Newport Velodrome - Winter Training Sessions

AlanW

Dru wrote:

Second Session of 6 is tommorrow evening, looking forward to seeing you all there

Yep, looking forward to it, although I have been working away for the last couple of weeks, so I expect to suffer like a dog. :cry

But the good news is that all the sessions are now fully booked.

colinsmith123

Post session report required.

AlanW

colinsmith123 wrote:

Post session report required.

What a great session, certainly one the best that I have done there. Needless to say that I have asked if Chris Davies can coach all our other sessions as well. The bad news is that he cannot do the next one, but should be okay for all the others.

Can I also remind those that hired track bikes, you must return them back to where you had them from and not leave them in the central area please.

There were a number of bikes left behind when we left and the Newport guy wasn't very happy at having to go and collect them before he could go home. To be fair to us, I suspect that it was bikes left by the people from the session before, but I did say that I would mention it.

And now for the results of the standing start 250, in the order that is was ridden in:-

John Rice - 23.66
Richard Todd - 26.69
Paul Deane - 24.94
Paul Turner - 24.69
Charles White - 27.91
Philip Whiteman - 25.83
Gareth Scott - 22.14
Greg Thomson - 25.00
Pat McCabe - 26.66
Tim Jones - 23.60
Phil Cramp - 24.23
Paul Berry - 23.89
Paul Salkeld - 24.38
Brian Austin - 26.19
Ian Baulch-Jones - 28.05
Martin Sawyers - 27.18
Justin Parker - 22.17
Alan Weaver - 22.92

Many thanks to everyone that made the evening the success that is was, well done guys. Its a real shame that we had nine others that could not make it.

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dru

Cracking Second Session - Thanks Alan.

Just got to find that missing 0.04 of a second to have taken top spot!

AlanW

Dru wrote:

Cracking Second Session - Thanks Alan.

Just got to find that missing 0.04 of a second to have taken top spot!

Would you believe that the lad with the best time, I think that was his first time on the track...... :shock:

colinsmith123

Justin, not as under-geared as you thought?

Wish I'd been there.

Good news...ish, Specialized have sent new shoes to the shop, pending report. I won't tell if you don't.

oldwelshman

colinsmith123 wrote:

Justin, not as under-geared as you thought?

Wish I'd been there.

Good news...ish, Specialized have sent new shoes to the shop, pending report. I won't tell if you don't.

It is difficult to be under geared for a one lap standing start much more common to be overgeared.

dru

Session tommorrow night

See you all there

AlanW

I'll be honest, I'm dreading it thanks to my raging feckin' tooth ache. I've just had a feeble attempt at the weekly spinning session and as soon as I start to up the pace the dam thing starts throbbing like a bast*rd. :x

I wouldn't mind but I've been to the dentist three times in the last 7 weeks and had various treatment plus a root filling last Thursday and its still no better. To the point that I have now changed dentist to see what he can do for me and the first thing he gave me was a course of antibiotics. But he wouldn't do anything till I have finished the course which is next Wednesday.

I hate tooth ache.................

AlanW

Despite my tooth ache and thanks to taking more pain killers than perhaps I should have really taken, it was indeed another quality session I thought last night and hopefully everyone enjoyed it?

Here are the results of the flying 500 metre event in the order that it was ridden:-

Charles White - 42.00
Philip Whiteman - 39.44
John Hitchcock - 40.54
Paul Deane - 39.44
Andy Curley - 39.44
Richard Todd - 37.25
Alan Weaver - 34.42
Terry Richardson - 38.40
Phil Cramp - 39.40
Abel McLinden - 40.00
Martyn Bruton - 37.41
Russ Perry - 37.00
Justin Parker - 34.31
Paul Turner - 37.03
Tim Jones - 35.00
Gareth Scott - 34.37
Jon Rice - 35.75

My apologies to the second group for not posting your times, but the paperwork with your times on seemed to have disappeared, unless one of you guys picked it up?

colinsmith123

34.42 someone was.flying!

AlanW

colinsmith123 wrote:

34.42 someone was.flying!

Not flying enough to beat Justin at 34.31 though........ But I recon that it was a set up as he knew the coach.

colinsmith123

I did not spot that! Well done Jason, all that track time is definitely paying off. I would've have been happy with 37 something, not sure now.

My next track session is at Manchester with my very old club, Port Sunlight Wheelers riding with my big brother, Clocky.

Me thinks we might have to do a flying 500m as part of the session. Not a bit competitive me, honest.

dru

The 34.31 was a big surprise to me - in the last month or so I've been stuck around the 36-37 sec mark, depending upon the legs. so this was a huge improvement for me.

I had done a 30 mile road ride in the morning - not sure if that helped or hindered me to be honest

Still, think its getting a bit competitive - so if needs must next month I'll bring an aerosuit, aero helmet

Are you down for any of the later sessions Colin?

colinsmith123

Doing 30 miles beforehand certainly wasn't a hindrance in this instance.
Hoping Alan will call me in on the last minute.com arrangement. Though I would've had to have cashed in a month's supply of brownie points to come on Saturday.
Planning to be at Newport next on 22/1/12 with the Bigfoot guys, who have a 3hr session booked.

AlanW

Dru wrote:

Still, think its getting a bit competitive - so if needs must next month I'll bring an aerosuit, aero helmet

Yes, I agree and in truth thats not really the route that I want the sessions to go down although I do admit to maybe being the worse offender. :oops:

I wanted the sessions to be aimed at skills training for all rather than being competitive training for a few. While I and a few others may enjoy it, its not for everyone. And I have to think ahead to the sessions next year, so I dont want to hack people off now so that they will not join in next year.

dru

AlanW wrote:

Dru wrote:

Still, think its getting a bit competitive - so if needs must next month I'll bring an aerosuit, aero helmet

Yes, I agree and in truth thats not really the route that I want the sessions to go down although I do admit to maybe being the worse offender. :oops:

I wanted the sessions to be aimed at skills training for all rather than being competitive training for a few. While I and a few others may enjoy it, its not for everyone. And I have to think ahead to the sessions next year, so I dont want to hack people off now so that they will not join in next year.

We only did one timed thing this session - and I think thats been the same all the way through right?

Sure there have been a few team pursuits and sprints - but it was good that the times were not published or mentioned - that way its all about people being able to train and practice this skill (ie team work) (up and off etc)

If you don't do these types of drills - I would suspect that people would get a bit bored just going around for 3 hours.

I think that we have the perfect balance at the moment - although as its a Beacon session - I'm perfectly happy which way the sessions go - just as long as they don't include 64 lap bleep tests!

oldwelshman

They do he 64 lap efforst on the vets sessions, sometimes also on athursday and boy can they be fast once it was done in a very short 20 minutes at about 18.5 second laps but mostly they are done about 21 minutes to 22 minues depending whos there.
These can be very good training for all if done right.
Steve often starts the 64 lap at 20 second laps and holds it this pace on the whistle, but of course for beginners this could be 21 sec or more, then if someone struggles they swing up take a rest then drop back in.
Towards the end the laptimes are reduced to 19 , 18 secs and last two laps flat out.
So this routine is good for all and works everyone.
Sometimes we do it with only the fron 8 riders changing laps, which makes it hard.
Dru, not you got down to 17.2 sec laps, you should go to the drop in sessions and try to do 18 sec laps and see how long you can hold it, initially probably will be 3 or 4 laps, but then if you get to 6 laps at 18, try 17.5 sec laps.
This is great for your pursuit training.
Steve would be happy to do this for you.
I would not bother with aero helmet for this though, keep that for events, also it is harder to hear the coach doing the timiongs with aero hat !!

dru

oldwelshman wrote:

Dru, not you got down to 17.2 sec laps, you should go to the drop in sessions and try to do 18 sec laps and see how long you can hold it, initially probably will be 3 or 4 laps, but then if you get to 6 laps at 18, try 17.5 sec laps

If I could do 3 or 4 laps at that pace at the moment it would be terrific - I think it would rapidly go up thou!

I'm getting a bit of cycle coaching at the moment - aparently I'm quite strong - but have port muscular endurance - so thats something that we are working on...... but anythnig over 1km on a track is endurance right?

oldwelshman

Road endurance will also enable you to last longer at slight;y slower speeds, and lso for repeat efforts during training.

AlanW

Well the last of the six sessions is nearly upon us and many thanks to those that have attended the sessions.

We then have a six month break and then we start the sessions all over again, as advertised somewhere else in this sestion.

As was the case with these sessions, our club members will be offered places first of all, then once we are satisfied that we are not going to attract any more of our club riders, the sessions will be advertised on here.

AlanW

Well that's it folks, all done and dusted and congratulations to everyone on passing the accreditation and I hope that everyone has enjoyed the sessions and has gained something from them?

I have to admit that while I am very sad that the sessions have now ended, I am so very relieved that we completed all the sessions without any mishaps, well apart from one minor one the other week. But I suspect that we all had one or two buttock clenching moments at some point? I know I certainly did, and that was last night when we all bunched up on the cote d'azur as we were warming down, despite my yells for the string to speed up, I had no choice but to turn up the banking and I felt both my wheels loose traction and slide down. I'll be honest, I really thought I was going down and I wish I knew what I did to save it!! :shock:

As for everyone's accreditation certificate, (posh name for a small laminated piece of paper to be honest) I'll mail Newport and see if I can get them all sent to me. I can then distribute them out if folk are okay with that?

The collection for the coach raised £26.26, and Chris was extremely grateful that we had done that for him, so thanks also to everyone for supporting this.

The next block of six sessions is already booked and will commence in October.

And finally, thanks to everyone that supported all the sessions, thanks to the Beacon committee for their support and to Steve Smith (Beacon treasurer) for looking after the finances.