Herne Hill Saturday Training

The quality of the novice racing was impressive and not at all as 'noddyish' as some may have expected.

A couple of tips for novice racers (and not necessarily based on observations of today's riders):

1. The datum line is the shortest distance round the track, stay on it when you've instigated a sprint and you'll have a better chance of keeping your lead ;)
   
2. What do professional track riders do between races (when they're not warming up or cooling down)? They rest! Sit down and relax, don't stand up and wander about like hens in a coop.
   
3. Bare legs are great in hot weather, not so when it's below 10 degrees or when you're waiting around. Invest in leg warmers that can be worm until you're warm enough to take them off.
   
4. Garmins and computers are for road rides, for God's sake take them off and leave them off (and no, not in 'jersey pockets' because you're a racer and you'll wear a skinsuit on the track, not roadie bibs and tops).
   
   

That's all for now