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You’ve probably seen the previews for Ice Truckers on, I believe, the History channel. We’ll, here’s a site for cyclists ” Icebike, Home of the Winter Cyclist “. Just for those who are anticipating the northern winter months of base training.
It may only be the end of September but it’s not to late to plan ahead to enjoy winter. A good training plan looks to the future and embraces the past.
Marc
Posted by admin as Training at 8:23 PM MST
Sydney Brown, one of the athletes I coach, is shooting for some good results this cross season. Her priority races are Jingle Cross and Master Cross Nationals. At Jingle Cross her goal is to podium while at Masters Cross Nationals, 35-39, she wants to better her 2nd place in 2007.
Working with Sydney, prior to starting her training for cross season, we developed a plan for her to peak for these events. I used Training Peaks WKO+ Performance Manager Chart to plan her form. Her workouts are set for every day through out cross season. She can look ahead for the coming weeks and if a conflict in her schedule interferes with a workout it can be easily adjusted to keep her on the right course. This is a definite advantage working with a power meter. All data is can be scheduled, downloaded, and compared to the plan.
The below chart is Syd’s planner chart for what should be happening to her fitness, form and fatigue. As you can see her form (TSB yellow line) should be just below zero. A positive number, and the number depends on the athlete, is an indicator of a good performance. This weekend she is racing a UCI event in Wisconsin called Planet Bike Cup. It’s an early season race and results are not all that important but it sure doesn’t hurt the confidence to do well. She needs to lay down the foundation of the program (drills, skills, training, technique) and where else to do that put at a quality bike event. You’ll also notice that her form will be very positive on the weekend of 10/4. This is a race in Omaha, Ne. Again, she is still building a foundation but expects some good results because she now has some quality in her legs.
The next chart is Syd’s actual data from her power meter since 9/14/08. As you can see she’s right on course. All pun’s intended. Again, one of the advantages of working with a power meter and some excellent software from Taining Peaks WKO+.
Power and prediction are just a few aspects of racing a bike. Racing isn’t just about the data, though. There are many factors to doing well. Look for Sydney to overcome these factors on her way to having a great cyclocross season. Also, stay tuned as I’ll be giving more updates on her progress as the season progresses.
Marc
Posted by admin as Training, performance, power, power file at 9:06 PM MST
Don’t forget to tune to universalsports.com to view some great cycling races.
Marc
Posted by admin as racingcoverage at 7:06 PM MST
Christian Vandevelde does a TT at 27.1 mph for 18.03 miles in a time of 39:52 to win. America’s hope as the next grand tour winner is what I’m hoping for.
Check out mapmyride.com for a view of the course. Even better yet, while in mapmyride.com, use the Google Earth feature and it’s almost like being there. If you got GPS, you can plot the route more precisely, then it’s definitely as close as possible to being there from your home. The use of technology for training and racing beats the illegal route.
Live coverage can be seen at universalsports.com. Excellent video and commentating on the internet.
Marc
Posted by admin as general at 8:33 AM MST
