Club Newsletter Feb 20th 2013

 

Club Newsletter

Newsletter 7

1. Graves Training to Start Saturday
2. Club handbook
3. Bonus training at cookson
4. Grant news
5. GB training at the EIS.
6. Rob Mace Marathon Man

 

Hello once again as always plenty of news for everyone.

 

1. Graves Training to start Saturday

 

Saturday 23^rd February will see the first outdoor training session of 2013!!!!! Wahooo!

 

After the large n

umbers that started attending last year the session has been split into 2 and letters have been sent letting people know which session to attend but the timings are:

 

10-12 = group1

12-2pm = group 2

 

Sessions will be £2 per session unless people have decided to pay the annual subscription. Hope to see you there.

 

2. Club handbook

Attached is the 2013 club handbook with details of club coaches and fixtures. Fixtures are uploaded to the club calendar but here is a pdf copy. Finishing touches will be made and paper copies will be available soon.

 

3.Bonus training at cookson

 

For those itching to get on the dirt cookson track are holding a training session 12-2pm. Happy Riding!!

4.Grant News

 

Sport England have approved a grant application providing the club with funds for 10 new intermediate bikes for riders as they get taller. We also have 4 full sized bikes coming for parents who want to have a go!!

 

Also includ

ed was some funds to contribute to the mini bus fund and some new communal jerseys.

 

5.GB Training Camp

 

Last Sunday the best riders in the country came to Sheffield for the first get together. The best elite men, women and under 18’s did some testing and training ready for a long season of training ahead. The goal….to beat the Australians in their own backyard and for a British rider to win a world title.

 

You can keep track of progress via our club website, facebook or even on the BC website or rider websites such asnAndy Angell’s website http://www.andyangell.co.uk/

6. Rob Mace Marathon Man

The weeks go by and i get closer to my goal of completing the Manchester marathon on 28^th April. It still seems like a long way off but when i consider the amount of days i’ll be able to train and the lack of training in march it suddenly seems really close.

 

To make sure I get into as good a shape as i can be i have saved a lot of leave towards the end of my working year and have been using it the last couple of weeks.

 

My training has stepped up and i have dedicated these days off to training with a long run in the morning followed by cycling in the evening. For example in the last 8 days i have done 4 days of training that has involved a 15 mile run in the morn and an hour in the evening on the bike at an aerobic level. The stats are encouraging. My last run 15.5 miles @ 8 min 17 seconds per mile avg. Heart rate 163 per min.

 

I’ll keep you posted and will be sending a sponsorship form round soon. Justgiving will not be used because it will cost too much money so it will be old fashioned sponsorship i am afraid.

Happy Cycling

 

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