Curcuit race training

[Andy_G]

I had a race prep coaching session today and the BC coach said that doing club runs in a race season would slow me down.
I know about fast/slow twitching muscles etc but i didnt think that putting in miles would low you down, if anything it would improve general fitness.

 

[Mr Haematocrit]

Sounds like someone from Prime Coaching to me.

 

[Andy_G]

Sounds like someone from Prime Coaching to me.

It was lol, how do you know that ?

 

[Dusty Bin]

I had a race prep coaching session today and the BC coach said that doing club runs in a race season would slow me down.
I know about fast/slow twitching muscles etc but i didnt think that putting in miles would low you down, if anything it would improve general fitness.

He's right (or she). Riding steady distance is not particularly helpful for racing short circuits - especially during the racing season (when you should be racing anyway). Short circuits and crits are about speed, not distance.

 

[Mr Haematocrit]

It was lol, how do you know that ?

Oooh do I get a prize

 

[Andy_G]

Oooh do I get a prize

Well that depends if your a coach for Prime coaching lol

 

[Sittingduck]

Surely it depends on the type of club run, doesn't it?

 

[Andy_G]

Surely it depends on the type of club run, doesn't it?

Our club runs are generally about 18 mph avg, maybe i should just do every other club run and on the days i dont i should train alone for a few hours.

 

[Mr Haematocrit]

Well that depends if your a coach for Prime coaching lol

Ohh no most certainly not, and neither am I coached by them.

 

[Andy_G]

Ohh no most certainly not, and neither am I coached by them.

So how do you know then. ?

 

[Mr Haematocrit]

Our club runs are generally about 18 mph avg, maybe i should just do every other club run and on the days i dont i should train alone for a few hours.

Sounds like bath road club


Am i getting good at this game?

 

[Dusty Bin]

So how do you know then. ?

Prime run race prep coaching sessions at Hillingdon - which is probably where you went, seeing as you are from Staines.

 

[Mr Haematocrit]

So how do you know then. ?

I get around, and have in the past been coached by various people which I no longer am.

 

[Andy_G]

I didnt know about Bath Road cc.

 

[Mr Haematocrit]

I still do all my club runs, social rides etc... Above all I have to enjoy my cycling and my coach has to work my training around this.
Racing is just part of that enjoyment and im not willing to give up any part of it.