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[jowwy]

Good effort. I did my 1st TT last weekend, a 10 in 23:24, aiming for a 22min time within the next few weeks. I've got another 2 booked already. Kinda addictive isn't it?

i'm doing an 8 race series called the celtic series - TT number 5, 6 and 7 are within an 8 day spread in june - so training for them now

then i go away for nearly all of august an then come back for a 25mile TT in early september - gulp

 

[fossyant]

Just jump into doing the 25's. Not much in it, I was actually quicker at 25's than 10's. Now 50's were a lesson in pain !

 

[Rob3rt]

Personally, I get less nervous for a 25 than a 10. More chance to ease into the effort and a lot more scope to correct yourself and pull it back if you do something wrong.

 

[333]

I have to agree, I really enjoyed the 25s more so than the 10s but for me I think its because I could never seem to warm up properly for an all out 10, in the 25 I had a bit more time (at least I thought I did) to start cranking it up if you know what I mean, not saying I took it easy but I felt better overall in the 25.

 

[jowwy]

In the past few days ive done two more TTs

Thursday was a club TT on r10/17 were i set a course pb and an overall pb of 27:37

Then yesterday afternoon i did the 5th round of the celtic series TT's on resolven r10/22 and set a course pb and a new overall pb of 26:09.

Im getting close to my magic number of within the 25's for this season. Got about 6 more 10m TTs left and then a 25m in september.

Not bad for a fat oaf that drinks milk as a recovery fluid hey lol

 

[palinurus]

Not bad for a fat oaf that drinks milk as a recovery fluid hey lol

Milk's pretty good. I used to drink chocolate milk after TTs when I was taking it a bit seriously.

Otherwise beer.

 

[jowwy]

Milk's pretty good. I used to drink chocolate milk after TTs when I was taking it a bit seriously.

Otherwise beer.

It was more of a tongue in cheek comment to a well know poster who commented that only fat sloths drank milk for recovery.

 

[ianrauk]

It was more of a tongue in cheek comment to a well know poster who commented that only fat sloths drank milk for recovery.

Well it's much better then hot air

Nice one on your times Jowwy, enjoying reading about your progress.

 

[jowwy]

Well it's much better then hot air

Nice one on your times Jowwy, enjoying reading about your progress.

Fitness needs to improve tenfold to be honest ian. If i can drop more weight and keep my current power levels i will be happy bunny.

I was very close to hitting in the 25s saturday afternoon that i was annoyed, even though i took 1min 28secs off my previous best.

 

[jowwy]

Tonight was my third TT in six days, no overall pb, but a course PB by a min and 16secs.

J10/22 is a tough track and my best on that course is now 27:53 and i was sick at the end too, so i officially fully emptied the tank. Got another one thursday and then a break from TTs for 3 weeks

 

[jowwy]

Tonight was my 4th TT of an eight day spread and a large piece of me died on j10/17 tonight as i set yet another course PB of 26:50

Over the last 4 TTs ive ridden all 3 courses and set course PBs on all 4 and an overall PB on saturdays TT of 26:09


Course old time new time

Abergavenny 27:37 26:50
Resolven 28:30 26:09
Cwmcarn 29:09 27:53


Overall PB 26:09 and i now feel that over the next 4 TTs i have a good chance of getting in my target of a mid/long 25...........

This milk drinking 16st 12lb 38yr old aint doing bad for his first season at TTs

Last 4 TTs

27:37
26:09
27:53
26:50