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gravelmuncher wrote:
: Is there a downloadable program available for a road rider who works 5 : days per week? I've recently put the mountainbike in the shed and bought : a new Trek, so i'd like to get started. To do what exactly? Do you want to train to race, ride to lose weight, ride to develop aerobic fitness, ride to develop endurance or just generally ride to be faster than you are now? Answering this will identify a goal which you can work towards. If you go over to Coach Carl Cantrell's website you can spend many hours reading useful information and ultimately work out a program that suits your needs: http://coachcarl.com/ I'm in no way affiliated with Carl but have found many gems of cycling wisdom there. Cheerz, Lynzz |
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gravelmuncher wrote:
: Is there a downloadable program available for a road rider who works 5 : days per week? I've recently put the mountainbike in the shed and bought : a new Trek, so i'd like to get started. To do what exactly? Do you want to train to race, ride to lose weight, ride to develop aerobic fitness, ride to develop endurance or just generally ride to be faster than you are now? Answering this will identify a goal which you can work towards. If you go over to Coach Carl Cantrell's website you can spend many hours reading useful information and ultimately work out a program that suits your needs: http://coachcarl.com/ I'm in no way affiliated with Carl but have found many gems of cycling wisdom there. Cheerz, Lynzz |
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Lindsay Rowland wrote:
gravelmuncher wrote: : Is there a downloadable program available for a road rider who works 5 : days per week? I've recently put the mountainbike in the shed and : bought a new Trek, so i'd like to get started. To do what exactly? Do you want to train to race, ride to lose weight, ride to develop aerobic fitness, ride to develop endurance or just generally ride to be faster than you are now? Answering this will identify a goal which you can work towards. If you go over to Coach Carl Cantrell's website you can spend many hours reading useful information and ultimately work out a program that suits your needs: http://coachcarl.com/http://coachcarl.com/ I'm in no way affiliated with Carl but have found many gems of cycling wisdom there. Cheerz, Lynzz Thanks for the reply...in answering your question - all of the above. As soon as I gain a little more fitness/stamina i'll be joining a cycle club nearby and would like to be as competitive as possible. As i mentioned, i'm holding down a fulltime job...but surely many competing cyclists are in the same boat and i'd like to gather some advice on how to manage both activities. Thanks again for the link - i'll look into it. -- -------------------------- Posted via cyclingforums.com http://www.cyclingforums.com |
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Lindsay Rowland wrote:
gravelmuncher wrote: : Is there a downloadable program available for a road rider who works 5 : days per week? I've recently put the mountainbike in the shed and : bought a new Trek, so i'd like to get started. To do what exactly? Do you want to train to race, ride to lose weight, ride to develop aerobic fitness, ride to develop endurance or just generally ride to be faster than you are now? Answering this will identify a goal which you can work towards. If you go over to Coach Carl Cantrell's website you can spend many hours reading useful information and ultimately work out a program that suits your needs: http://coachcarl.com/http://coachcarl.com/ I'm in no way affiliated with Carl but have found many gems of cycling wisdom there. Cheerz, Lynzz Thanks for the reply...in answering your question - all of the above. As soon as I gain a little more fitness/stamina i'll be joining a cycle club nearby and would like to be as competitive as possible. As i mentioned, i'm holding down a fulltime job...but surely many competing cyclists are in the same boat and i'd like to gather some advice on how to manage both activities. Thanks again for the link - i'll look into it. -- -------------------------- Posted via cyclingforums.com http://www.cyclingforums.com |
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"gravelmuncher" wrote in message
... As soon as I gain a little more fitness/stamina i'll be joining a cycle club nearby and would like to be as competitive as possible. Why wait until you're more fit? Join a club now. It will do wonders to motivate you to get out and do more miles, both training and racing, and you'll find you get a lot fitter, faster, than you would otherwise. As i mentioned, i'm holding down a fulltime job...but surely many competing cyclists are in the same boat and i'd like to gather some advice on how to manage both activities. Almost all competitive cyclists work other jobs. There's only a tiny fraction of racers around who are able to train through the day. That's why you see such big bunches training early morning and late evenings. Indeed many of us have to fit training in with working full-time and studying part time as well. I personally find riding to work is useful, with perhaps one or two days a week where I take the long way to work or home, along with racing on Saturdays and doing a good long training ride on Sundays. In the lower grades, 200 or 300km per week is quite a good mileage, and it's reasonably easy to maintain this around work and uni. The main thing is to avoid wasting time watching that damned box (or reading those damned newsgroups, for that matter). Regards, Suzy |
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"gravelmuncher" wrote in message
... As soon as I gain a little more fitness/stamina i'll be joining a cycle club nearby and would like to be as competitive as possible. Why wait until you're more fit? Join a club now. It will do wonders to motivate you to get out and do more miles, both training and racing, and you'll find you get a lot fitter, faster, than you would otherwise. As i mentioned, i'm holding down a fulltime job...but surely many competing cyclists are in the same boat and i'd like to gather some advice on how to manage both activities. Almost all competitive cyclists work other jobs. There's only a tiny fraction of racers around who are able to train through the day. That's why you see such big bunches training early morning and late evenings. Indeed many of us have to fit training in with working full-time and studying part time as well. I personally find riding to work is useful, with perhaps one or two days a week where I take the long way to work or home, along with racing on Saturdays and doing a good long training ride on Sundays. In the lower grades, 200 or 300km per week is quite a good mileage, and it's reasonably easy to maintain this around work and uni. The main thing is to avoid wasting time watching that damned box (or reading those damned newsgroups, for that matter). Regards, Suzy |
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gravelmuncher wrote:
Thanks for the reply...in answering your question - all of the above. As soon as I gain a little more fitness/stamina i'll be joining a cycle club nearby and would like to be as competitive as possible. As i mentioned, i'm holding down a fulltime job...but surely many competing cyclists are in the same boat and i'd like to gather some advice on how to manage both activities. Thanks again for the link - i'll look into it. Like Suzy said, don't wait, do it now. There's nothing to make you strong/fit enough for racing like racing itself. If you keep waiting, you might never feel ready. Someone gave me this advice when I was in the same position as you, and they were right. Most clubs of any size have a grade in which rank beginners can cope. You might get dropped off the bunch the first couple of times, but stick with it and you will soon develop both the skills and the race sense to stay with it. By race sense I mean knowing when you can bludge and when it's worth putting in a little extra effort. For instance, in the lower grades (where I ride!) there can be a serious "spring" or yo-yo effect in the peloton, whereby in the sharper turns, the people towards the back have to slow right down to avoid riders in front when going into the corner, then sprint like crazy out of the corner to stay in contact. Riding nearer the front of the bunch makes you less susceptible to this and you can therefore make a more consistent effort. Until you have ridden a few races and feel comfortable with the pace, avoid going to the front and doing a turn, otherwise you may cook yourself and find yourself unable to hold the last wheel after peeling off. Rather than raw fitness, it's probably more important (w.r.t. taking up racing) to be sure that your bike handling skills and general road sense are up to scratch. You don't need to be able to eat a banana while standing on the saddle or anything, just be able to ride in a straight line with other riders (and your wits) about you and not jamming on the brakes. Following a wheel can take a bit of getting used to - don't let others pressure you into following more closely than you feel comfortable, and you'll soon find you can suck wheel with the best of them. There's some good tips about this on the http://coachcarl.com site that Lindsay mentioned. Sorry this driveled on so long... &roo |
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gravelmuncher wrote:
Thanks for the reply...in answering your question - all of the above. As soon as I gain a little more fitness/stamina i'll be joining a cycle club nearby and would like to be as competitive as possible. As i mentioned, i'm holding down a fulltime job...but surely many competing cyclists are in the same boat and i'd like to gather some advice on how to manage both activities. Thanks again for the link - i'll look into it. Like Suzy said, don't wait, do it now. There's nothing to make you strong/fit enough for racing like racing itself. If you keep waiting, you might never feel ready. Someone gave me this advice when I was in the same position as you, and they were right. Most clubs of any size have a grade in which rank beginners can cope. You might get dropped off the bunch the first couple of times, but stick with it and you will soon develop both the skills and the race sense to stay with it. By race sense I mean knowing when you can bludge and when it's worth putting in a little extra effort. For instance, in the lower grades (where I ride!) there can be a serious "spring" or yo-yo effect in the peloton, whereby in the sharper turns, the people towards the back have to slow right down to avoid riders in front when going into the corner, then sprint like crazy out of the corner to stay in contact. Riding nearer the front of the bunch makes you less susceptible to this and you can therefore make a more consistent effort. Until you have ridden a few races and feel comfortable with the pace, avoid going to the front and doing a turn, otherwise you may cook yourself and find yourself unable to hold the last wheel after peeling off. Rather than raw fitness, it's probably more important (w.r.t. taking up racing) to be sure that your bike handling skills and general road sense are up to scratch. You don't need to be able to eat a banana while standing on the saddle or anything, just be able to ride in a straight line with other riders (and your wits) about you and not jamming on the brakes. Following a wheel can take a bit of getting used to - don't let others pressure you into following more closely than you feel comfortable, and you'll soon find you can suck wheel with the best of them. There's some good tips about this on the http://coachcarl.com site that Lindsay mentioned. Sorry this driveled on so long... &roo |
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Andrew Swan wrote:
gravelmuncher wrote: Thanks for the reply...in answering your question - all of the above. As soon as I gain a little more fitness/stamina i'll be joining a cycle club nearby and would like to be as competitive as possible. As i mentioned, i'm holding down a fulltime job...but surely many competing cyclists are in the same boat and i'd like to gather some advice on how to manage both activities. Thanks again for the link - i'll look into it. Like Suzy said, don't wait, do it now. There's nothing to make you strong/fit enough for racing like racing itself. If you keep waiting, you might never feel ready. Someone gave me this advice when I was in the same position as you, and they were right. Most clubs of any size have a grade in which rank beginners can cope. You might get dropped off the bunch the first couple of times, but stick with it and you will soon develop both the skills and the race sense to stay with it. By race sense I mean knowing when you can bludge and when it's worth putting in a little extra effort. For instance, in the lower grades (where I ride!) there can be a serious "spring" or yo-yo effect in the peloton, whereby in the sharper turns, the people towards the back have to slow right down to avoid riders in front when going into the corner, then sprint like crazy out of the corner to stay in contact. Riding nearer the front of the bunch makes you less susceptible to this and you can therefore make a more consistent effort. Until you have ridden a few races and feel comfortable with the pace, avoid going to the front and doing a turn, otherwise you may cook yourself and find yourself unable to hold the last wheel after peeling off. Rather than raw fitness, it's probably more important (w.r.t. taking up racing) to be sure that your bike handling skills and general road sense are up to scratch. You don't need to be able to eat a banana while standing on the saddle or anything, just be able to ride in a straight line with other riders (and your wits) about you and not jamming on the brakes. Following a wheel can take a bit of getting used to - don't let others pressure you into following more closely than you feel comfortable, and you'll soon find you can suck wheel with the best of them. There's some good tips about this on the http://coachcarl.com/http://coachcarl.com site that Lindsay mentioned. Sorry this driveled on so long... &roo Thanks for the excellent reply, it's good to read this kind of advice as there is noone else in my town who even posesses a bike more than about 20 years old! The roads within a 100 km radius are in pretty bad shape around here, and really narrow too - which makes riding to work a bit risky. I guess i'll just have to move back to the city to reap the benifits of daily riding. Thanks again for the reply Joe -- -------------------------- Posted via cyclingforums.com http://www.cyclingforums.com |
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Andrew Swan wrote:
gravelmuncher wrote: Thanks for the reply...in answering your question - all of the above. As soon as I gain a little more fitness/stamina i'll be joining a cycle club nearby and would like to be as competitive as possible. As i mentioned, i'm holding down a fulltime job...but surely many competing cyclists are in the same boat and i'd like to gather some advice on how to manage both activities. Thanks again for the link - i'll look into it. Like Suzy said, don't wait, do it now. There's nothing to make you strong/fit enough for racing like racing itself. If you keep waiting, you might never feel ready. Someone gave me this advice when I was in the same position as you, and they were right. Most clubs of any size have a grade in which rank beginners can cope. You might get dropped off the bunch the first couple of times, but stick with it and you will soon develop both the skills and the race sense to stay with it. By race sense I mean knowing when you can bludge and when it's worth putting in a little extra effort. For instance, in the lower grades (where I ride!) there can be a serious "spring" or yo-yo effect in the peloton, whereby in the sharper turns, the people towards the back have to slow right down to avoid riders in front when going into the corner, then sprint like crazy out of the corner to stay in contact. Riding nearer the front of the bunch makes you less susceptible to this and you can therefore make a more consistent effort. Until you have ridden a few races and feel comfortable with the pace, avoid going to the front and doing a turn, otherwise you may cook yourself and find yourself unable to hold the last wheel after peeling off. Rather than raw fitness, it's probably more important (w.r.t. taking up racing) to be sure that your bike handling skills and general road sense are up to scratch. You don't need to be able to eat a banana while standing on the saddle or anything, just be able to ride in a straight line with other riders (and your wits) about you and not jamming on the brakes. Following a wheel can take a bit of getting used to - don't let others pressure you into following more closely than you feel comfortable, and you'll soon find you can suck wheel with the best of them. There's some good tips about this on the http://coachcarl.com/http://coachcarl.com site that Lindsay mentioned. Sorry this driveled on so long... &roo Thanks for the excellent reply, it's good to read this kind of advice as there is noone else in my town who even posesses a bike more than about 20 years old! The roads within a 100 km radius are in pretty bad shape around here, and really narrow too - which makes riding to work a bit risky. I guess i'll just have to move back to the city to reap the benifits of daily riding. Thanks again for the reply Joe -- -------------------------- Posted via cyclingforums.com http://www.cyclingforums.com |
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