ADT Ladies Only Session #2
November 11, 2006
I can not say
"Thank you" enough to everyone who has helped make these sessions so
successful!!
On Saturday
November 11th, we had more than 60 women show up for the
second of four Ladies Only Track Sessions. Not only did we
have nearly 30 Ladies return to the track from the first session,
but we also had more than 30 brand new ladies attend for the first
time; Ladies who had never been on this or any other track before!!
While ADT
velodrome director, Roger Young, taught the Certification Class for
the new ladies in attendance, the rest of us were down on the track
working out together led by World Champion Sarah Hammer. We began by
splitting into 2 groups for a 15 min pace line style
warm-up. Those who considered themselves advanced rode at a faster
pace up on the blue line behind Sarah while the newer riders rode a
bit slower down on the black line behind Karla Bland. After a brief
rest and discussion break, we returned to the track for 15 more min
of pace line style interval work.
After another
brief break we divided into smaller groups on the apron as we
learned how to and practiced "floating the pedals". This is best
learned at low speed using effort changes while maintaining an even
distance between the riders and the 3 groups. Floating is a skill
that will allow the riders to draft with confidence.
An hour into the
session, the newest track riders made their way down to the track
after the instruction part of the session was complete. Our team of
helpers, coaches and mentors were waiting with smiles, tools and
bikes. They eagerly assisted all the ladies with pedal changes,
bike sizing and seat adjustments. Thanks to everyone involved, the
ladies were able to get on their bikes. With some experienced
mentors and a little confidence, everyone made it safely up on and
around the track.
As with the
first session, no one wanted to leave! Half an hour after the
session officially ended the track was still full of riders!
The theme of
this session was "Bring a friend". All the ladies who brought a
friend received a coupon for a free training session or a free bike
rental. What is really neat is that all of those ladies then turned
around and gave their coupon to their friend as an incentive to keep
their friend coming back for more!! How cool is that!!
The November ADT
Ladies Only Session was awesome! I can't wait for the December 9th
“Dream Team” Session where we are planning to have some more fun as
we learn and train together!
If you are a
team captain, director or coach and are interested in our December
Dream Team Theme, please email me for more info. We want to promote
your team in December.
http://lavelodrome.org/
http://www.sarahhammer.us/
http://womenscyclingchallenge.org/index.php
Thanks for all that you all do for the sport of
cycling!!
Julia Cross
Julia@crossins.com
