“Reyt”, a very belated end of 2018 season report.
Currently navigating the awards and presentation season, the most recent: thanks to JE James Cycles for continuing to support the North Midlands TT League and for hosting the 2018 awards on Monday night at their Chesterfield store. Particularly very proud to have won the overall individual TT championship for the region, as five years ago the JEJ series is where it all began for me…”having a go” with clip-on bars on my road bike, aspiring to try and get in the first 30 and break an hour for a ‘25’
Concluding a rather ‘satisfactory” season (an understatement I know, but that’s me ) – recently collecting a generous display of silverware from various orgs as a consequence of breaking every Sheffrec CC club record from 5 miles to 100; all N Mids records available (improved at age or outright owned) and 8 National Age records.
Also recording four top 4 overall National Championship placings (3 x VTTA (UK over 40s) & 1 x Open Welsh), wielding some seriously decent times for all distances from 5 to 100miles. Finally, currently awaiting the National (VTTA) placings what are termed the “short BAR” & “3 Distance” - it’s looking hopeful wish they’d hurry up!
However relief was had after the final race…this “Mr All or Nothing” went rather typically “Ricky Hatton” (Operation Weight-gain - Guinness Method) resulting in a face dive and A&E after 6 weeks in an attempt to ride off a hangover - it gave me the wake up call required to remind me of what I was planning of throwing away, even at my old age ….with a milestone birthday in less than 3 months and (aaaagh!) into my 7th decade (is that easier than saying the actual age, not sure which sounds worse?) – but giving added impetus to get out at least for one more season and set some more even quicker insane times and performances, and as a consequence to set a legacy for ‘that age’….watch this space!
Seriously, thanks to those that have supported me (those again from last year that contributed and continued the progress into 2018, Lord Dan Bigham of Derbados, and John Morgan) but especially my coach Richard Simmonds – the skill of the coach is not particularly exploiting ones DNA by “training hard” but actually training “appropriately”, and Richard has clearly got it spot on....he also predicted correctly what my abilities could achieve a while back (although I surprised him at my 3h-42m 100mile debut time - LOL) – cheers mate!
Seriously, thanks to those that have supported me (those again from last year that contributed and continued the progress into 2018, Lord Dan Bigham of Derbados, and John Morgan) but especially my coach Richard Simmonds – the skill of the coach is not particularly exploiting ones DNA by “training hard” but actually training “appropriately”, and Richard has clearly got it spot on....he also predicted correctly what my abilities could achieve a while back (although I surprised him at my 3h-42m 100mile debut time - LOL) – cheers mate!
Thanks also to Tony W for allowing use of his photos and Alex for all her multitude of tasks in keeping the TT wheels nicely lubricated and in motion
Merry Christmas all and have a super fit 2019 (if that’s your bag)...remember train “appropriately” not necessarily “hard”, of course it may at times be both
Merry Christmas all and have a super fit 2019 (if that’s your bag)...remember train “appropriately” not necessarily “hard”, of course it may at times be both
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