tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6847712656239809973.post130891533959590168..comments2023-10-02T14:37:18.823+02:00Comments on Travels with a Tin Donkey: Thursday Night Time Trial: the endSprocketboyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00002657522696618715noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6847712656239809973.post-26885530902038398672008-09-14T13:10:00.000+02:002008-09-14T13:10:00.000+02:00Agree with everything you said. You can easily loo...Agree with everything you said. You can easily loose ten seconds by just having a bad turn. A powermeter will give you the answers!Grooverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05746451980347654639noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6847712656239809973.post-8329814866929293972008-09-13T15:55:00.000+02:002008-09-13T15:55:00.000+02:00Thank you for the encouragement! Time trialling i...Thank you for the encouragement! Time trialling is a discipline where minor changes can yield big differences. The fact that it was much colder means that there is increased air resistance, so 10 seconds lost over the course could be partially accounted for by this.<BR/><BR/>Although I am looking forward to cross-training, which will probably begin in 2-3 weeks, I have identified some areas to focus on, cadence being primary and bike fit coming just after that. My coach says that it takes years to get the cadence right and I believe it. I have temporarily set aside the dream of going flat out with a 54-11 (running a 53-12 is hard enough!) and want to stay in the 85-100 rpm sweet spot instead.<BR/><BR/>You can check all the club results for the last decade and there is a rider in my age category who, two years ago, was much slower than I am now but who now is regularly in the first five. Clearly time trialling rewards patience and application.<BR/><BR/>I would like to ride the Provincials next year but since they come in the second week of September it will be tricky to develop a plan that will let me peak then if I start the season in May.<BR/><BR/>This is my second year of time trialling but my first year trying to do it seriously. It is challenging and fun and I am already focused on getting better next year!Sprocketboyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00002657522696618715noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6847712656239809973.post-60141923156349215642008-09-13T11:08:00.000+02:002008-09-13T11:08:00.000+02:00Nonetheless a great result as it sounds as if you ...Nonetheless a great result as it sounds as if you have been racing very consistently and you seem to be on top of your cramping problems from a few weeks ago. Wind might have played a role. You only really know if you didn't really improve if you had power data to compare.Grooverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05746451980347654639noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6847712656239809973.post-65356633952269140142008-09-12T23:54:00.000+02:002008-09-12T23:54:00.000+02:00You were so close! Knowing absolutely nothing abo...You were so close! Knowing absolutely nothing about racing, I'll throw in my two cents anyway!<BR/><BR/>Maybe cross training this winter would add those much desired km's/hr... running or swimming & of course hours on the bike...<BR/><BR/>so close!Lily on the Roadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02275939535831908513noreply@blogger.com