Post by numpty on Dec 1, 2009 16:59:52 GMT 1
I was reading on Cycling Ulster of what Sean Kelly said about winter training -
When asked about training over the winter Sean had this to say, "I see poor winter training runs all over Ireland. Clubs head out and someone takes up almost a racing pace. Riders get dropped and are demoralised and often left to fend for themselves. Often riders don't stop or slow up for those with mechanicals and again put riders off. Over the winter a good steady pace of perhaps forty to fifty miles on a Saturday and a little longer on a Sunday is ideal. The average speed should be no more tha 18 -19 miles per hour depending on the group. It is a long way to the racing season and winter training should be about steady miles. Fast runs cause riders to either peak too soon come racing time or to burn out altogether.
When asked about training over the winter Sean had this to say, "I see poor winter training runs all over Ireland. Clubs head out and someone takes up almost a racing pace. Riders get dropped and are demoralised and often left to fend for themselves. Often riders don't stop or slow up for those with mechanicals and again put riders off. Over the winter a good steady pace of perhaps forty to fifty miles on a Saturday and a little longer on a Sunday is ideal. The average speed should be no more tha 18 -19 miles per hour depending on the group. It is a long way to the racing season and winter training should be about steady miles. Fast runs cause riders to either peak too soon come racing time or to burn out altogether.
Flash the lights at me and all that. If you're trail questing 2moro, me and yerman will head out for a spin, maybe bump into you along the road somewhere.