If I wanted to do TT

CarleyB

is there anything training wise i can do to help me prepare?

any places to look for training techniques, best way to plan it? etc

I had a quick look through amateur race and training but couldn't see anything that immediately jumped out at me.

danowat

I am certainly no expert, but I'd assume it would be the same as training for a 5k run, high intensity intervals and some comfortably uncomfortable rides.

I did a "solo" 10 mile TT, by this I mean, I used a local 10mile TT course, and just run it on my own, its certainly a balls to the wall ride!!!!

Airwave

Ask in the Training section,you'll get lots of help.

Dave-M

As a newbie to 10 mile TTs myself I'd say you don't really need to prepare.

Just turn up and have a go...and see what time you get. Then next week, try and go faster.

sheffsimon

Dave-M wrote:

As a newbie to 10 mile TTs myself I'd say you don't really need to prepare.

Just turn up and have a go...and see what time you get. Then next week, try and go faster.

+1, dont over-analyse it, worry about it and suck all the enjoyment out of it. Just ride a local club ten.

If you wanted to do some specific training then maybe 2 x 20min hard efforts would be the thing, but first things first - ride one

Matt the Tester

i done my first one recently but i had been cycling 6 months by that point already so i suggest you get a good level of fitness and core fitness before you attempt one if you don't want to get put off from killing yourself in the process!

i would say go for it! but are you ready ?

Pross

Just do one to get a time on the board and then train to bring that down. Get used to riding for half an hour (assuming you want to do a 10) at the highest intensity you can maintain having warmed up first. The thing you may find is that it is hard to keep pedalling constantly for the duration as many riders get used to soft pedalling or free wheeling on their rides. Most importantly, have fun!

CarleyB

I don't know if I'm ready. One of the guys who does them when i went on a club ride said I should do it...I'd said that was what I was aiming for. I said I needed to get fitter and more miles in my legs but he seemed to think I should just go for it.

Pross

There's nothing to be ready for. Assuming you can ride 10 miles which I suspect anyone on here can and does regularly just ride as hard as you can. If it takes 40 minutes so what? Next time go out and do it in 39 minutes. It's the beauty of time trialling, you don't have to be competing with the others although even if you are the slowest you can get an idea of how you are progressing relative to them. For example, my first TT since I started riding again I got caught by a woman from my club for 3 minutes just after half way - next time out she caught me in the same place but for only 2 minutes so I knew I was going better or she was slower (as it happened she got a new PB and I went 2.5 minutes quicker than the previous occassion). Just give it a go or you'll never be happy that you are ready