Herne Hill Saturday Training

When browsing through the HH website (the bike section) it says you need 165mm cranks.

It doesn't.

It stipulates a minimum bottom bracket height of 265mm (with 165 cranks) it doesn't take Einstein to work out that it becomes 270mm if you are using 170mm cranks...

Never been racing on HH track before. Is this is a good day to start with? Will try to make it down there this or the following Saturday.

It's the best day for your first time. Turn up at 11.30ish for the 12.00 induction and basic training session.

I've just found this forum, so thought I'd stick a note on about Saturdays at HHV. I've managed to get along to quite a few of the Intermediate sessions this year and love them! The sessions are so well organised and varied and the coaches are really helpful and professional. Thanks to everyone involved...just a shame the season is nearly over!

Ive not been down to a saturday session this year. Might do tomorrow, whats it like these days compared to a sunday?

It's for intermediate riders ;)

It's for roadies ;)

fixed!

I'm going to go, probably. Expecting a shock to the system, as I've not done any speed work apart from tearing things up at the end of the TNRC every now and again.

Can't even remember how to get to the velodrome :/

I've just found this forum, so thought I'd stick a note on about Saturdays at HHV....

Cheers soozie, have passed your compliment on to the coaches.

There should be up to 2 months of Saturday sessions left depending on the weather. See hernehillvelodrome.com

ah ffs, another Saturday when I wake up too late for this.

There was a ridiculously random strong gusting wind that popped up at different places around the track. Maybe that was why the pacing was so random at times? I'm going to be generous of spirit and assume that it was, rather than it being due to the intermediate bunch being a bit amateurish compared to the advanced lot.

I'm a fucking novice at the moment anyway. 4 months away from the track, so I probably needed an induction.

Cheers soozie, have passed your compliment on to the coaches.

There should be up to 2 months of Saturday sessions left depending on the weather. See hernehillvelodrome.com

Cheers JC!

There was a ridiculously random strong gusting wind that popped up at different places around the track. Maybe that was why the pacing was so random at times? I'm going to be generous of spirit and assume that it was, rather than it being due to the intermediate bunch being a bit amateurish compared to the advanced lot.

I'm a fucking novice at the moment anyway. 4 months away from the track, so I probably needed an induction.

i hope that it wasn't too painful to ride behind me! Any advice is wecome
the wheels are awesome btw

There was a ridiculously random strong gusting wind that popped up at different places around the track. Maybe that was why the pacing was so random at times? I'm going to be generous of spirit and assume that it was, rather than it being due to the intermediate bunch being a bit amateurish compared to the advanced lot.

I'm a fucking novice at the moment anyway. 4 months away from the track, so I probably needed an induction.

Yep I found it very random, but thats down to the differnt levels of fitness/strength/experience compared to Sundays where its a lot more level.
I guess thats why its called intermediate training.
Enjoyed it though, was good to see a few old faces i havent seen for a while.

Overslept. Damn.

still time to make the last hour cliveo!

Mmmmm, crumpets, coffee and newspaper. In bed!

mmmm "crumpet"

It was pleasant enough.

Need to get on the track more. Induction was great. Race afterwards raped me, thought I'm gonna throw up at some point. Need to get proper gear ratio for next week.

Overslept. Damn.

terrible excuse

I dream of oversleeping.

cliveo did not show up today. The user merge with Balki is imminent.

I really enjoyed the induction and training today. Cheers to all the instructors for being really helpful. Who'd have thought the tarck could be fun?

Beautiful morning in South London. Heading to HH first, then East London for the final day of the Tour of Britain.