Valkyrie's first training session - 17/5/11

Training for the newly formed Valkyrie began yesterday (Tuesday)...on a not too cold morning of 0 degrees Celsius. Our turnout of four girls was matched by our four mentors Andrew, Rob, Jeremy and Brad. If only we will continue to be that lucky!

Our training route was the usual Friday Normans “sprinters loop” with some pace line and a great sprint past TGA. Jeremy’s wording up along Mugga Way with some great riding on his part put me in a great position to take out the flag. I’m sure the competitiveness in the bunch will continue to drive some great sessions in the future.

After seeing the boys sprint up the hill on Carnegie I think we all have something to aim for. The rest of the ride was a good pace, but Jane showed she still had far too much energy left climbing the hills in Yarralumla in record speed.

The tips and guidance from the guys on the ride were really helpful and I am sure that weekly training with the mentors will see huge improvements by the end of our 8 week training program culminating in the DBR Women’s and Junior’s tour. Thanks mentors.

Breakfast at Purple Pickle, where we were joined by 2 other Valkyrie’s who weren’t able to join us for training, was well deserved and a good opportunity to discuss plans for training. Rachel also had the opportunity to tell us about some great deals that our sponsors are offering including gym passes, fitness assessments and discounts on bike setup at Sportscare and Physiotherapy O’Connor.

Also, welcome to Ange who has just joined Valkyrie, this was her first ride with Vikings. I hope she enjoyed the training session.

I hope to see everyone at training tomorrow morning (Thursday 19/5/11) – 6am ANU – TTT to Stromlo, followed by hill repeats.