Ravin' on... Racin' Goals

[RoadRaven]

Well, it’s 10pm on 31st December here… nearly 2007…

A summary of my second full year of cycling then, and goals aimed for, sometimes reached…

I wanted 3500km on the road this year (up on my 2533km in 2005, and 267km in 2004).
I have achieved just over 4000km on the road for 2006 (with another 1000km on the indoor trainer).

Tremain's Cooporate Triathalon, cycling section 17km, inside 35min (achieved, March 2006, 32.52min)

Competitive in G Grade by Winter Series (achieved, won the series yellow jersey)

Move to F for the Spring Series (achieved)

Competitive in F in Summer Series (nope, not yet… a loooong way to go!)

18km Dartmoor Road ITT - goal 33 mins (nope… July was my best effort at 34:38 minutes, averaging 30.72kph)

18km Dump Block ITT - goal 32 mins (not achieved, each time I attempted weather conditions deteriorated)

Club Champs 20km ITT – (I only averaged 30.82kph and was very disappointed as described earlier in this thread)

100km ride - Metric Century – (YES! Just… did this on Friday 29th December with my partner and eldest son… in 4 hours and 6 minutes – I was hoping for an average of 25kph, and snuck in just under that with 24.64kph, not too bad for my first metric tonne!)


So, goals and resolutions for 2007…Well, I guess in terms of cycling this is easy, because one just builds on the lessons and experiences of the previous year.

EVENTS:
JANUARY: Tour de Beautiful 50km road race: 1 hour 45 minutes
MARCH: Tremain’s Triathalon, 20km cycling section: 32 minutes (absolutely flat course)
SEPTEMBER: Club Champs ITT: 33 minutes (some false flats and small rises)
OCTOBER: Tour of the Bay 50km road race: 1 hour 40 minutes
OCTOBER: National RR Champs, 20km ITT – to enter for the experience if I think I won’t embarrass the club!!!

CLUB RACING: (Most Saturdays at 2pm…)Not always get dropped by F grade by Autumn Series
Competitive in F grade by Spring Series
Move to E grade by Summer Series
Dartmoor ITT: 32.30 minutes
Dump Block ITT: 32 minutes

“OTHER”:
160km ride (Imperial Ton)
Tiropai (a short sharp 300 metre climb between 8-10&#37 – 2:45 minutes
Dartmoor Hill (a steady climb just over 1km at about 5%) – 4:30 minutes


We’ll see how I go, I guess… Have a super and safe lead into the New Year and I trust that 2007 brings you all happiness and success in cycling, and all other parts of your lives.