Anyone compete but not an out and out cyclist?
reformedfatty
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Hi,
I'm interested in getting involved in racing. I'm a complete amateur, no experience of cycle racing at all. The problem I have is that I have a fair few other activities that I do and I'm not sure how to make the time for it and still have recovery time.
My week at the moment currently goes something like this
Cycle to work 3 or 4 days a week. 9 miles each way, but the climbs make up for the lack of distance (800+ ft of climbing on the way in).
2 hours of karate monday and thursday, generally comprising 15-20 minutes of calisthenics followed by varying intensity. Sometimes its basically HIIT all the way with sparring or heavy bag-work, sometimes its fairly aerobic with kata and the like.
Run 2-3 times a week, typically ~3-4 miles at a time, multi terrain stuff with lots of hills.
Sometimes climb or kayak on a wednesday evening
Weekends whatever activity I feel like doing for fun.
I'm based in Wells in somerset and there doesn't appear to be a road club immediately in town although there are clubs locally in Cheddar and the Somer Valley. I could probably make one club ride a week.
My concerns are based around that amount of time not really being enough to get used to cycling in a group and building the trust level you need to go with that. What about time trialing or triathlons? are they things you can train for fairly individually?
Present kit is a ribble winter trainer that serves as an all rounder. I'd stick with this to start.
I'm interested in getting involved in racing. I'm a complete amateur, no experience of cycle racing at all. The problem I have is that I have a fair few other activities that I do and I'm not sure how to make the time for it and still have recovery time.
My week at the moment currently goes something like this
Cycle to work 3 or 4 days a week. 9 miles each way, but the climbs make up for the lack of distance (800+ ft of climbing on the way in).
2 hours of karate monday and thursday, generally comprising 15-20 minutes of calisthenics followed by varying intensity. Sometimes its basically HIIT all the way with sparring or heavy bag-work, sometimes its fairly aerobic with kata and the like.
Run 2-3 times a week, typically ~3-4 miles at a time, multi terrain stuff with lots of hills.
Sometimes climb or kayak on a wednesday evening
Weekends whatever activity I feel like doing for fun.
I'm based in Wells in somerset and there doesn't appear to be a road club immediately in town although there are clubs locally in Cheddar and the Somer Valley. I could probably make one club ride a week.
My concerns are based around that amount of time not really being enough to get used to cycling in a group and building the trust level you need to go with that. What about time trialing or triathlons? are they things you can train for fairly individually?
Present kit is a ribble winter trainer that serves as an all rounder. I'd stick with this to start.
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Time trials may be the way to go. Find a local club that runs them, turn up to one and give it a go! In a TT you are really only competing against yourself so what ever level of training you can do you still have something realistic to aim at - beating your PB.0
