Addiscombe CC
How long have you been racing?
This is my third unglorious year of racing.
What type of races do you do?
Only 10 mile TTs - the thought of doing anything longer fills me with absolute and complete horror!!!
Where do you race?
So far I've only done the ACC events (superbly organised and marshalled!!)- the North Holmwood and Bletchingley courses - but I'm planning on doing something a bit more adventerous this year.
Briefly describe a typical training session -
Training sessions??!! You've got to be joking! At the moment I'm riding a minimum 110 kms every weekend - I mix it up, ride as hard as I can for 5/10 kms - slow it down and go again. I nearly always ride with my son Sam - we have an unofficlal KoM race up every climb we hit - he wins. I supplement 'doing it for real' with a couple of 50/60 minute sessions on the turbo trainer each week. Put on the music - loud - and start sweating!!
What are your Goals for this year?
Goals - there's only really one when it comes to racing TTs - got to beat my PB! Having said that thinking about it I do have another - I want to break the age standard for a 10. I was seconds out last year - should do it this as the older I get the easier the standard gets!!
Have you got any training Tips?
Training Tips? - well, yes - this works for me - on the turbo do a 10 mile time trial once a week really hard and try to beat your time. Sometimes you win and sometimes you lose - it's 'fun' - but overall I've got faster and faster.
What have been your best races so far?
Best race - no doubt, the President's 10 last September. Last race of the season and in a way everything had been building up to it. Just everything went right. I warmed up properly - rode the course before hand - used my head: didn't go off too hard, too early and reeled in the riders in front of me. All those painful hours on the turbo seemed to pay off. I just felt so good. I knew I'd ridden well but forgot to start my bike computer so didn't know how well. I couldn't believe it when the times were posted. I absolutely mashed my PB by an incredible 1 minute 40 !!! ...and got third place on HC to boot.
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