Returning cyclist: Setting appropriate goals and associated training plans....how to?
Love to pick the crews brain trust on how I should approach returning to cycling and improving effectively/efficiently.
Long story short, I picked up cycling about a decade ago at age 30 and road a fair bit for the first few years. Nothing earth shattering and nothing training oriented, Id just go out and ride longer distances slightly faster. Loved it. That helped me shave off a lot of weight and improved my health significantly. Fast forward to today, for unexplainable reasons really, I havent ridden much at all in the past 5 years. Decided to get back into it this year, but unfortunately had a bad achilles injury followed by a bad wrist injury which set me back until now this past month. I am ready though to finally get back in the saddle and do this right.
My short version question is: 1) How helpful would a cycling coach be to developing an appropriate training plan/goals/etc (vs me just piecing stuff together from the internet) and if so, 2) Where to look/what kind of cost would I be looking at?
My tentative overall cycling goals for next 12 months are generally as follows (feel free to provide comments/suggested additions):
Starting point -> Goal
Time in saddle: 5-8 -> 15-20 hours per week
FTP: 190 watts -> 250 (?)
Feel right cadence: 80 rpm ->90 rpm
Weight: 195 lbs -> 180 lbs
Start racing area crits for practice and fun
Ride length of Skyline Drive (beautiful/scenic route in VA) in one go next summer/fall
Appreciate any feedback or thoughts
Long story short, I picked up cycling about a decade ago at age 30 and road a fair bit for the first few years. Nothing earth shattering and nothing training oriented, Id just go out and ride longer distances slightly faster. Loved it. That helped me shave off a lot of weight and improved my health significantly. Fast forward to today, for unexplainable reasons really, I havent ridden much at all in the past 5 years. Decided to get back into it this year, but unfortunately had a bad achilles injury followed by a bad wrist injury which set me back until now this past month. I am ready though to finally get back in the saddle and do this right.
My short version question is: 1) How helpful would a cycling coach be to developing an appropriate training plan/goals/etc (vs me just piecing stuff together from the internet) and if so, 2) Where to look/what kind of cost would I be looking at?
My tentative overall cycling goals for next 12 months are generally as follows (feel free to provide comments/suggested additions):
Starting point -> Goal
Time in saddle: 5-8 -> 15-20 hours per week
FTP: 190 watts -> 250 (?)
Feel right cadence: 80 rpm ->90 rpm
Weight: 195 lbs -> 180 lbs
Start racing area crits for practice and fun
Ride length of Skyline Drive (beautiful/scenic route in VA) in one go next summer/fall
Appreciate any feedback or thoughts