Time Trialling
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Good first effort SlowClimb
Have a look in the "Training" section - some current discussion on the best training routines for riding TTs.
Other than tuning the engine (you), getting your position more aero and efficient (TT bars, move saddle forward) can make some big differences.0 -
you need to get some bus gas off willy voet.
and some bovine hemoglobin off rass.0 -
Did my first one tonight, a rolling 10 not much fun, windy as well.....I actually got bored half way through and wondered what the hell I was doing. :roll:0
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SteveR_100Milers wrote:Did my first one tonight, a rolling 10 not much fun, windy as well.....I actually got bored half way through and wondered what the hell I was doing. :roll:
Which brings us to the most important muscle for TTing: your brain. You'll need to do a lot of intervals if you want to focus on the TT, but the biggest gains will come when you find the mental state where you can hurt yourself real good, real long. For me, it's a mix of visualization, soothing music and solitude. For some of my friends, it's heavy metal music and shouting to get pumped. To each his own. Find what mental state you're after and set up your own little ritual to get there right before you blast off. Makes all the difference in the world.
good luck in your future time tests!0 -
Drenkrom has a good point - funnily enough after doing quite a few of the 2x20 turbo sessions this winter / spring (I've never done much turbo work before preferring chaingangs in general for training) I've found that riding a 10 is a doodle compared to watching the clock stand still in the last 5 mins of that 2nd 20 min session.
If you can get your head around grinding away on the turbo, everything else is a bonus!
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andrewgturnbull wrote:
I've got to agree with you. Some of the toughest races out there are some of the shortest.
I used to run the 400 meter and 1600 meter relay in school. That race is sheer torture
compared to a 5k or 10k run. Same thing with the kilometer in track racing. A lot of people
who aren't athletes and many who are think that the long distance events are much harder than the short stuff. I would beg to differ. Training for distance events is easier
than training for "sprints". All you have to do is "ride long and easy". Becoming fast
at sprinting requires an abilty to "hurt yourself" that many people don't have a tolerance for or can't stay heathy and injury free when they try it.
Dennis Noward0 -
I've just got home from my first ever '25' - ye gods I was bored! But I can't wait til the next one.0
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Strangely I am also in agreement with dennis. The 100 last year went far more quickly and interestingly (i.e. adrenaline working) than l;ast nights 10.
Drenkrom is right, TT ing is a lot about ur brain. But even when you knows how to do one, and how to hurt its still a massive ask sometimes, which probably means im going to have a crap TT season. Which is fine. Ish. :evil:0
