Hi all,
I have just joined CCC and plan to go out on my first Sunday ride with who ever is leading.
Does anyone have any details on where we will be going, and how far it will be.
My training programme requires me to have an easy 3 hrs ride with candence in the 90-100 bracket and was wondering if the ride will suit my needs.
Any info accepted.
Cheers Justin
Sunday Ride
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Sunday Ride
Hi all & Justin, I have decided in view of the weekend weather forecast to keep the options open for Sunday, if the weather is reasonable then I would anticipate a 70/80 mile ride. I will leave the direction/destination until the morning to see who is out & like I stated above the weather; but hopefully it could be somewhere like Otley or the Wolds.
Bernard
Bernard
Got this feeling there may be a few out this Sunday which may give us the option of splitting it into 2 groups...
3hrs? More like 5.
Easy? Depends how fit you are.
90-100 rpm? Depends what gear you're in.
Hey, its a November bike ride!
My training programme requires me to have an easy 3 hrs ride with candence in the 90-100 bracket and was wondering if the ride will suit my needs.
3hrs? More like 5.
Easy? Depends how fit you are.
90-100 rpm? Depends what gear you're in.
Hey, its a November bike ride!
Afternoon, Justin
The Sunday club runs are usually steady, so if you're working at spinning the pedals over briskly then you should be okay. I've no idea of your level of fitness but a read back through some of the "weekend round-up" threads will give you the story of rides past and give you an idea of how easy/hard they usually are. It'll be considerably more than 3hrs but there'll be a cafe stop, and if you want to peel off early (for example if anyone's humour gets too much
) then you can tailor it to your needs... ...enjoy!
The Sunday club runs are usually steady, so if you're working at spinning the pedals over briskly then you should be okay. I've no idea of your level of fitness but a read back through some of the "weekend round-up" threads will give you the story of rides past and give you an idea of how easy/hard they usually are. It'll be considerably more than 3hrs but there'll be a cafe stop, and if you want to peel off early (for example if anyone's humour gets too much
) then you can tailor it to your needs... ...enjoy!Justin, clearlyI haven't made you feel welcome - sorry.
The problem with forums (fora?) is that you either type a long careful post and nobody reads it, or you try to be succinct and it comes over as brusque... well it does for me anyway.
I think you have a technical picture of the clubruns now. But to add: clubruns are made up of mixed ability groups (teenagers to septuagenarians) and for every single one of us; its a compromise. There are times when you'll be on the front, into the headwind, working harder than you really want to. There'll be times when someone is struggling and you'll have to "knock a mile or two off". Its all about teamwork and looking after each other. But the payback is that you'll meet loads of new friends, see lanes and countryside you never knew existed, get support and advice worth a thousand pages of training manual and..... bacon sandwiches.
Anyway, why don't you just put the training plan away for a couple of weekends and come and have some fun. Then, without wanting to sound too much like Kennedy(1) or Kipling, ask not what the clubrun can do for your training plan, rather, what should my training plan be for the clubrun.
In sport, see you tomorrow, 0900, rain or shine.
(1): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z2ifh0QGGq8
The problem with forums (fora?) is that you either type a long careful post and nobody reads it, or you try to be succinct and it comes over as brusque... well it does for me anyway.
I think you have a technical picture of the clubruns now. But to add: clubruns are made up of mixed ability groups (teenagers to septuagenarians) and for every single one of us; its a compromise. There are times when you'll be on the front, into the headwind, working harder than you really want to. There'll be times when someone is struggling and you'll have to "knock a mile or two off". Its all about teamwork and looking after each other. But the payback is that you'll meet loads of new friends, see lanes and countryside you never knew existed, get support and advice worth a thousand pages of training manual and..... bacon sandwiches.
Anyway, why don't you just put the training plan away for a couple of weekends and come and have some fun. Then, without wanting to sound too much like Kennedy(1) or Kipling, ask not what the clubrun can do for your training plan, rather, what should my training plan be for the clubrun.
In sport, see you tomorrow, 0900, rain or shine.
(1): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z2ifh0QGGq8