About a dozen of us at the pub last night to kick around ideas about training and racing. Much discussion, which plainly illustrated that we're all after subtly different things and all go about it in wildly different ways! But... ...some common ground too and hopefully we can use this forum over the coming weeks to firm up a few definite steps forward.
Definite agreements were:-
-Saturday training ride was A Good Thing (but only as part of a training programme). Use a rota of (say) four routes, flat to rolling, so everyone knows where they're going but it doesn't drive us all mad. I'm happy to coordinate these. Start (say) in about four weeks and meantime people can get out on the social ride or H ride depending on how hard/easy they want it?
-Sunday training ride for people who can't get out on Saturdays and/or who want to pack in the training at weekends. Muzzy to take a lead.
-Weekday evening training ride, Tuesday or Wednesday. Around an hour / ninety minutes on a rota of routes. Start (say) in about four weeks and gradually build up pace over the winter so it's heading up to chaingang pace prior to the start of the race season. Again, Muzzy to take a lead.
Other main agreements were:-
-That we could collectively agree on a number of events across the BC, TLI and LVRC spectrum to target as a club, so we could be sure of having a proper "team" out there. Will kick off a thread below.
-That we should find ways to share experience and help each other. All suggestions on here, please!