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Track cycling: First ever session

I went into the velodrome a few days ago and asked about total beginner track cycling. They told me their session was on Tuesday at 6pm. I looked at the track while I was there, and nearly fell over...

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Track cycling Tuesday

I need one of these!   Always learning, that is the beauty of sport. This evening I was straight from work, running a little late, and the chain gang was already motoring when I rocked up this evening....

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Track time: positives from negatives

The trouble with using the bank of hire bikes in track sessions is the one you like may not always be free. Busy day at work today and I was a bit late. There are only a few bikes with a big gear that...

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Always something to gain

I went to the track this evening. This is the structured technique training session but this week was quite a contrast to past weeks: there was only three of us. One lady was a beginner who was much...

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Tough day at the office: training fail? Training success?

Sufficed to say that training didn’t exactly go to plan today. I was due at the track at 6pm. They lend bikes, but there are only two with larger gears and you have to be there early. I was faced with...

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Velodrome photos

Simple: Mark is here at last, so I got some photos of me on the velodrome. The bike is a ILT borrowed bike, because I don’t have one yet. You wait till I am sitting on carbon! Filed under: Training...

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Getting back to fitness: Tough times

It’s fair to say that I haven’t had a great time recently. A series of unavoidable circumstances have conspired against me forcing me to place training and racing to the back of my mind for quite some...

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Round and round we go: back to the track

I remember clearly how I felt the first time I walked into the velodrome and saw the slanted track corners. I kinda felt that nervous again. It’s been a whole 6 weeks since I was last there. The track...

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DOMS, track riding and clip pedals galore!

I’m making a huge effort this week, to get my training somewhere near to back on track. I restored by gym membership, and have gone back to strength training. Once my poor tired weak jelly like muscles...

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Riding a bike doesn’t make you a cyclist!

I have arrived at a few stunning realisations this weekend. Today I discovered a few more. We went to the rowing club today, but couldn’t go out onto the water because I had track training straight...

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Death by track riding!

Good grief, I knew it wouldn’t necessarily be easy re-training in another sport, but I seriously didn’t expect track riding/ racing to be anywhere near as hard as this. I am pretty sure triathlon isn’t...

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Remember perspective: focus on progress

This is something I need to tell myself, from time to time. In fact I had a reality check today at the track that reminded me of this exact thing. Track sessions how clash with road riding sessions....

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I now have a track bike!

I have a track bike! Yep, yet another bike, but my lovely husband didn’t argue, as he agreed with me that it was an essential for my reinvention if I ever stood a chance of racing on the track. It …...

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Sport, fun, sport, no time for real work!

I am having such a blast right now, so much to do, to learn, to get involve in. It’s interesting how my schedule has changed. Now we live out of town, I am trying as I have mentioned before, to …...

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Masters track training and sweep oars

I went to the rowing club alone today: OH crushed his finger on Friday, so is out of action for quite some time. Because I cannot guarantee that I will be there on Monday evening, due to work, They...

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Fun on the bends: riding at 45 degree angles!

I must be mad, strutting into here on a day like this! Today, though, I had a blast! Tuesday is usually a quiet roll around, I simply use it as time on the track. There’s an odd mix of people …...

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Track cycling, track racing, spinning the legs

It’s really a fabulous thing to be able to sit in a velodrome, a local one at that, front row right by the start line, and watch elite track cyclists riding round on a track that you regularly ride on...

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Land of confusion!

I know I am a bit behind but this daily prompt rang true with me a the moment: name a time when you felt out of place. Easy. Every time I rock up to track masters training and share my … Continue...

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Masters track training: only 2 weeks to go!

Today’s session left me gasping and wheezing all afternoon. I dragged my ass there today, not 100% ready for the inevitable onslaught. I usually struggle to complete it and come away feeling naffed...

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Gaining perspective: seeing the small steps

it’s easy even for me to lose sight of the small steps of progress because you are too focused on the grand goal. I went to the track today. I do it every week at this time. It’s sometimes a … Continue...

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