Hi folks,
Just discovered the forum and have read with interest the many messages that have been posted about training for Time trialing.
I have been riding for a while now but have only been really serious for the last couple of years, perhaps I’ve left it a bit late in life but I really want to break the hour for 25 miles.
I seem to have reached a plateau in that I am very close to it (have done a 1.01 this year and an 0.31 last season but can’t seem to find that extra bit to get me under the hour.
I’m 39 and have a max hr of 185 and weigh 82 kilo’s, I know I’m not going to get any lighter as I’ve tried to loose weight without success but I’m not fat by any stretch of the imagination! And there are plenty of guy’s that are bigger and faster than me.
I’ve realised that if I can’t be lighter I’ll have to be stronger and with that in mind my training now involves at least one session per week of big gear climbing repeats on a three quarter mile hill with a gradient of around 1 in 10 in a 53x12.
My heart rate is in the 160’s but my cadence is around the 70 mark it’s a long drag and it hurts but I do about 6 ascents using a circuit of local roads to recover between efforts,
The rest of my training is based on 3 laps of an 11 mile circuit which allows me after traffic lights etc about 45 mins of level three at about 165/173 bpm, I can get about 15 mins uninterrupted effort per lap.
Don,t really want to be on the turbo if the weather is hot!
Then of course there’s a 10 or 25 mile tt at the weekend, I use a cadence meter to keep above 90 rpm when I’m training and racing and HRM to keep me at around 165/173 .
I ride every other day because of family etc .
Am I going about this all wrong or do I just need to refine or stick at it, or am I just ****!
Any constructive comments would be greatfully received.
Sharples
Just discovered the forum and have read with interest the many messages that have been posted about training for Time trialing.
I have been riding for a while now but have only been really serious for the last couple of years, perhaps I’ve left it a bit late in life but I really want to break the hour for 25 miles.
I seem to have reached a plateau in that I am very close to it (have done a 1.01 this year and an 0.31 last season but can’t seem to find that extra bit to get me under the hour.
I’m 39 and have a max hr of 185 and weigh 82 kilo’s, I know I’m not going to get any lighter as I’ve tried to loose weight without success but I’m not fat by any stretch of the imagination! And there are plenty of guy’s that are bigger and faster than me.
I’ve realised that if I can’t be lighter I’ll have to be stronger and with that in mind my training now involves at least one session per week of big gear climbing repeats on a three quarter mile hill with a gradient of around 1 in 10 in a 53x12.
My heart rate is in the 160’s but my cadence is around the 70 mark it’s a long drag and it hurts but I do about 6 ascents using a circuit of local roads to recover between efforts,
The rest of my training is based on 3 laps of an 11 mile circuit which allows me after traffic lights etc about 45 mins of level three at about 165/173 bpm, I can get about 15 mins uninterrupted effort per lap.
Don,t really want to be on the turbo if the weather is hot!
Then of course there’s a 10 or 25 mile tt at the weekend, I use a cadence meter to keep above 90 rpm when I’m training and racing and HRM to keep me at around 165/173 .
I ride every other day because of family etc .
Am I going about this all wrong or do I just need to refine or stick at it, or am I just ****!
Any constructive comments would be greatfully received.
Sharples