

[Brahan]

The training plans you got, are they detailed for your own particular use or would they be good for anyone looking to improve? ie me

 

[NickM]

I managed to squeeze out a PB of 21:57 which I'm pretty happy with.

Bloody hell, it took me years to do a 21...

You jammy bugger!

Or, to put it another way, very well done - you clearly have lots of potential

 

[NickM]

The training plans you got, are they detailed for your own particular use or would they be good for anyone looking to improve? ie me

I used to work in an exercise physiology lab, and know how to train for short-distance time trials (unlike you, I have no talent, but still managed to get down to 21mins for a 10). I have a turbo training plan which you are welcome to - written when I was a Sports Science undergraduate, and subsequently refined. Drop me a PM with your e-mail address and it's yours.

Don't be (too) happy with your PB until you're convinced it really is the best you can do - it's a work in progress!

 

[Young Un]

I used to work in an exercise physiology lab, and know how to train for short-distance time trials (unlike you, I have no talent, but still managed to get down to 21mins for a 10). I have a turbo training plan which you are welcome to - written when I was a Sports Science undergraduate, and subsequently refined. Drop me a PM with your e-mail address and it's yours.

Don't be (too) happy with your PB until you're convinced it really is the best you can do - it's a work in progress!

Could I be cheeky and ask for this training plan aswell?

 

[NickM]

Could I be cheeky and ask for this training plan aswell?

Certainly!

 

[Young Un]

PM on its way, cheers!

 

[Brahan]

PM has been sent, thank you very much.

 

[stumpy]

Do you reckon you could squeze out another plan for me 2 please?????

 

[NickM]

Do you reckon you could squeze out another plan for me 2 please?????

Of course - might be after the weekend, because I'm away...