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Swords League - Club 25m TT Championship Weds 8 June

  • 07-06-2011 01:23PM
    #1
    Beasty
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    Forget the Kathleen O'Sullivan for now - the 25m TT championship takes place tomorrow night, sign-on at Batterstown. The Race of Truth - no hiding in the middle of the group expecting someone else to do the work for you. Staro, Lusk Doyle - I see you guys have put your names down for marshalling:rolleyes:

    It might be a bit windy - WNWesterly will be in our faces on the way out but right behind us on the way home

    Anyone else from here partaking? Shaungil, are you finally going to ride that TT bike in a Club event?

    My PB is 64:52 so the main aim is to beat that.


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  • #2
    Staro
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 296 ✭✭Staro


    Would love to do it but have to race on Thursday :-)


  • #3
    shaungil
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    Staro wrote: »
    Would love to do it but have to race on Thursday :-)
    +1 Sorry Beasty


  • #4
    Lusk Doyle
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,365 ✭✭✭Lusk Doyle


    I also have to hide, I mean race on Thursday!


  • #5
    Beasty
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    Well I remember last year one guy rode out of town to the TT (probably getting lost numerous times knowing him), clocked a PB, and then turned up to the Kathleen O'Sullivan the following evening and managed to place 4th;)

    You lot are a load of wimps .....:D


  • #6
    shaungil
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,014 ✭✭✭shaungil


    Beasty wrote: »
    Well I remember last year one guy rode out of town to the TT (probably getting lost numerous times knowing him), clocked a PB, and then turned up to the Kathleen O'Sullivan the following evening and managed to place 4th;)

    sounds like an idiot to me.


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  • #7
    Lusk Doyle
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,365 ✭✭✭Lusk Doyle


    shaungil wrote: »
    sounds like an idiot to me.

    Is that the guy with the ironman tattoo on his ankle?


  • #8
    Beasty
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    ... hopefully not a boardsie, or else I may have to infract shaungil for abuse ...


  • #9
    shaungil
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,014 ✭✭✭shaungil


    back to the Athletics Running Triathlon section with him or her. Down with this sort of thing.


  • #10
    killalanerr
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,322 ✭✭✭killalanerr


    race tonight ,race on Thur ,race on sun ,the 25 on wen ........let me think about it ;)


  • #11
    pprendeville
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    hopefully I'll be well enough to compete. can't afford to miss too many more Wed nights or i'll have gone backwards fitness wise. any map for this circuit?


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  • #12
    Beasty
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    pprendeville wrote: »
    for this circuit?
    Not quite a "circuit"

    Starts about 3km before Batterstown, all the way to Trim and back


  • #13
    El Director
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 4,279 ✭✭✭El Director


    Missed the last TT so I will be there tomorow, on tired legs but will give it a good lash. This was the one and only club race I did last year, 64:58 so that'll be the target. See ye there! (Blue/white Giant Trinity with blue helmet).


  • #14
    Beasty
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    El Director wrote: »
    (Blue/white Giant Trinity with blue helmet).
    I'd better bring the white helmet then;)


  • #15
    English Bob
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 151 ✭✭English Bob


    Am planning to get out to this tonight.
    My first TT!
    Any advice welcome!!!:D


  • #16
    Lusk Doyle
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,365 ✭✭✭Lusk Doyle


    English Bob wrote: »
    Am planning to get out to this tonight.
    My first TT!
    Any advice welcome!!!:D

    Cycle fast. Very fast!


  • #17
    Beasty
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    English Bob wrote: »
    Am planning to get out to this tonight.
    My first TT!
    Any advice welcome!!!:D
    Pacing is critical - don't go off too fast. In fact try and keep a comfortable pace to start off with - increase it if you feel comfortable doing so, but you need to make sure you keep something in reserve

    Try and split it down - this course can easily be considered as 4 distinct quarters, taking into account the expected wind conditions

    First 10km - slight incline, into the wind - takes you to 2km or so past the first roundabout - likely to be the hardest quarter tonight because of the headwind, but your freshness should compensate

    Second 10km - downhill most of the way - some of us were getting well over 50km for a stretch just before the turnaround at Trim last year, despite a headwind

    Third 10km - most uphill involved here - particularly a drag just outside Trim - the tailwind should compensate though - I find this the most difficult bit, as you know you need to push harder on the inclines, but keep something in reserve

    Final 10km - given it will be a tailwind this will be the easiest quarter if you still have anything left in you - when you get over the incline just before Batterstown there is 4km to go - this is an ideal place to start your final push.

    Oh - and don't let Lusk Doyle put you off wherever he is standing with his red flag - if he shouts "suffer" at you, just ignore him ....;)


  • #18
    shaungil
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,014 ✭✭✭shaungil


    or hammerfest the whole way......

    If you are not nearly getting sick you are not trying hard enough. I'm in pain just thinking about it.


  • #19
    RobFowl
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    shaungil wrote: »
    or hammerfest the whole way......

    If you are not nearly getting sick you are not trying hard enough. I'm in pain just thinking about it.

    Pretty much agree for once.......

    Go out hard, try to ride at 85-92% thresehold depending on who you are and suffer like a god.....


  • #20
    Beasty
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    So you're riding tonight RobFowl?


  • #21
    RobFowl
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    Beasty wrote: »
    So you're riding tonight RobFowl?

    No Mrs Fowl playing Tennis and my fitness not up to it !!
    Did you get the text/pic I send you though ;)
    Reckon end Aug/Sept for the "show down"
    The last hill climb definitely but a "proper tt" as well


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  • #22
    Beasty
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    RobFowl wrote: »
    No Mrs Fowl playing Tennis and my fitness not up to it !!
    It will never get there if you let tennis get in your way
    RobFowl wrote: »
    Did you get the text/pic I send you though ;)
    Yes - but I ned to see it in the "Images of Beauty" thread - my eyesight is not good enough to make out all the finer points
    RobFowl wrote: »
    Reckon end Aug/Sept for the "show down"
    The last hill climb definitely but a "proper tt" as well
    Name the time and place - you've no excuse now you have a proper TT bike ....


  • #23
    shaungil
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,014 ✭✭✭shaungil


    Fightin talk:eek:


  • #24
    RobFowl
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    Beasty wrote: »
    It will never get there if you let tennis get in your way
    .

    Will you go and tell her?
    Maybe send Shaungil to apply the "few slaps"
    (Would put money on Mrs Fowl btw)


  • #25
    shaungil
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,014 ✭✭✭shaungil


    The correct term would be smashes in this instance.

    Apply the few smashes.

    Mrs Shaungil plays tennis also


  • #26
    Beasty
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    ..lads, can you please take this to the PI forum

    Thanks


  • #27
    El Director
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    Anyone else loving the showery conditions :rolleyes: thanks Beasty for the course run down, this is the same course as last years 25 TT right?


  • #28
    Beasty
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    El Director wrote: »
    Anyone else loving the showery conditions :rolleyes: thanks Beasty for the course run down, this is the same course as last years 25 TT right?
    Yes same course, and conditions are going to be pretty similar - we had a SW wind last year, and it will be WNW by the looks of it tonight (maybe a bit stronger this time though)

    Sign-on is in Batterstown (not Blackbull, where we did the 10m sign on a couple of weeks ago)


  • #29
    El Director
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    Headed out for the 40km TT this evening, must say I wasn't looking forward to this as there had been countless torrential downpour throughout the day. I had meant to head out there early for a good warm up but instead I went for a snooze on the couch Still got in a 6km warm up. Legs were feeling heavy and I knew that this was going to be tough, especially the first 20k into a strong headwind.

    So anyway off I went, I was 7th to go. Straight away it was really apparent that this was going to be even tougher than I thought. There were also plenty of drags but then again there were downhill sections. Just before the first round about I caught one of the girls. There was a period were I thought "o god F this!". At one stage the trees blocked the wind and I could hear some noise coming from my bike, it was pretty annoying, I just hoped it wasn't anything serious. So I made it to the turnaround and I hit lap on my garmin:

    First 20k Time 36:08; Speed 33.2km; HR 147

    Last year I did this course in 1:05:58, so I knew if I was to better that then I'd have to fly back! 20km in under 30 min (40km/hr), I didn't really think I had it in the legs even with the wind at my back. I was going to give it my best shot anyway. It wasn't all easy on the way back but I wnet hard when I felt it was right and went easyish when I had to. I caught the next girl at about 28km. I then started to get very uncomfortable on my saddle, I had to sit up for a bit and even free wheel. Then a guy on a Cervelo P2 caught me (runner up in the National Duathlon Championships in Donegal this year), I was determined to try and pull him back in. He got a nice distance on me but after the roundabout outside Batterstown I started to reel him in again but it wasn't to be. I caught one more of the girls with a km to go and kept the head down for a strong finish. Glad it was over!

    Second 20k Time 29:50; Speed 40.2km/hr; HR 154 (last 2k 165)

    Overall 1:04:57 PB Speed 37.3km/hr HR 150/173

    So a good nights work and a new PB. Fair play to all tonight it was not easy. Thanks to Swords CC and the marshals they did a great job on a horrible night. Nice to meet Beasty too, he got me by 2 flipping seconds! :(:rolleyes:


  • #30
    Beasty
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    The wind made it quite tough on the outward leg - average speed for the first half was about 34.4kph at 260w, with the return at 40.5kph and 225w

    A bit disappointed not to get a PB - was 3s outside at 64:55 (although still nearly 5 minutes faster than last years club championships)

    Overall power was similar to the last 25mTT I did, but I should have pushed on earlier as I was hitting over 60kph at the end and probably could have kept it up for a bit longer

    Interestingly my average HR was only 155 (max 171) compared to 165 (max 177) when I did my last 25mTT a couple of weeks ago - I didn't feel I was breaking into a sweat, and it was definitely my legs that were the limiting factor tonight. I had raised the seat half a centimetre and am not sure if this affected my performance - I definitely need to experiment more on my position on the bike


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  • #31
    English Bob
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    Thank god for epsom salts & sudocream!!!!
    That was the toughest race I've done.
    Nearly quit at the first roundabout.
    Not sure re time but think 1hr 15ish.
    When Beasty breezed past me & told me "only 5k left" I nearly puked!!
    Some seriously fast riders & fancy bikes.
    Not sure if I enjoyed it????????????


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