Just my first TT thinking about training

it's hard to say, although I'm sure you will get plenty of opinions. When you say hilly, do you know "how" hilly? Do you know how many feet of climbing you did in that 8 miles?

Your performance in a race is pretty much directly proportional to the amount of training you've done, unless you're naturally gifted. 30 minutes for and 8-mile hilly seems a little slow, but everything is relative. I don't want to discourage you at all. You'll see the greatest gains in your performance in the beginning of your training, later you have to work harder for smaller gains. Just keep at it and you'll be a machine before you know it.

OK more info needed so this a link to the course http://www.hullthursdayrc.co.uk/A%20to%20Z%20index/O-S/Routes/localtt/NEWBALD.HTM as for how much climbing about 80 meters on the biggest hill. I dont know whether that helps at all.

I think bikeridindude is right 30 minutes is abit slow the winner managed it in 20 minutes and the last person did it in 48 minutes. I know that a few parts on the course I could have done better. I had a strategy which was to not over do it before the big climb then climb the hill so I'm not cooked at the top and go like stink for the rest of the course maybe not such a great strategy.

reelbf said:

I think bikeridindude is right 30 minutes is abit slow the winner managed it in 20 minutes and the last person did it in 48 minutes.

Well I think I must have misread the sheet it seems the winner did it in 20 minutes and suprise the last person did it in 30 minutes so my time was a bit slow.

How do I go about training?

reelbf said:

Well I think I must have misread the sheet it seems the winner did it in 20 minutes and suprise the last person did it in 30 minutes so my time was a bit slow.

How do I go about training?

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reelbf said:

OK more info needed so this a link to the course hullthursdayrc.co.ukNEWBALD.HTMOpen ↗ as for how much climbing about 80 meters on the biggest hill. I dont know whether that helps at all.

I think bikeridindude is right 30 minutes is abit slow the winner managed it in 20 minutes and the last person did it in 48 minutes. I know that a few parts on the course I could have done better. I had a strategy which was to not over do it before the big climb then climb the hill so I'm not cooked at the top and go like stink for the rest of the course maybe not such a great strategy.

I couldn't find a profile on the course you mentioned, but it appears to have basically that one hill? If so, yes, that's on the slow end of things I would think...but not bad if you have just started riding.

I have a "test" ride I do that is 9.5 miles with 400-450 ft. of climbing.. or about 40ft. - 45ft. of climbing per mile. Best I've averaged on this is a little under 20mph, and I don't race. Perhaps I should? lol I've just never felt like I was fast enough to compete.

This forum will be an excellent tool as far as your training, but you will get many different philosophies. Do some looking around here, and perhaps pick up some books on training. ( I personally like Friel's Training Bible, but I've heard very good things about "Training with Power"😉

If you have just started?... just get some miles in on the bike. Once you're into it a little more, some interval work, tempo work..etc. will get your speeds up more. It's not necessarily a fast process but it will come.

As I said, you'll find a lot of information here on training methods so my best suggestion at this point (outside of getting a coach) would be do a lot of reading and see what fits best for you.

Good luck!!

John

Mansmind said:

I couldn't find a profile on the course you mentioned, but it appears to have basically that one hill? If so, yes, that's on the slow end of things I would think...but not bad if you have just started riding.

I have a "test" ride I do that is 9.5 miles with 400-450 ft. of climbing.. or about 40ft. - 45ft. of climbing per mile. Best I've averaged on this is a little under 20mph, and I don't race. Perhaps I should? lol I've just never felt like I was fast enough to compete.

This forum will be an excellent tool as far as your training, but you will get many different philosophies. Do some looking around here, and perhaps pick up some books on training. ( I personally like Friel's Training Bible, but I've heard very good things about "Training with Power"😉

If you have just started?... just get some miles in on the bike. Once you're into it a little more, some interval work, tempo work..etc. will get your speeds up more. It's not necessarily a fast process but it will come.

As I said, you'll find a lot of information here on training methods so my best suggestion at this point (outside of getting a coach) would be do a lot of reading and see what fits best for you.

Good luck!!

John

I enjoyed the race yes it was just one hill its a good course I think though the climb is tough (for me) I would like to race it again. I think I will use this as a base to measure my fitness as its right near my house.

I have been getting a fair ammount of miles on the bike I usualy do about 50-60 miles a week but last week I did 100 miles and I dont feel worse off. I will have to be carefull not do to much tempting though it is.

As for training intervals sound like a good idea I think I will try using hills for interval training all I need is a loop. Hmm there is one near where I live the climb is less than a mile but according to the map its 14% and this means I can practice my decents on the other side.

I do need to do some more reading I suppose training is a topic that you can summerise in a few words. But that'll have to wait till tommorow I'm posting late at night again its a bad habit I have.

Thanks for the help,
Ben Jones