So this morning, I
did my first training session with
Lead Out Cycling. It was a sprint session held out at Albert Park Lake. I am
glad I did a few sprint sessions over the holidays as part of the Festive500
because it gave me a chance to work on my body positioning over the bike when I
am down on the drops.
Recently, I have
been training to ride down on the drops more than the hoods. I can corner more
confidently on the drops and still very hopeless on the hoods. With sprinting,
I am gaining the confidence (and subsequently strength) whilst also down on the
drops which is great.
The session started
at 5:45am at the Carousel parking area around the corner from MSAC. I parked at
MSAC that morning knowing that I can head to the toilet when they opened at
5:30am and with a bit of time to get ready to meet the crew there just before
5:45am.
I recognised a few
faces based due to friends, friends of friends and through social media. I
started at the back as per the coach’s preference for a first timer and I was
totally comfortable with that. We first did a lap around the lake and then
started our session around the pit straight.
The session was
based on two types of sprinting:
1) Hard gear sprinting starting from close to 0km/hr.
2) Sprinting from a moving speed and increasing gear if required.
I really enjoyed the
sprint work this morning as it played into my strength of power for a short
period of time on the bike. I do need to work better at lower elbows and maybe
picking the right gears to sprint with. I found that when I start on a gear too
high, I am slow and a bit wobbly.
Thursday’s session
is at Kew Blvd….it will not be a sprinting session so I will play it by ear to
how I will go….it might be an issue after the session when I have to travel to
work (by car).
It is now 3 hours
post session as I write this and my legs are throbbing! I really miss my
compression boots for recovery sessions….
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