Hello all, this post is a slightly longer one with a few videos. There’s chat and ride with Alex Dowsett, me being brave and laying down some goals and a few videos from the garage. I’m going to reduce the frequency of my posts to 2-3 weeks, this is in order to give you more … More Week 5 – Dealing with doubt and a check in video with Alex Dowsett
Please see our club rides for Sept Please also note our club rides appear on our members Facebook page. If you are not on our members page please contact a member of the committee who will be able to add you. The rides are also a pinned item on the Facebook page so very easy … More HCC Current ride schedule
It’s been a few weeks since I last posted. This is mainly due to how ridiculously busy work, training and family have all been. I’m going to focus a little on how I managed to fit it all in while still sticking to the training plan. The first video is a roundup taken on new … More New Year – gains over the festive period
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The Six Days of Ghent is special. The history, the intensity, the music, the commentary, the air horns, the hot dogs – it’s all brilliant. Zesdaagse Gent (as it’s known locally) represents everything great about track cycling. It’s accessible, high-octane, world-class bike racing with cheap beer, a liberal dose of cheesy…
Its been a good week in terms of getting workouts done and managing to really stay on top of my intervals. Some challenges at home with the 6 month old deciding she doesn’t need top sleep anymore. None the less we’ve made it work… ok i’m realising im using the word “we”! It’s because my … More Getting into the groove, feeling these workouts add up
2 weeks in and I seem to be undertstanding what the coach wants me to achieve in this part of my plan. As always there’s a lovely video of me explaining my thoughts. This time while I was at work! Here’s a little video during one of these base workouts, gives you an idea … More Understanding the plan!!!
I managed to get through week one without any huge problems, all workouts done in the evenings using very much the same scheduling as the last post I did. The real challenge came from doing workouts I’ve never done before and trusting a coach with my schedule. These were all power tests done to get … More Week 1 Review + Footage of me hurting
So I started things off with a Sufferfest video at FTP of 255. Definitely lost some fitness after the holiday as toward the end I found this hard.. grinding at 55 rpm at 110% FTP at the end was pretty bad. It was The Way Out (not TGTTOS as the video suggests). Good workout, not … More Day 1
So I start officially on the 18th of October. I popped round to see Alex to finalise some other work. Naturaly talk moved to his expectations of my progress. 20% is absolutely huge! I’ll reveal my FTP after I start on the 18th. But I can tell you that kind of improvement would put … More The Kick Off
This is the excerpt for your very first post. … More Intro
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