Getting back into the routine of training now, after going to the awards for British Triathlon on Saturday night (won age grouper of the year, yipee!) and sitting with a world class table of athletes I am motivated to go.
Eddie (Wattbike coach) and I had a phone conversation yesterday and he has provided me with my stats and training zones from the tests I did with him a few weeks ago. Did the first session he set me yesterday and it felt easy – just like he told me it should. I nearly repeated the session again afterwards but I don’t think thats the idea!
Got session number 2 tomorrow then the weekend off (well apart from a group ride saturday morning) – hope the gale force winds ease off abit.
Filed under: General — Tags: Nick Dunn — Alex Skelton @ 10:17 am
He beat me to it, and posted his first entry before I had a chance to introduce him, but here goes. Nick is the reigning World Age Group Triathlete and is just getting back into training in the lovely British Weather. Here is how he describes how he got into Triathlon and his plans for the future.
Nick Riding around Holme Pierrepont
My first experience of triathlon was in 2001 where I came 2nd in a novice sprint event. On a borrowed bike and with borrowed kit I loved it and was hooked. A month later and in training for my second race I was knocked off my bike and crushed two vertebrae. No more racing for me – triathlete no more!
Four years and a few hospital visits later I finally got back into training and started racing again. That was 2005 and yet again I caught the triathlon bug. Every season since has got better and better for me. In 2007 I did my first ½ ironman, 2008 I qualified to represent Great Britain in World championships in Canada and then this season (2009) I won gold for my age category at the World championships in Australia and came third overall.
So 2010….. I’m still planning it after 2 months off, but it’s now November and time to get back into training. Main goals will be try some elite races as well as doing the age group European and World championships. Swimming and biking both need some work – so it’s going to be early mornings in the pool and late nights on the Watt Bike – I hate these dark nights! Bring on the new season and some warmer weather.”
We are looking forward to following his training on the Wattbike over the winter and then his racing schedule through the summer.
After a few months of little training its time to get going again. met with Eddie (WattBike coach) least week and about to start my first session set by him on the bike – with the rain today im glad im inside.
We were very impressed when Jamie Staff broke Chris Hoy’s record for 200m on the Wattbike, and thought that it would last a while. Apparently we were wrong.
Last week in Holland some of the Dutch rowers took on a few pro cyclists. Over 2oom Jan-Willem Gabriels, Silver medallist in the Dutch 8 in Athens and 8th in the coxless four in Beijing produced an incredible 8.84 seconds.
Ben, Gary and I were at the World Cup this weekend doing 200m races, we saw some pretty impressive times and peak power scores. No power score quite matched David Readle from the GB Blind and Visioned tandem who showed us a picture of his peak power on his phone – a staggering 2180W!
We were very impressed and we wish David and his stoker Simon Jackson all the best in the BVi tandem for this weekend’s Para-Cycling Track World Championships in Manchester!
