Me wearing my new Bell Aero Helmet (self photo)
I thought I would share my training schedule for last week. Now that I have broken up for the summer holidays I have a little bit more free time.
Sunday – rest day. In Glasgow
Monday - 45 miles. 2:20:00. Included private time trial around a hilly loop at Long Hanborough. I did the 13 miles (approx) in 39:50 at an average speed of 37.7Kmph. I was quite pleased as it is hilly, with many sharp corners. Even though I’m the only one doing the time trial, it’s good to have targets to aim for and try and improve your times over the season.
Tuesday - 20 miles. 1 hour 15 mins, rest and recovery ride. Monday effort quite hard so I just took it easy to help muscles recover.
Wednesday 70 Miles. Average Speed 20mph. Hard ride with long hill intervals. I cycled through the hills of the Chilterns, around Stokenchurch, Marlow and Reading. It included 5 long gradual climbs of between 6 mins and 25 minutes climbing time. They all had more than 100 metres of climbing. I love climbing hills and try and find the hilliest routes. This was a really hard training ride and I was tired at the end.
Thursday. 25 miles. Average speed 16 mph. Another recovery ride
Friday. Rest
Saturday: 10 mile Time Trial Open event: Time: 21:12. Finished 3rd out of about 75 people. Pleased because it was quite windy
Sunday – Tomorrow another 25 mile time trial!
Bell Meteor Helmet
Side view
Bell Meteor Helmet from Wiggle
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Performance and fitness are not the only goals you should have for your training. You will also want to strive to reach a level of enjoyment and satisfaction. Make sure that you schedule rest in your training schedule so that your body has time to recover from the periods of training.