new years targets....

ianbar

the new year is almost upon us what are your targets?

mine currently are limited to atleast doubling my milage.possibly completing my first ton(miles) and a good 2 mile speed increase over 100km.

smidsy

Get down to 70kg (5 kg less than now).
Do my first 100 miles (currently 70).
Keep up with others on the hills (still my nemisis).
Spend less on cycling related purchases (5k this year).

ianbar

lol spending less is interesting, i have spent a lot this year including just ordering a new bike! weight is a big issue for me too.

TommyB61

First century in miles (did the metric century this week) first weekend in April & do some sportives - haven't done one yet, & have seen 3 that should get me started.

Weight down to 70 kg, & a bit more 'doing' of the turbo & a bit less 'hoping' :oops:

ianbar

i have learnt to love the turbo a little bit more by setting it in front of the tv and catching up with programs! i cant say my turbo sessions are that intense but its better than nothing!

essjaydee

Lose a stone by April :oops:
Do some interval training to increase fitness
Enter and complete the http://bowlandbadass.com/ :shock:
Sportives; Kendal (entered). Lakeland Loop. Wrynose or bust. Fred Whitton. Keswick. Le Terrier. Dentdale Beast. Wiggle Lancashire Hotpot. Ride with Brad.

Did the Kendal, Lakeland Loop and Ride with Brad, and they where great events that I want to repeat this year

markos1963

Lose another stone
Compete in 50 and 100 miles TTs as well as my usual 10 and 25s
Maybe enter a 12hr TT
Race again at the Little Mountain TT
Organise a beginners TT for my club
Sort out the clubs skin suit situation
At least a dozen leisure 100milers
The usual reliability rides
Maybe some road racing if i get time
Some early season sprint tri's if the winter gets bad and I go running enough

jonomc4

smidsy wrote:

Get down to 70kg (5 kg less than now).
Do my first 100 miles (currently 70).
Keep up with others on the hills (still my nemisis).
Spend less on cycling related purchases (5k this year).

Ditto - except for the weight - just want to get to 75kg (currently 76 - I always set big targets)

charlie_potatoes

Cycle 5,000 miles
Add 2 mph to my 10 mile TT average.
Complete the London Ride100 8)
I have already lost enough weight

ademort

For me personally anything will be an improvement on this year. Due to work commitments abroad i,ve done very little this year. As for figures, if i can get 10,000Kms or more i will be a very happy Man.
Ademort

brettjmcc

Go under 12 stone... I was doing so well untilthe run into Christmas started
Go under 24 mins for a 10

Non Cycling related - get my project car on the road

charlie_potatoes

brettjmcc wrote:

Non Cycling related - get my project car on the road

What car Brett?

NewTTer

Sub 24 10 mile TT

GuernseyStu

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nik6158

Mine are to stop smoking
do 1st sportive (already booked)
and ride 3000 miles

dynamicbrick

With work etc I got almost no saddle time at all this year, as my waistline and general fitness show. So need to make amends in 2013.

Get with the local chain gang at Preston Park velodrome on a weekly basis
Associated goal is complete my Graham Obree inspired turbo programme to get myself back in shape for above
Pack up smoking, again
Make a track bike (related to above)
Make a decision as to what I'm going to do with my £1000 of cycle2work vouchers (Trek Madone 2.1 is the current favourite)

Mikey41

Work to increase my distances.
Ride my first Sportives.
Drop a little more weight, but that will happen anyway.

brettjmcc

Charlie Potatoes wrote:

What car Brett?

This Charlie, I've being doing it on and off for the last 7 years


Untitled by Brett-GT40, on Flickr

Swing on by Lakeside way and you come and have a look. Come on the bike and we can go out for a spin

Mikey41

That's a beauty Brett! Most jealous

robertsims

Start commuting at least 2 days a week. lose stone and a half down to 13 and complete bristol to London action 100 ride in August. not bad targets as cycling for about 2 months. oh and introduce my wife to n+1 theory?!!

BobScarle

Targets for next year.....
Get rid of some more of this excess weight. Need to lose another 10Kg at least.
3000 miles for the year
Ride 100 again, been a few years since I have ridden this far.
Lon Las Cymru, 250 miles I hope to do in May.
Bala ride again.
Get up Dovers Hill in something other than bottom gear
Probably lots more to come

charlie_potatoes

brettjmcc wrote:

Swing on by Lakeside way and you come and have a look. Come on the bike and we can go out for a spin

They still look fantastic nearly fifty years on. One of my all time favs. What have you put in the back?

And yes I'll make a point of getting over

TakeTurns

Typical roadies, all want to lose weight.

My targets are:
-Get down to 85kg -I told a fellow non-cyclist this. Their response was that I should seek consultation with a doctor for anorexia. Non-cyclists. :roll:
-Ride 15,000miles next year. Will hit 13k this year thanks to the help of a few touring rides abroad.
-Spend more time in Z6, i.e improve pain toleration
-Improve on acceleration for max speed. Currently find it hard to go all in and sprint. Takes me a couple attempts to do a decent effort.

marcusjb

London-Edinburgh-London 1400km in July is the big ride this year. Looking forward to it now.

Wessex SR series (200, 300, 400 and 600km rides) - beast of a series that I am really relishing the thought of.

Pendle 600 - 10000m of climbing across all of the north of England. Gaining a reputation as one of the toughest 600s in it's second year now.

Bunch of other rides to get me fit enough for those and a few others still floating around as possibles.

nolight

To be on the fringe of underweight which will put me under 9 stones (need to reduce 5 kg more).

To increase my unflexed biceps to 29cm (currently 27cm) .

saprkzz

My main target is to complete a duathlon in June. I have never gone for a run before so it should be interesting. Its 7k run / 25k bike / 7k run.

Then I have other targets of completing the Blenheim palace sportive in a quicker time than 2012 and also race in a 4th cat closed circuit race, never raced before.

Want to ride 5000+ miles in 2013, did just over 4000 this year

Want to ride a 10 mile TT

That should do

stinger53

mine is just to try and get out more.
and do 100miles

Peddle Up!

Just. Getting Out. Of. This. Chair. {gasp}

Joe91

I'm hoping to start racing, do a sub 24 min 10 mile tt, and generally just get out on the bike more often.

Also, in contrast to most, I am looking to put on a bit of weight!

elderone

Mine are do my first 50 and then 100mile rides.Also do mow cop and hardknot pass,without stopping.

chrisaonabike

First 50... (not far short of that - managed 46 so far).

Get a place in Ride London 100, complete same next August.

Apart from that, not really sure. Lose weight, get fitter... same old.

Also like to get faster. Seem to be averaging about 14-15 mph at the moment, but given the way most roadies hurtle past me, I'm clearly right down at the bottom end of the speed spectrum. Yet to figure out how to improve speed - just getting the hang of the longer rides still.

A month ago, I would have included getting a sub-80 minutes for three laps of Richmond Park, but I was inside that by 11 seconds this morning. Dead chuffed, though I says it myself.