Now in April, this is when the TT bike comes out in open and local club evening events - well that was how it used to be in the ‘good old days’🙄. I had my first open TT scheduled for 10 April. However, I’ve been getting strange vision and headaches recently. So I took the precaution to not race. Had a cat scan to check all is ok in the noggin. No feedback yet so I’m assuming all is good. I had an evening TT club 10 planned last Tuesday but work scuppered that. So I did the NTC run track session yesterday. That was the second track session this year. After getting injured last April because of over doing the effort on the track I’m being much more controlled. But the pace I’m hitting is ok.
Last week was 4 x 1 mile and I was consistent around 5:56. This week was 10 x 400 with 90 sec static recovery. Happy again with constant 1:22 timings with the last 3 upped slightly to 1:20 and a 1:18. This pace was faster than I thought I’d run. I have the Clayton 10k on 11 May. First road race for a few years. I’m hopeful of sipping under 40 mins but not sure what the course is like - probably lumpy 🤔
I’m felling much more comfortable on the TT bike now it’s a fantastic machine and I’m so happy to be riding this. I now need a proper event to test it full gas. I’ve entered a 25 mile TT in Cambourne, which is my old stomping ground in Cambridgeshire I actually rode a 10 mile TT on this course back in 2009. It’s potentially a fast course if the wind stays away. Update to follow.
