The last few weeks have all been a bit of a blur with my big race of the year out the way I made a mistake of not having a plan after the race. I took a bit of time off from training to recover and reflect on what I have achieved and relaxed my diet to enjoy the foods I have missed over the last few months, now with next years goals in the forefront of my mind its time to get my head around a training plan to take me to my fastest I have been.
Its not as straight forward as it has been previously though, In the past I've not had to worry about funding for a event but now having to travel to Geneva I can't help but think how am i going to get myself and all my kit there?, my plans for the next few months are to hopefully get a few sponsors together to help me forfil my dream of racing against triathletes from across the globe.
Locally I raced in one of the wolds dash running events held at Hubbard hills through the summer. I hadn't planned to race in the event as I wasn't aware it was on! this gave me very little time to plot a race strategy together or even consider if I was fit enough to do it !. I set off well and settled into a rhythm, I ended up leading the pack out for the first 200 m before being joined and passed by two faster runners, I followed the first two runners for around 2 miles before they picked up the pace and I realized I wouldn't be able to keep there pace for the entire 12 km, I felt good and strong but by mile 4 I started to feel the effects of racing and was passed by a 3rd athlete. this is the position I would stay in for the entire race finishing strongly against a field of athletes who's' main sport is running. I couldn't help but think to myself if I am to do well next year I need to be beating these competitors but with time I don't think that is a unreasonable ask.
On a more social side I dug the mountain bike out for a blast around Dalby forest trail center in the Yorkshire moors . As usual when I end up at Dalby it rained heavily, this didn't dampen spirits though and we all had a good day with no broken bones or broken bikes!,I even managed to get a wash In a sink :) . with the race at Hubbard hills at the 26 miles at Dalby they were what I needed to realize Its time to start training properly again after my mid season break, with the Nottingham club sprint relays approaching in just over a months time and a very real chance of high team placement I need to start working on my speed work as in any relay I don't just have myself to think of, I have an entire team and I don't want to let any body down!
Thursday 17 July 2014
Monday 7 July 2014
Midland sprint series update
Just a quick thank you to everyone who as supported me over the following season, here is a picture of my trophy which has finally been sent from OSB a week after the series had finished however they had computer issues on the day of presentation and couldn't confirm results 
Tour de France hits the UK, thoughts on training
Over the weekend I went to watch some of the tour de France grande depart in Yorkshire with some of my friends and my girlfriend. I've followed the tour de France and some of the spring classic road races for a long time on T.V. While the road races are good to watch the tour and its riders are truly amazing, day in day out racing at average speeds of near to 30 mph and riding up to and over 100 miles every day the training involved must be on such a huge scale especially for the riders competing at the top end of the field.
As it was my first time watching the tour in the flesh I didn't know what to expect, one thing myself and Yorkshire didn't expect was the pure volume of people who came along to support the riders,with a estimated 5 million people watching over the weekend lining every single meter of the roadside its fairly obvious to see cycling is certainly on the rise in the U.K. the atmosphere was fantastic and for all the build up to just see a glimpse of the riders it was all worth the effort of traveling to see the 1st stage. If you didn't go to watch it, you missed out, and when the tour comes again in 10 or so years i'll certainly be making the pilgrimage to go again.
Whilst out in the Yorkshire Dales I had plenty of time to ponder about my racing season and the ETU's in Geneva 2015. The Brownlee Brothers being the top two UK males in the world triathlon series Its nice to see how they managed to train up to the standards they have achieved growing up in the Yorkshire Dales, with all the roads,climbs and trails its a athletes paradise. If you are into triathlon or you have a partner who is I would recommend there biography Swim Bike Run, there are so many similarity's to how they think as athletes its a good insider to a triathletes brain and also good to hear when your going through a rough patch that your not on your own in your thoughts.
Living in Lincolnshire its a wonder how you can ever replicate the hills of the Dales however the hills of the dales are a long way off the mountains of France but watching some of the worlds top riders suffering in the Dales made me realize that hills are hills no matter how steep or long they are, what we seem to have in Lincolnshire are short but steep hills, these are brilliant and if done in repetition and something I need to add into my training more often
My training of late has become a little unstructured after the dambuster, I had spent so long Training for the event I lost sight of any goals after the event. I still Have the British Triathlon Club relays to take part in, August and I am also considering entering the Doncaster standard distance Triathlon In September. After the race at Rutland water and a holiday at center parc, I lost site of my diet and put a little weight on so my first goal is to slim back down to a racing weight, my next goal is to stay race fit for these two events but what comes after that? how do i stay Focused? I had recently ordered Joe Friel triathlon training bible and hope that I can learn from his book and experience, I certainly need more structure, the time off heavy training has been a welcome break but now is the time to start thinking ahead of the future
As it was my first time watching the tour in the flesh I didn't know what to expect, one thing myself and Yorkshire didn't expect was the pure volume of people who came along to support the riders,with a estimated 5 million people watching over the weekend lining every single meter of the roadside its fairly obvious to see cycling is certainly on the rise in the U.K. the atmosphere was fantastic and for all the build up to just see a glimpse of the riders it was all worth the effort of traveling to see the 1st stage. If you didn't go to watch it, you missed out, and when the tour comes again in 10 or so years i'll certainly be making the pilgrimage to go again.
Whilst out in the Yorkshire Dales I had plenty of time to ponder about my racing season and the ETU's in Geneva 2015. The Brownlee Brothers being the top two UK males in the world triathlon series Its nice to see how they managed to train up to the standards they have achieved growing up in the Yorkshire Dales, with all the roads,climbs and trails its a athletes paradise. If you are into triathlon or you have a partner who is I would recommend there biography Swim Bike Run, there are so many similarity's to how they think as athletes its a good insider to a triathletes brain and also good to hear when your going through a rough patch that your not on your own in your thoughts.
Living in Lincolnshire its a wonder how you can ever replicate the hills of the Dales however the hills of the dales are a long way off the mountains of France but watching some of the worlds top riders suffering in the Dales made me realize that hills are hills no matter how steep or long they are, what we seem to have in Lincolnshire are short but steep hills, these are brilliant and if done in repetition and something I need to add into my training more often
My training of late has become a little unstructured after the dambuster, I had spent so long Training for the event I lost sight of any goals after the event. I still Have the British Triathlon Club relays to take part in, August and I am also considering entering the Doncaster standard distance Triathlon In September. After the race at Rutland water and a holiday at center parc, I lost site of my diet and put a little weight on so my first goal is to slim back down to a racing weight, my next goal is to stay race fit for these two events but what comes after that? how do i stay Focused? I had recently ordered Joe Friel triathlon training bible and hope that I can learn from his book and experience, I certainly need more structure, the time off heavy training has been a welcome break but now is the time to start thinking ahead of the future
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