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In a change to the advertised Coaching Workshop I have made it more accessible. Please read below and get yourself booked on!!! Cycling Specific Training Workshop For Triathletes, Cyclists and Coaches Saturday September 24, 2005 Edinburgh, Scotland For the first time in Scotland, a training workshop aimed at, coaches and athletes alike! This highly sought after event is guaranteed to be a one of a kind experience for all who attend!!! mycyclingcoach has persuaded one of the best endurance coaches to come to Scotland to give presentations. Joe Friel Joe is regarded by many, to be the most experienced personal endurance coach in the world. His legendary “Training Bible†series books have helped many athletes reach their potential by using the periodisation model. Workshop Schedule Coaches and athletes attending this one-day workshop will experience presentations covering the technique of the major training methods and their application, which will include Periodisation, Nutrition, Setting and Achieving Your Goals, and Mapping Your Season. 10am-12.30pm Planning a Successful Season (Periodisation, Annual plans, Peaking, Weekly training routines) Buffet Lunch 2pm-3pm Overreaching and overtraining (Balancing Training, Racing, and Rest, Quick recovery) 3pm-4pm Trends in Training (Power-based, Nutrition, Overload/Block training) 4pm-5pm Q & A 7pm Optional Evening Meal (extra £18.50 per person, venue to be announced) Location The Heriot Watt University Campus near Edinburgh will be the home base for the Workshop. This unique University offers many amenities, which MYC and the East of Scotland Institute of Sport are utilising for the workshop. Cost £50 if booked before Aug 29th or £68.50 including evening meal. thereafter £60 or £78.50 including evening meal. To reserve a spot at the Workshop : E-Mail [email protected] announcing your intention. mycyclingcoach 55 Meadowfield, Dalgety Bay, Dunfermline, Fife KY11 9UU For more information, please call Mark Young on 01383 823485 or 07879624405 or e-mail. Workshop Refund Policy 10 - 20 days before the event: 50% refund, 10 days before the event: NO Refund. Come be a part of this sought after experience and take your coaching and/or training to the next level at the Training Workshop this September!! Kindest Regards

Hi All, I would like to take this opportunity to let you all know about a Workshop which I put together. This may or may not be of interest to you. Cycling Specific Training Workshop For Triathletes, Cyclists and Coaches September 23 - 25, 2005 Edinburgh, Scotland For the first time in Scotland, a training workshop aimed at, coaches and athletes alike! This highly sought after event is guaranteed to be a one of a kind experience for all who attend!!! mycyclingcoach has persuaded some of the best coaches and experts in the field of endurance cycling to come to Scotland to give presentations. Joe Friel Joe is regarded by many, to be the most experienced personal endurance coach in the world. His legendary “Training Bible†series books have helped many an athlete reach their potential by using the periodisation model. Michael Folan President of Infinit Nutrition Mike is an eight-time Ironman finisher with a PR of 10:14, who owns the only nutrition company in the world which custom blends its sports drinks. Hunter Allen Hunter is the owner of the Peaks Coaching Group, Inc., and the co-developer of CyclingPeaks Software, as well as an Elite level USA Cycling Coach. He is a sought after speaker on training with power meters and is a featured presenter in many of the USA Cycling Seminars. If you wish more details about this please contact me [email protected] Kind Regards

I hear you did ok in a 10tt the other day Stevie!! Nice time that!! Mark

Give Donald a big cheer!! He just won the Forres 2day Overall fighting it out with Tony Reidy!! More details to come I would expect.

Just as my subject heading suggests, what have been the major successes for your training through the winter or even what about the disasters or problems which have beset you?!! ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- For all your computer needs, spares & repairs - PC Express, Love Street, Paisley 0141-561-0323 -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

As Scott D and Sean mention power is an excellent tool for training. In the past some of our athletes at Elite Scottish level have had SRMs but were unable to make sense of the data for making training decisions. Nice graphs and figures but what the hell do they mean and what do we do with the data??? Now that power meters are more affordable (powertap ergomo and srm amateur) more cyclists are purchasing this equipment. This has meant the data has to be more easily understood. Some private companies have put together very neat software which addresses the knowledge gap between sports scientists and us slightly less intelligent Fifers I use cyclingpeakssoftware for analysis of any files I get from my clients and NGB athletes. Sean Gray, Alan Brown Ken Thomson, Dave Smith and various others send me files which I enter into the software so that I get a great insight into their training. At a glance I can see mins, maxs, avgs, cumulative, current, last 28 days, single days, whole season and a gazillion other things which I use to help me understand the performance of each athlete. A couple of real handy graphs are TSS(training stress score) IF(intensity factor) and NP(normalised power). By checking these three I can see volume, intensity and average power for every ride. Once I get cumulative data I can plot progress extremely acurrately. The benefits for me and the athlete as you can imagine are quite far ranging especially when you use RPE. Much like changing from a John Logie Baird original to a wide screen plasma Anyone who has one or is interested in this medium post some questions and Sean can possibly give you and athletes perspective while I can give you my point of view Mark ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- For all your computer needs, spares & repairs - PC Express, Love Street, Paisley 0141-561-0323 -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Q To make a specific sports drink like INFINIT dont you need a blood test to find out what is personal to you? On question 1...Yes, it would certainly help to know the athlete's substrate usage during exercise. I've tested all of my clients in the last month. One had an extremely high CHO usage (at 100w he was already at RER 0.96) and he does IM (bike 5:00-5:10). For him I will have to make sure he has a CHO-rich drink on the bike, especially. The beauty of infinIT is that we can change the recipe to accommodate athletes like him or those who are the opposite. The product can also be adjusted to the event. A 60-minute crit does not require as rich a CHO solution as a 5-hour road race. And, of course, there are other ingredients that can be changed also (electrolytes, protein, etc). Joe _____________________ Joe Friel Ta Mark ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- For all your computer needs, spares & repairs - PC Express, Love Street, Paisley 0141-561-0323 -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Thank you to all who attended. I hope everyone was able to take something away from the event. I know I learned more about athletes and perceptions. Sorry that some missed it but Im sure those who did will fill you in with details. Kind Regards Mark ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- For all your computer needs, spares & repairs - PC Express, Love Street, Paisley 0141-561-0323 -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

I hope to set a date for this very soon. If only you had asked me to get a copy of the book. Velopress who print it were doing a good deal when I was over in Boulder. Im sure Amazon will deliver soon. Hopefully before xmas pud takes its toll ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- For all your computer needs, spares & repairs - PC Express, Love Street, Paisley 0141-561-0323 -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

It is pleasure to work with you Sean. Sean is motivated to succeed and the programme we have put together gives him a big road map to get to his destination. If we organise a date I will come along and explain in more detail what coaches can do for their athletes. Or even when Sean is out on the road, catch him and quiz him about it further!! ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- For all your computer needs, spares & repairs - PC Express, Love Street, Paisley 0141-561-0323 -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Hi All, Mark Young here. Some time this coming month I would like to come to your club to raise awareness of not only myself but cycling specific coaching. This would be free of charge, and only requires your attendance to participate. Anyway the presentation would be a powerpoint effort and would take around an hour, depending on hecklers of course. Questions could be answered as we go along and if I couldnt asnwer them I do know a few friends who could. Also I plan on having a guest (or more) along to give another perspective on the Athlete/Coach relationship. Some feedback please!! Kind Regards Mark Young Ultrafit Associate SC Endurance Coach BC Level 2 Club Coach www.mycyclingcoach.com ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- For all your computer needs, spares & repairs - PC Express, Love Street, Paisley 0141-561-0323 -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Hi All, I have just returned from Boulder, Colorado, where I joined up with Joe Friels Ultrafit Coaching group as an Associate. This gives Scottish Endurance sport a link to one of the most progressive and positive coaching groups in the world. Please feel free to contact me about any coaching related matter and I will do my best to answer. If I cant answer I am sure I know a few guys who can!! Kind Regards Mark Young Ultrafit Associate Scottish Cycling Endurance Coach BC Level 2 Club Coach www.mycyclingcoach.com ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- For all your computer needs, spares & repairs - PC Express, Love Street, Paisley 0141-561-0323 -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Hi Scott, I think it is very noble of you to take up the coaching challenge and I would like to offer my support to you and any of your clubmates who are going through the Level 2 Course. If there are any areas which you may need help with, contact me, I may be able to help Kind Regards. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- For all your computer needs, spares & repairs - PC Express, Love Street, Paisley 0141-561-0323 -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------