Editorial

SORRY!!!!!!!!!!!!

I = cannot=20 apolgise too much for the delay in this newsletter. A change of job due = to=20 redundancy saw me heavy in exams and late evenings so something had to = take back=20 stage, still it all seems to have settled down now and at last I have = found some=20 time to edit the magazine - Edit being a word I use loosely as it would = be nice=20 to have some articles to edit - remember the AGM we all promised an = article but=20 very few have arrived, I could fill this newsletter talking about myself = but it=20 is a Club Newsletter for the members so we need input from you - so come = on put=20 pen to paper like Jeremy did this month and send me an article or two, I = know=20 during the winter there is not too much to write about but we are all = racing now=20 so come on send in some articles

JOHN

Training

Pool=20 Swimming

Soundwell=20 Pool - Kingswood Leisure Ctr

Mondays and=20 Fridays starting at 9pm, Masters lane swimming session supervised by = Gordon=20 Lovell. Not a specific Tri session but lots of members attend especially = Mondays, which seem to be the main session.

STOP PRESS =96 Mondays = 10^th and=20 17^th June hosted by our Chairman Dave =

( kick you buggers ) Hares, it would be nice for us to = support him=20 on this guest appearance while he covers for = Gordon.

A weekly-coached master's session = from=20 9.15pm to 10.15pm has started at Kingswood Leisure Ctr. This is open to = any=20 swimmers 19 and over. It is a pay as you go session costing =A32 payable = to the=20 Coach or Official present. Membership of the Swimming Club at =A3 10 = annually is=20 required for insurance purposes. An invitation has been passed to = Kingswood Tri=20 members who may like to participate. Contact Keith Smith for more = details Tel=20 9095822

Speedwell=20 Pool

Saturdays at 12 midday, informal = session=20 with Chris Glover, phone Chris at the pool to check dates as this is run = alternative Saturdays

Yate Swimming=20 Pool

Thursday=20 evenings from 8pm to 9pm. Cost =A33 plus. Again not a tri specific = session but yet=20 another place with adult lane swimming with a recommended program placed = in each=20 lane based on the ability, you decide.

Open Water=20 Swimming

Open = water swims=20 at South Cerney, usually combined with a bike ride to and=20 from.

Dates are=20

June = 15th, 22nd=20 and 29th

July = 6th, 13th,=20 20th and 27th

September 14th,=20 21st and 28th.

Venue the Same=20 as last year, Lake 12 - Cost =A32 per session.

Contact Gerry=20 Dale for more details

Running

Tuesdays 8pm -=20 Quite hard =20 10k.

Thursdays 8pm -=20 Easy 10 miles.

Contact Chris=20 Glover Tel 0117 9402397

Saturdays - Sheep track, All abilities, = first to=20 top runs back to last person so we all reach the top together, muddy, = wet and=20 good fun. Meet at Swinford Picnic Area 8 am - Contact Rich 0117 9565116 = don=92t=20 phone after 9pm please.

Not = on every=20 Saturday at present due to the open water swimming

What's = on?

There=92s really=20 too much to list at the moment but for a full listing check out the = Clubs=20 revamped website, Kelly and Eric are starting to make this site shine - = well=20 done chaps.

The = site has a=20 listing of all events

www.kingswoodtri.co.uk

Not = publicised=20 are the local time trials, Clevedon CC runs a seven mile TT on Tuesday = nights=20 starting 7.30pm, Severn RC run a 9.65 mile TT on Wednesday nights = starting 7pm=20 and Phillipas club Dursley run a club TT on Thursday night at 7pm, these = are all=20 relatively local and you can just turn up and ride. =

If = you want a=20 longer time trial 25 mile upwards there are a lot running locally now = the summer=20 is in full swing. These are idea for improving your bike splits and acts = like a=20 thorn in the side to the roadies when a tri club member beats them at = their own=20 game, at the Thornbury "10" I often feature in the top six and break the = Severn=20 RC member listing up.

Contact me for=20 more details i.e. start location etc. 0117 9821418

Member=20 News

Phil Cutterham has got married recently in = Thailand,=20 congratulations Phil. Mike = Gregory is in hospital = recovering for a=20 stroke so we wish him a speedy recovery.

Jeremy and Anne are expecting their first child = at the end=20 of July early August so we hope all goes well. Welcome to Christian Burge, Christian is = an=20 Olympic Windsurfer, welcome Christian. Kelly Monteith's son has broken a = limb in two=20 places so we hope he gets well soon. Mark Chivers has a back = injury but we=20 hope to see him back running again soon. Kes and Carol have moved = house and now=20 live at The Harbour on Willsbridge Road. ( bottom of the slope at Bitton = Railway=20 Station ) so give them a wave as you cycle past.

Steve Penman has bought a set of Kysuriums = and a new=20 MPV so we wonder who his new sponsor is. Steve Light has bought a new = pinarello=20 and is allegedly in training now.

A = special get=20 well to Alex who has hurt = her hand=20 but it should be better after a couple of week's = rest.

And = now for the=20 biggest shock of all Chris = Glover=20 has cut off his ponytail and been scalped - can't imagine Chris with a = no 1 ?=20 Perhaps it's a streamlining ploy for =BD Ironman.

Castle Coombe 2 up Time = Trial =20 14/05/02

By Jeremy = Dale

The=20 only other time I had been to Castle Coombe circuit was on a racing car=20 experience day, so I knew what ever happened, a cycle time trial was = going to be=20 harder, how much harder I was about to learn.

There=20 was a good turn out from Kingswood Tri Rich James and myself, Lee = Francis and=20 Kelly Monteith, Steve Light and Vic, John Milkins and Ian=20 Barter.

After=20 the usual changing, visits to the loo, paying (=A32 each) we got on the = bikes for=20 2 laps warm up Going at No 21 there was a bit of a wait whilst the = nerves grew=20 then suddenly we were on the line and off!

We had=20 agreed a race plan, Rich would lead for the first lap or two, until = things=20 settled down then we would take it in turns changing every 50 revs. Well = that=20 went out of the window straight away! There I was struggling like hell = just to=20 keep up we were doing 58kmph on the flat and he was still pulling away = from me!=20 Rich then added insult to injury by looking back and told me to keep up = and tuck=20 in! If I could I =85.jolly well would I thought!

Things=20 settled down after a while and we got into the rhythm of side wind = across the=20 start finish line, tail wind for the chicane and back straight then a = left turn=20 up the =91incline=92 into the head wind. Rich worked all the time and I = just tucked=20 in and tried to keep up.

We=20 seemed to be going quite well only two teams passed us whilst we were = passing=20 quite a few teams. On about lap 8 we caught sight of one of the KIT = teams in the=20 distance, so started to close them down. Then a bit further on there was = another=20 KIT team so the race was really on! Towards the end of lap 9 we caught = and=20 passed Lee and Kelly, then on the up hill, head wind bit we caught and = passed=20 Vic and Steve, (one of the few positive thoughts for the evening from my = point=20 of view)

Having=20 given it all an the last lap we got to the finish line to be told = =91last lap' so=20 had to do another lap! Just what the doctor ordered! We duly set off = just incase=20 we got it wrong but when we returned it was confirmed by those who we = had=20 overtaken we were right, we had done one too many!

Our=20 time for the 12 laps was 56:13 which I worked out to be 51:34 for 11 = laps which=20 was not bad for Rich and proved he is cycling well at the moment, it = also showed=20 me why the Timed Trial is called the race of truth it certainly showed = me what I=20 need to do and how much=85.cycle a lot more!!!

Now a=20 few weeks later I can reflect on the effort and the event and frankly I=20 thoroughly enjoyed it! I am looking forward to the next one and would = certainly=20 recommend it to any one if only to ride on smooth traffic free roads = (every=20 Tuesday anyway) so get out there and give it a go!

Jeremy

Ed =96=20 They were going well they also passed Ian and myself. It was nice to see = so many=20 KIT Teams out on the event in the club clothing =96 perhaps some more = next time=20

Don=92t=20 forget we are looking for teams for the three up TT in October, we = fielded three=20 teams last year=85=85=85 four teams this year ?

Classifieds

Sports = Massage

by Chris Barker=20 IIHHT.Dip.FTST

Special offer for Kingswood Tri=20 members

Sports=20 Massage/Therapy

=A37.50 per half hour=20 session

This is a special discounted = price and=20 usually costs =A310+

Contact = Chris

Tel 0117 = 9561576

Mobile 0777 900 = 3230

Bike and=20 Wheels

Specialized M4, 54cm C to C, Look = HSC3=20 forks, campag chorus 9 speed. Campag record hubs on mavic open pros, ITM = big one=20 Flite VGC =A31.075

Pair of Specialized tri spokes, = tubulars,=20 spare axles for coverting front to rear

=A3375

Contact Andy Cook on 01249 653845 = for more=20 details.

KIT = Clothing

Rich = still has=20 some cycling shirts with the Kingswood Logo printed on. These are idea = for=20 cycling, Duathlon, Running etc. and are all really cheap at a measly = =A315.00 and=20 are excellent quality. We also have tracksters, cycle tops, cycle shower = coats=20 and sun glasses, tri suits are being sourced at the moment, the kit is = available=20 now so contact Rich ASAP before it's all gone.

Tough=20 Guy - 2003

Latest news is=20 that John Milkins and Simon Talbot have committed to this event, = haven=92t heard=20 from Ian Barker yet could he not be up to the challenge = ?

Evidently this=20 event sorts the men from the boys Ian.

Check out the Website www.toughguy.co.uk

Pose=20 Running

Kes = has just=20 attended a seminar on this method of running and has kindly offered to = give a=20 talk on the principles. Numbers will be strictly limited to 15 at a = nominal cost=20 of =A32 just to cover expenses.

Names to Rich=20 James quickly please.

Cycling=20 Plus - Fitter, Faster, Further

UPDATE

John = Milkins

The = training for=20 the 100 mile TT is now in full flight with weekly information on = training and=20 events going to Joe with the relevant feedback coming back. I must admit = that=20 although I have been training hard my results have been a little = disappointing=20 to say the least, despite trying to race myself into fitness entering as = many=20 10, 25 and 50 mile time trials as time allows. I cannot seem to reach = anywhere near the=20 form I was in last year and I get a little frustrated to say the least. = I'm=20 having a small leg opp end of this month and I think this must be = affecting the=20 structure of my training because I'm not sure how quickly I will be able = to=20 continue training and how much of my fitness will go.

Coach Joe Beer=20 says not to worry as its still early and I have switched the emphasis = from speed=20 to distance. But I do find my present results a little frustrating = although I=20 did a good bike split on the Gloucester Tri after holding back because I = wanted=20 to do well on a 25 mile time trial the following day. One perk from the = series=20 has been the "bike fit" sessions with Joe Beer, here we adjust and test = cycling=20 position and power output, aerodynamics and measure lactate accumulation = so some=20 real science is going into the series. It=92s not all perks though as we = had to=20 spend the bast part of a day on a photo shoot in Bath for three photos, = still=20 the photographer was the gorgeous Katherine who models in MBUK when they = are=20 short.

Joe = is based in=20 the Lab at Barnstable and a "bike fit" is available to=20 anyone.

Just = visit=20 www.jbst.com for details.

Andy = Cook and=20 myself are being featured in the next issue of cycling plus due out = towards the=20 end of next month so catch the issue for the full = facts.

Bath Half=20 Marathon

This = seems ages=20 ago now but as it was my first half marathon I thought it might be an = idea to=20 put pen to paper. KIT had agreed to meet at Bath Police Station but this = plan=20 was hastily changed when our numbers of competitors, friends and = supporters=20 swelled to around 20 or so people and we were in danger of taking over = the=20 police station and causing a security risk so most of us moved over to = the=20 Sports Ctr. where the race was based.

I = had been=20 training with Simon (does my bum look big in this) Talbot over the last = year or=20 two and this was to be the big showdown. We had talked tactics at some = length=20 and hoped to beat the 2 hour mark as we are both hopeless at running so = after a=20 warm up and abuse shouting to Gary and Richard at the AVC stand we = pushed and=20 shoved our way to the start.

We = were both=20 surprised with how slow the race got under way which both suited us as = it gave=20 us time to warm up again and got pulled along with the crowd for the = first=20 couple of miles and then settled down into a steady pace. All went well = until=20 mile 9 when my legs suddenly got heavy so I reluctantly had to let Simon = go. I=20 seemed to be going backwards but was rather stupidly suffering from lack = of=20 food. I have been told time and time again by Joe to feed after an hour = but=20 drinking a full bottle before the start thought this would be enough, = still you=20 learn by your mistakes. Phillipa went by me on the last mile as I = dragged myself=20 to the finish a lesson well learnt in race nutrition, still I had = finished my=20 first half marathon, not within the 2 hours but outside by ten minutes. = Simon=20 finished in 0ne hour fifty six (I think) so I reluctantly had to accept = the=20 defeat.

There was a=20 silver lining to the story as I had been training my wife and her friend = for the=20 last six months for the race. Luckily I may not practice what I preach = but did=20 advise them to drink a carb mix during the race and was so pleased when = they=20 both finished at around two and a half hours. These two girls had done = no=20 running at all prior to the start of the training and we have been going = out on=20 a regular basis up to the event so I was so pleased to see them finish. = It may=20 not of been a fast time but I felt so chuffed as they came over the = finish line=20 so well done the two Gill=92s and Simon you had better watch out as you = know I=20 don=92t like losing to you.

" = The story=20 behind does my bum look big in this was told to me by his wife I was = going to=20 keep quiet about it but as he beat me at Bath and I do hold a grudge I = thought I=20 would go into press, his wife has encouraged me to publish=20 anyway.

Evidently he's a=20 bit of a poser and when he buys a new pair of cycling or running shorts = he=20 always asks his wife if his bum looks big. It's not a view of Simon I = see very=20 much because I am usually in front but when you next see him give him a=20 reassuring nod and tell him his bum doe's not look big! = "

NB. = That's if we=20 ever see him out on an event he's always got an excuse not to do one but = allegedly he is hard in training?

Wanted

KIT = is hoping to=20 field a relay team at Longest Day but unfortunately Kelly who was doing = the bike=20 section has had to pull out. We need a volunteer to do the bike section. = This is=20 a good introduction to the race so if you're up for it contact Rich=20 ASAP.

E=20 Mail

Remember you=20 will get this quicker by e mail and save the club postage and get = advised of any=20 late minute events so if you have an e mail address please send me a = blank e=20 mail and I can put you on the distribution list.

johnmilkins@blueyonder.co.uk or=20 johnmilkins@hotmail.com

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