Nigel, I usually ride small gears (average cadence around 95) - it's only when
climbing that I tend to overgear.
Both my injuries in the last two years came from rapid accelerations in short
circuit road races. I think it was because I was riding very fast events with
very little preparation. I was fine climbing or time trialing.
I'm planning to only ride time trials next year to build back the strength I
have lost over the 13 years of not racing. I'll tackle road races the following
year when I'm a bit more upto the jumping around.
As for the turbo training - as I don't have much time I'm thinking of
outsourcing my training to someone who does. If only you could get the benefit
of copy/pasting training sessions in Polar Precision Performance software!!!!!

Darren



-----Original Message-----
From: Nige White [mailto:nigelw@...]
Sent: 20 October 2005 10:30
To: kom_@yahoogroups.com
Subject: Re: [kom_] Training for next season


Darren Earp wrote:

>All that talk of hours in the saddle is making me jealous!
>I'm trying to think about how to tackle next season as my last two 'comeback'
years have ended prematurely due to injury. Knee injuries caused by a
combination of a total lack of preparation and advancing years (although I'm
only 35). My mind is still a twenty year old Divisional road race champ (in my
second season of racing) but the body doesn't want to co-operate on only 3 hours
per week training - I now work longer hours and have a one year old daughter to
spend time with when I get home!
>
>

I seem to remember you talking about doing Alpe d'Huez in 42x21 or
something? Could you retrain yourself to push smaller gears? That would
help avoid the knee injuries. I believe that anyone can get good at
cycling - it's avoiding injuries, thereby allowing you to always build
upon what you already have that allows you to progress. Avoiding injury
is a large part of training!


>
>
>
> Anyone know how to make training on a turbo trainer at 9:00pm (on a
> lack of sleep) interesting???

Buy a Taxc Fortius, or iMagic? I know they're expensive, but if I
couldn't ride to work, I'd probably invest in one. Intervals are the
best way of avoiding boredom!

Nigel




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