Club Run 26 April
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Re: Club Run 26 April
by Ivor » Mon Apr 28, 2008 2:23 pm
[quote="mlocke"]Andrew who was TT'ing the day after took the shortcut with Ivor back to the cafe.
actually it was Ivor TT'ing.... Andrew was going off on holiday!
I didn't think the run was too bad, it was a little "scruffy" at times, and I admit I did cause a bit of a mess when I ran out of legs and rotated off the front rather badly in a bit of a heap.
However I had thought/assumed that the faster groups would be getting closer to training groups in style with the occasional break up and re-formation as people test themselves over hills. Perhaps (and given what others have written) this isn't the case and all the "timed" groups should be run the same as a tidy 2-up rotation at all times.
If so then we need to make the Training B group a permanent fixture perhaps also a little "speech" by VC/C at CSS to remind the group of expected behaviour?
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Re: Club Run 26 April
by Alan M » Tue Apr 29, 2008 10:39 am
[quote]Once we got going again the pace was brisk but reasonable with the tempo being maintained by Graham O and Andrew G on the front. We were soon at the Reigate steps where I thought I would test the legs and lungs. This evidently seems to have caused something of a complaint amongst some members of our group and for this I apologise.
In my defence however this is something that many other people do each week and indeed I try when I am able to do so and nothing has been said previously. I find that by testing myself here I get a decent gauge as to how I am going to perform for the rest of the ride. As for slowing down at the top I thought this was what was supposed to happen?? People go at there own pace on the hills and regroup at the top?
In my defence however this is something that many other people do each week and indeed I try when I am able to do so and nothing has been said previously. I find that by testing myself here I get a decent gauge as to how I am going to perform for the rest of the ride. As for slowing down at the top I thought this was what was supposed to happen?? People go at there own pace on the hills and regroup at the top?
I generally think this is OK - sometimes there is a problem with bunching as people all try to get to the front so one needs to check for traffic - but this is why they made hills! Occasionally one or 2 ping off the front and the rest of the group is steady which gives everybody options, and then steady to regroup, remembering that there is now a mini roundabout ahead.
Voluminous does exist but you could have had Brobdingnagian as well
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Re: Club Run 26 April
by Graham O » Tue Apr 29, 2008 12:37 pm
Chaps,
I didn't see a problem with the 19s on Saturday. The 19s was the first proper group out of CSS on Saturday and so was bound to be a little sprightly in places...
I actually quite enjoyed it, despite me being a bit slow. I noticed that a few of you chaps have got stronger and were giving me quite a hard time. Hopefully soon, the tables will turn...
See ya next time. I might be doing a longer ride on Saturday as I have a sportive coming up so it might not be for a few weeks..
Ta Ta,
Graham.
I didn't see a problem with the 19s on Saturday. The 19s was the first proper group out of CSS on Saturday and so was bound to be a little sprightly in places...
I actually quite enjoyed it, despite me being a bit slow. I noticed that a few of you chaps have got stronger and were giving me quite a hard time. Hopefully soon, the tables will turn...
See ya next time. I might be doing a longer ride on Saturday as I have a sportive coming up so it might not be for a few weeks..
Ta Ta,
Graham.
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