Chris gets results from remote coaching and Bright Boot Camp.

I got this e-mail from Chris Ludlam . He's ridden two Bright Boot Camps and is on the remote coaching program. Getting great results, Chris is going from strength to strength! Read his story here...

By Chris Ludman.
Hope this note finds Jodie and you well.  You must be absolutely wrapped with the progress Brendan and your disciples are making, especially Jess and Harry!!

I have arrived at week four/ block 3 so brings to an end my first 12 weeks of training under Brendan’s guidance.  A big transformation has taken place in that time with has seen me go from “gradually” improving in C grade under my own training regime [which consisted of riding my bike a long way each week], to winning C grade in the first three weeks of Brendan’s coaching.  Once in B grade, I was almost immediately competitive and last week I just got pipped on the line for third place in only my fourth B grade race.

Tonight, I found myself arriving late to the meet having lost track of time doing my warm up at home on the rollers and then getting caught in traffic.  Long story short, I couldn’t get a place in B grade [as it was full] so I pinned an A grade number on and went for it.  I certainly didn’t disgrace myself and finished half way up the pack, and ahead of riders I used to look up to a short time ago.  Back to B grade next week as I try to achieve one of my goals, which was to place in B grade by the end of the summer series!

There was further evidence of my improvement a couple of weeks ago on the Sutherland club training camp.  On the ascent of Macquarie Pass I managed a time of 41.28 for the 13KM of this well known climb, which bettered my time of last November considerably when I climbed it in 47.08!!  A 12% improvement in such a short timeframe, and looking at my numbers I could have gone even harder but this was at the start of a 182KM day so I had to save myself a bit.

Having completed the Bright Boot Bamp in February David, I found myself able to back up on our club camp in Kiama day after day, which saw day 1 at 100Ks, day 2 150Ks, followed by a 182K day, a short recovery ride on the Saturday and a further 100Ks on the Sunday.  The 150 and 180 days consisted of some ridiculous ascents over Saddleback Mountain, and through the extremely steep/ long climbs of Kangaroo Valley, with some sections hitting over 20% gradients.  The Bright experience set my body up perfectly for the hammer it took and I came through it feeling strong.

Not surprisingly, I’ll be staying with the programme and can’t wait to see what the next twelve weeks brings.