Subject: RE: Come and play with aquagirl and mav ! CLOSEDmav - 2010-01-22 7:49 PM The only thing to make you faster is time in the saddle...IMO!!!!You can do intervals and hill repaeats ( Are you anywhere near Clermont, those are the only Fla hills I know) Is this your first season?
Just to give you an idea of how time really plays a big part in biking. I have a friend I met here on BT last Spring. He did his first sprint in May. I'm not sure what his bike time was but I am doubt ful it was much over 15 mph for 15 miles. He biked all season at least 4 times/week. In October we rode our first century together and avg'd over 16 mph on a rolling hill course. If he were to do just 15mph he could have avg'd 18. He biked about 3500 miles and lost about 50 pounds. I have no doubt he will be even faster in the coming years. 3mph increase in one season is pretty good . Its even better that he could ride a century comfortably in 6 months of cycling Its my first season of real training. I did a few sprints in 2008, but was sidelined in 2009 due to nagging injuries. Did better today - rode 20 miles and averaged 18.75 mph. I know with time my speed will improve just like running, I just get uncomfortable after about 10-12 miles and feel like I need to stretch my legs. Today I just tried to push through it and maintain a consistent pace and felt better. I do have a series of 8 -10 hills that are about 1/4 mile length that lead up from the lake that I run. The local runners club does hill workouts there every Tuesday at 5am. I guess I could try them?? BTW - finished up the IronMan challenge with the ride this morning January's totals: | Bike: | 7h 14m 07s - 119.85 Mi | Run: | 6h 33m 30s - 46.55 Mi | Swim: | 3h 54m 47s - 11000 Yd | Strength: | 1h 35m | Core Training: | 20m | Pilates: | 30m | Stretching: | 3h 50m | Yoga: | 30m |
Now its another kids birthday party at 11:30 and some stuff around the house - taking tomorrow as a rest day. Have a good weekend everyone |