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Mikey-two-Names · Joined: 24 Feb 2004 Posts: 4108

I'm starting Sunday morning sprints again. 09.30 on South Carriage Drive, hope to see you there this Sunday 11th June.

Disclaimer
* Done at your own risk, you need to be a capable skater, including over rough surfaces.
* You need to have sufficient base skating miles in your legs.
* Don't push harder than you know your body is capable of, it's always better to go slower with lower intensity, and work on your technique. More intensity will come as you progress.
* Watch out for others, this isn't a race so it doesn't matter if we start in two waves, or give way to pedestrians and others.

We can't do this on the Serpentine Road, there are too many people around, and both them and the horse people get upset by us going fast. Plus the speed limit for all is 15mph, and it's 30 on South Carriage Drive.

ed! · Posted: Mon Jun 05, 2006 10:03 am Subject:

I missed these all of last summer but would like to do them.

Any chance you'd consider the odd occasional guest appearance at Hillingdon to do these? Smile

Fred_Paris · Posted: Mon Jun 05, 2006 10:07 am Subject:

I won't be there the 11th, but I'll try to make it the following sundays.

Mikey-two-Names · Joined: 24 Feb 2004 Posts: 4108

ed! · Posted: Mon Jun 05, 2006 12:24 pm Subject:

Garmin is my friend - I use it whenever I do any sort of skate training and think it's fantastic!

Was of great use and entertainment at Preston Smile

And no worries about not making it to Hillingdon, completely forgot about your teaching Embarassed

Mikey-two-Names · Joined: 24 Feb 2004 Posts: 4108

Yeah, you have one of those little beauties, don't you? Very nice toy! I was aiming the timing comment more generally mind, especially for these intervals and for the session Gav runs at Tatem.

Linda J · Joined: 18 Apr 2005 Posts: 210

Great. Thanks for starting this up again Mike. I hope to make it this Sunday.

Glenn · Joined: 05 Feb 2005 Posts: 1109 Location: ST Pauls

I'll try and be a regular; great to have another training session with the team.

Glenn

Matt · Posted: Wed Jun 07, 2006 9:50 pm Subject:

Sounds alot of fun! Very Happy

Can't make the 11th because of the FISS race but possibly the week after that.

Mikey-two-Names · Joined: 24 Feb 2004 Posts: 4108

I'm having some thoughts on whether we should really be doing 500m since many of us already do this and other shorter distances at Tatem. I'm wondering whether 3km intervals wouldn't be more appropriate.

dan_b · Joined: 15 Jun 2004 Posts: 2428

Last time I was at Tatem we were doing 3ks. I was hoping for the 500s

Glenn · Joined: 05 Feb 2005 Posts: 1109 Location: ST Pauls

Mike - were would you do them - 3 laps of the Serp?

I had another clarification question - are you intending to start warming up at 9.30 or start the intervals at 9.30 (and hence have assumed people have warmed up).

I don't have a strong personal preference; 3000 would probably suit me better as I need to build up my endurance.

G

Mikey-two-Names · Joined: 24 Feb 2004 Posts: 4108

Glenn · Joined: 05 Feb 2005 Posts: 1109 Location: ST Pauls

Great session Mike - one 1,500 and 5 by 500s were testing - but shame we were stopped by the police for security reasons (i.e. leaving our bags and bikes in an open public area) before we were allowed to finish our session.

Linda and I did another set of 5 by 500s in the afternoon with Naomi and her friend Martin - so was pretty nackered by the end of the day.

Naomi still looking fast but her friend Martin could be real fast. He's a competitive cyclist at national level (currently racing twice a week) and has been socially skating for quite some time. He's never done any speed-skating and rocked up with his ancient recreational skates but still managed to be pretty speedy on his rest day off.

He's a member of London Dynmo's; hopefully, we can recruit him during the winter - he has another friend (ex triathelete now specialist cyclist) who may be interested in speed-skating as a way of cross training.

Mikey-two-Names · Joined: 24 Feb 2004 Posts: 4108

And on this Sunday, 09.30 start sharp at the pavement/pedestrian crossing across South Carriage drive towards HPC. I'm not sure what length we'll be doing yet, either 500s or 3kms, not that 3km is a sprint, LOL.