Back on the bike- a hard month ahead!
| I'm back on the bike now after a week with not very much pedaling involved. I kick started my last training block of the season, with a TT training session involving two race pace efforts around a 9km circuit. These went well and I was pleased with the figures I was producing after such a relaxed 7 days. Here are the two Garmin files from my 2 race pace laps; I had planned a long steady ride for Tuesday, but I was very tired and it had appeared I had jumped into the intense TT training too early and that maybe a week was not enough rest to properly get over such an intense season of racing. I took the day off the bike and relaxed, trying to forget about how I was feeling - which isn't easy knowing you've got to race against the Worlds best riders in less than 4 weeks. Today I jumped on the TT bike again for a 2 hour spin. To my relief I was feeling fresh, strong and the fatigued feeling I had from the day before had completely gone. I finished off the ride by steadily pushing on and averaged over 40km/h for the last 16km. Here's the Garmin file from today's ride; I'm going to have another steady day tomorrow before racing this weekend in an open 10 mile TT on Saturday and an open 25 mile TT on Monday. The field for these races looks strong and it will give me a good chance to see where I am compared to some of the best TT'ers in the South. Notably, I am a seeded rider and with an extra note next to my name - 'one of the very few riders to ever beat Sir Chris Hoy'! It should be a fun weekend and I'm weirdly looking forward to the pain! The three pictures attached are of; my TT bike ready to race, my TT bike ready for training and a shot of me racing at this years Irish National TT Championships where I finished 2nd. Thanks for reading! Felix |
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