Sarah Storey on her hour record preparation

Speaking in advance of her attempt to break the long-standing women’s hour record in London on Saturday, Sarah Storey speaks about her buildup to the bid plus the bike and kit she will use.

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Dave2020

Good luck Sarah. Sincere respect.

http://www.theguardian.com/environment/bike-blog/2015/feb/27/cycling-sarah-storey-talks-training-parenthood-ahead-of-world-hour-record-attempt
“You have to hover on this point where you’re in control of what you’re doing.”

That is a universal truth, whether you’re riding 50,000 metres, 5,000 metres or 500.

The shorter the distance, the more critical it is to get your biomechanics perfect.

“Radcliffe knows what it feels like to experience a perfect mix. Back in London in 2003 she blew the women’s world record (which she had set the year previously) out of the water by setting a new mark of 2:15:25.”

“The fact that you feel like everything was flowing. It wasn’t forced. Nothing hurt. You’re not even thinking - you’re just running. It’s just second nature, you’ve trained so hard for it and race day feels easier than the training that you’ve done,” she explains, describing the feeling of being “in the zone”. http://m.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-12933932

Cycling coaches (sports scientists) don’t often ask the question “does form matter” and when they do their analysis is often suspect, relying as it does on some dodgy premise of received wisdom.
http://www.runnersworld.com/running-tips/does-form-matter?page=single