Women's seminar topics

[Bad JuJu]

I'll second Sulis' idea of hands-on bike maintenance. Wish I could get one of the LBSs around here to do a class on that.

Also, this might be an opportunity to get more women riding. If you have clubs in the area--and I'm sure you must--do they have sub-groups for new or slower riders? Maybe that could be one thing you advertise or try to promote interest in at the seminar. Have women sign up for an introductory ride and see how they like it. Anyway, that's what I'd do. I ride with the slower women at the back of the pack in the club I ride with, and we're always on the lookout for more women who might want to come out and try it.

[han-grrl]

Mental training for athletes is always a good one, as many skills can be applied else where...

[RoadRaven]

Mental training for athletes is always a good one, as many skills can be applied else where...

Absolutely agree Han, getting the "head stuff" right is soooo important.

I am trying to get a discussion going on my local club's forum when someone postsed an article saying training for a Time Trial was 85%, gear was 5% and the "brain" (as she called it in the article) was 10%...

I really don't think the head stuff is only 10%, cause if you don't get that right, you can do really badly, but if you get it right, and you've done the training, then you should do reasonably well at least.

[han-grrl]

I have heard that when it comes to racing its more like 50% of it is mental. you can do all the training in the world, but if you don't have the mindset then you won't do well. "bad thoughts" are self defeating.

Absolutely agree Han, getting the "head stuff" right is soooo important.

I am trying to get a discussion going on my local club's forum when someone postsed an article saying training for a Time Trial was 85%, gear was 5% and the "brain" (as she called it in the article) was 10%...

I really don't think the head stuff is only 10%, cause if you don't get that right, you can do really badly, but if you get it right, and you've done the training, then you should do reasonably well at least.