Starting at ground zero!!
heathrow86
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Went out on my road bike today the 1st time in about 12 months, I am as fit as the worlds heaviest man!! The ride started off ok but when I came home after about 20 mins, the feeling of nausea was horrible plus my legs felt rubbish to. Does it get any better?? When should I go out again I was thinking Thursday or am i pushing it?
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do similar tomorrow...0
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im the same but havent been out 4 about 5/6 months, but im starting to feel a lot fitter now
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From my experience it's gets easier very quickly - just because you're getting used to it probably.
Having a day off is certainly beneficial, but too much of a gap can be counter-productive - I feel rubbish on the bike at the weekend if I've driven to work all week.
One thing I find is hard when I ride on my own is pacing myself, I find it very hard not to pedal as hard as I possibly can, so if you don't have a cycle computer it might help to keep yourself working, but comfortable.0 -
heathrow86 wrote:Went out on my road bike today the 1st time in about 12 months, I am as fit as the worlds heaviest man!! The ride started off ok but when I came home after about 20 mins, the feeling of nausea was horrible plus my legs felt rubbish to. Does it get any better?? When should I go out again I was thinking Thursday or am i pushing it?
How fast were you going? If you just go straight out and push hard then you will feel crap. take it easy and build up over time.....go slowly to start with and just get some miles into your legs. Let your heart have some time to get used to beating a little faster than it does sitting on the sofa in front of the TV. Trust me that it will get easier just don't expect to be doing 50 miles in less than 3 hours any time soon.17 Stone down to 12.5 now raring to get back on the bike!0 -
When I climbed back on the bike I did about 20mile on a flat route every other day for about a fortnight and gradually increased the distance and severity of my rides over the next few weeks.
Just take it steady, your own body will let you know if you're doing too much.Tail end Charlie
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If you don't push so hard and stop before you feel too rough you should be able to go out everyday. You shouldn't need the "recovery day off" if you haven't overdone it. Then you will gradually find you go further and/or faster before feeling rough, though at this stage distance rather than speed or tough hills would be preferable.0
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Stick with it. When I began cycling to work it would take me about 40 minutes, within a couple of weeks it was down to about 30. I can now do it about 17-18 minutes on my road bike.
A lot of it comes down to the type of bike and the terrain you are tackling.0 -
rinse and repeat!
it DOES get easier, I can tell you.
I started going to the gym, following a proper programme, last September, with a great trainer. The first session made every muscle ache like hell, for a week.
Looking back, I was so unfit. It's much better now - and I look better too!Ned Flanders: “You were bicycling two abreast?”
Homer Simpson: “I wish. We were bicycling to a lake.”
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"It doesen´t get easier- you just get faster"
-Greg Lemond-"Wo ist mein Fahrrad?"
-Ralf Hutter of Kraftwerk waking up from a coma after a crashing with his bicycle-0 -
Ive been riding since Jan, before that not for 16 years, so I was very unfit and a 30min bike ride at 10mph would kill me, now ive doubled my speed on the flat, and ave 15mph over a fairly hilly 30m route and im only doing 50m a week, normally 20 on Wed and 30 on the weekend. So it gets better quite quicky.
As the others have said, warm up and pace yourself, I find the temptation to much somtimes go full pelt when you first get on the bike and im knackered for a few miles before i recover, but pace yourself and you will go longer and faster - you dont want to blow your load in the first few seconds, take your time, but not too slowly
Cycling never gets any easier, you just go faster - Greg LeMond0 -
Gav888. Your progress sounds much like mine. Got the bike in September, but before that I'd not cycled seriously for over 25 years. Was disgusted at my lack of fitness and wondered if I'd ever again be able to do a decent distance without medical intervention. (I have fond memories of being able to ride 100 miles in a day as a schoolboy, and that would've been on something made of pig-iron)
I've kept it going through the winter in spite of the weather, and usually manage 1 or 2 evening rides of 10 - 20 miles and a weekend one of 20 - 30 miles. Now the weather's improving and the days are longer I'm wanting to get up to 50 miles for the weekend one. I'm also swimming twice a week to help build up core strength. A longer term goal is to try make it to Loughborough where my son is at uni. I think that's just short of 100 miles0 -
keef66 wrote:Gav888. Your progress sounds much like mine. Got the bike in September, but before that I'd not cycled seriously for over 25 years. Was disgusted at my lack of fitness and wondered if I'd ever again be able to do a decent distance without medical intervention. (I have fond memories of being able to ride 100 miles in a day as a schoolboy, and that would've been on something made of pig-iron)
I've kept it going through the winter in spite of the weather, and usually manage 1 or 2 evening rides of 10 - 20 miles and a weekend one of 20 - 30 miles. Now the weather's improving and the days are longer I'm wanting to get up to 50 miles for the weekend one. I'm also swimming twice a week to help build up core strength. A longer term goal is to try make it to Loughborough where my son is at uni. I think that's just short of 100 miles
Yeah same as you, now the evenings are better my Wed ride is 20miles and increasing as the nights get better, used to be 10miles in the Winter as I didnt enjoy being out so much and I want to get to 50miles on the weekend as ive got a 50mile sportive next month...... But at my present speed that will take ages so im trying (trying being the optimum word here) to do 40miles in 2 hours, that is my current goal and works out funny enough as ave 20mph :roll: but no matter what I do - Hill ,Intervals etc I cannot get past an average of 15mph and its doing my nut in....
Wed night I went out for 20miles as normal and weirdly there was a tail wind for most of my ride, so it must have changed direction or something but I was riding at 20mph on the flats and as most of the route was flat I was flying along quite happy doing the speeds I want to achieve, it felt great and when I got in the average was 15!! Grrr, I guess I want too much too soon, or more likely its because im not putting in the miles!!Cycling never gets any easier, you just go faster - Greg LeMond0 -
I'm happy with 15 as an average for solo riding; sustaining 20mph over 2 hours on your own is quite a goal!
From here I've got the choice of heading north into the fens which is flat and tedious and often with a siberian wind (sorry flatlanders; gimme six!)
Or south and it's much prettier and gently undulating, but that cuts down the average speed.
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keef66 wrote:sustaining 20mph over 2 hours on your own is quite a goal!
Is it??? I thought that was the norm for alot of riders that participate in club runs and Cat 4, as I would like to race one day!! LOL
What is a good average for a solo ride then as maybe im aiming to high as usual.....Cycling never gets any easier, you just go faster - Greg LeMond0 -
Gav888 wrote:keef66 wrote:sustaining 20mph over 2 hours on your own is quite a goal!
Is it??? I thought that was the norm for alot of riders that participate in club runs and Cat 4, as I would like to race one day!! LOL
What is a good average for a solo ride then as maybe im aiming to high as usual.....
I don't think any average makes any sense... Since solo riding and racing are pretty different - you get a high average in solo riding by consistent high pace, you stay with a bunch in a race by handling the accelerations and staying with it until you get a chance to rest when it slows.
17.5 mph is much more normal pace for me, and I can manage to sit in on a club run... Or stay with the bunch in a cat 4 race. But like I said, I'm not sure solo average really means anything in terms of racing.Jibbering Sports Stuff: http://jibbering.com/sports/0 -
jibberjim wrote:Gav888 wrote:keef66 wrote:sustaining 20mph over 2 hours on your own is quite a goal!
Is it??? I thought that was the norm for alot of riders that participate in club runs and Cat 4, as I would like to race one day!! LOL
What is a good average for a solo ride then as maybe im aiming to high as usual.....
I don't think any average makes any sense... Since solo riding and racing are pretty
different - you get a high average in solo riding by consistent high pace, you stay with a bunch in a race by handling the accelerations and staying with it until you get a chance to rest when it slows.
17.5 mph is much more normal pace for me, and I can manage to sit in on a club run... Or stay with the bunch in a cat 4 race. But like I said, I'm not sure solo average really means anything in terms of racing.
17.5mph is still a fair way off but gives me something more realistic to aim for... cheers.
In club runs or Cat 4 races what is the min and max speeds for a run / race during accelerations and rest periods and over what sort of distance? I guess what im trying to work out is if I aim for 17 - 18mph ave over 50 miles and iam able to do sprints of mid 20's for a min or so at a time would that be about good enough?
Sorry, I seem to have hijacked this thread..... :oops:Cycling never gets any easier, you just go faster - Greg LeMond0
