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Started this discussion. Last reply by Julian Downing Jul 11, 2009.

 

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Slippy replied to Beat Your PB's discussion 'What training have you done today?'
Back again, life's been strange lately but there we go.  Been getting loads of training in easy miles mixed with really hard sessions either on the road.  Almost sick at the end of on set of intervals on the turbo.  Just need to…
Jun 10, 2011
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Looking forward to moving house being done and proper training starting again
Status posted by Slippy Apr 17, 2011
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Slippy replied to Beat Your PB's discussion 'What training have you done today?'
Trainings been all over the place lately and so have the results.  Know what I need to do, keep racing some hard intervals and a bit of distance work, coming up short in the last 10 miles of a 50 mile race.  Don't think I did enough…
Apr 17, 2011
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Short road race tomorrow - lets hope the legs come back
Status posted by Slippy Apr 16, 2011
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Slippy replied to Beat Your PB's discussion 'What training have you done today?'
Julian, it was a bit excessive but the pleasure of being out we all got carried away.  Actually probably be shortening the rides now as most of the road races  are 2-2.5 hours.  Followed it up with  Monday - roller session - sub…
Jan 21, 2011
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Slippy replied to Beat Your PB's discussion 'What training have you done today?'
Out on the road 4.5 hours in horrible conditions felt good to be out, went way too hard for this time of year.  Last week was a mix of roller sessions and hard gym sessions.  Legs sore now.
Jan 16, 2011
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Julian Downing left a comment for Slippy
This'll make you want to go out biking! http://www.beatyourpb.com/video/run-like-hell
Jan 5, 2011
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Slippy replied to Beat Your PB's discussion 'What training have you done today?'
45 minute interval session on the turbo, hard work, aren't they always!
Jan 4, 2011

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Sport interested in:
Cycling
About Me:
First season racing time trials, mostly hilly SPOCO courses and local 10 & 25 races.
My PB's
10 - 22.03 on a super quick Levens course in September
25 - 58.06 - Local evening race July 2010
50 - Have to wait until next season!
My Clubs:
Lakes Road Club

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At 5:00pm on January 5, 2011, Julian DowningJulian Downing said…
This'll make you want to go out biking! http://www.beatyourpb.com/video/run-like-hell
At 6:12pm on October 17, 2010, Beat Your PBBeat Your PB said…
Hi Slippy,

As a core and valued member, be great to hear your ideas on how to improve the site for 2011 - please leave your feedback here.

Best wishes
Beat:Your:PB
At 10:34am on August 15, 2010, Julian DowningJulian Downing said…
Slippy- Hope all's well with you. We've just launched new training diary and route planner functionality on the site (you can read about it here).

Be great if you could help us test and suggest ideas to improve...

Cheers
JULIAN
At 8:33am on August 4, 2010, Julian DowningJulian Downing said…
Hi Slippy - congrats on your 25mile TT PB. You're having a great season...
At 6:31pm on June 5, 2010, Julian DowningJulian Downing said…
Interestingly, there was a feature in Cycling Weekly last week recommending dropping off some races to focus on planned training rides...
At 7:15pm on May 31, 2010, Julian DowningJulian Downing said…
Hey, glad to hear form's coming back. Nothing like a mechanical problem before the start to get the adrenalin going! What have you changed with your training/what do you think's working?

Cheers
JULIAN
At 8:14pm on May 20, 2010, Julian DowningJulian Downing said…
Hi Slippy,

Re: Top end speed, I always go back to consider three things:

1. Endurance - Am i lasting the distance @ required speed? Remedy - I do some longer than usual rides with a training partner at a pace higher than I would do if on my own. Riding some team TT's would also be a good one!

2. Power/cadence. Remedy: I do 2min power intervals on the turbo where I ride each interval @ 100% (for me at an ave of circa 33mph).

Warm up
2min interval / 2mins recovery.
Repeat 4-6 times.
Warm down.

I'm completely spent at the end!

3. Strength: Remedy - I do I do 5min intervals on the turbo where I ride each interval race pace + 10-20% (for me at an ave of circa 29-30mph).

Warm up
5min interval / 5mins recovery.
Repeat 2-4 times.
Warm down.

Hope this helps,

Cheers
JULIAN
At 12:08pm on May 14, 2010, Julian DowningJulian Downing said…
Hi Slippy. Thanks for the message.

Yep, just ended a big block of final training. Feeling good on swim/run, and probably OK too on the bike, though haven't raced enough TT's to know exactly where I am. Didn't do too badly in this week's club 10mile TT, though Ben Instone turned up and showed us that we're merely amateurs! So tomorrow's the big day - Eton tri - least the weather looks better than last year, though the water's cold.

How are you finding road racing? Good/difficult/fun? Are you finding it's a help to TT?

Cheers
JULIAN
At 6:32pm on April 24, 2010, Julian DowningJulian Downing said…
How'd training go this week? Do you think the "feeling of lack of top end speed" is physilogical or psychological?
At 3:53pm on April 14, 2010, Julian DowningJulian Downing said…
Sorry to hear about the crash, though judging by your great result in the Circuit" no long term damage done! I agree, it's a godsend when racing starts replacing training...My biking feels good, though need to do some more racing to know exactly where I'm at; running far improved from last year; swimming - need to focus on this for a few weeks to get up to where I need to be - targeting a peak for mid May (first triathlon) with weekly TT's beginning last week April. Cheers JULIAN
 
 
 

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