Women’s Coaching Day

  On Saturday 25 October Stafford Road Club has arranged a coaching day specifically for women.  The day is designed to provide riders who would like to progress their cycling skills further and conquer some new challenges whether these be in a hilly sportive, a competitive event or simply become a little stronger and quicker on a club ride. The days programmes has been put together by Ruth Eyles a well-respected cycling coach and former winner of eleven individual National Time Trial Championship medals, National 50 Mile Champion & British Best All-Rounder in 2005 and 100-Mile Champion in 2005 & 2008. Ruth’s presentation will cover the following topics but include plenty of opportunities for discussion on the topics covered or more specific questions from riders there on the day. Agenda:   12:30 coffee and tea 13:00

• Goal Setting
• Principles of Training
• Training Intensities

14:30 Break for coffee, tea & refreshments 14:45

• Turbo Trainers vs. Road Training
• Heart Rate Monitors and Powermeters
• Nutrition for Training and Racing

16:00 Finish   The event will take place at the Forestry Commission classrooms, Birches Valley, Cannock Chase, Rugeley, Staffordshire, WS15 2UQ.  Places will be limited due to the venue capacity and anyone interested in attending should secure their place by sending a cheque for £10 payable to Stafford Road Club to Susan Semple, 76 Ascot Road, Stafford ST17 0AQ.  Please include an email address and confirmation of your booking and a detailed map of the venue will be sent out to you.   This event is open to all and not limited to Stafford Road Club women, so if you’re a keen cyclist and would like to get some expert advice then look no further and secure your booking today.   If you would like to know a little more about Ruth and the coaching services she provides please log onto her website www.rutheyles.co.uk