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Back home from down under
Posted: Friday March 31, 2000 06:07 PM
In 1999, British cyclist Jason Queally set two British records at the World Championships, finishing second in the Olympic sprint and fifth in the 1 kilometer time trial. The 29-year-old also won the Olympic sprint at the European Championships and won three World Cup events. While working as a research technician at Lancaster University, Queally began riding at the Manchester velodrome and developed an interest in cycling. In 1996 he decided to ride full-time. Check out Queally's diary every month on CNNSI.com.
March 31, 2000
Hello and welcome to all of you who peruse the CNNSI.com site. This is the fifth installment of my Olympic diary that covers the rest of my exploits from down under (Australia). When I last spoke to you I was residing in Perth (Western Australia) in some top-notch (first class) accommodation with the British Olympic track cycling team. We moved onwards to Sydney on March 10 to a place called Camden. This is a small rural town 35 miles southwest of Sydney. Our accommodation had been arranged at the last moment which was evident when we arrived. We had been posted to what looked like a prisoner of war camp masquerading as a university campus for final year veterinary students. The cells we occupied measured 6x10 feet with a desk and wardrobe but no sinks. Roll call was at 8 a.m. and lights out by 10:30 p.m. I'm only joking. Although the accommodation was a bit basic and the peripherals non-existent, I actually really enjoyed staying there. It reminded me of my university days. On the training front, I have mainly been riding on the road with the team pursuit squad with small amounts of track work here and there. On the road I have been trying to ride with my heart rate in the region of 129 to 162 beats per minute (my max heart rate is 197 bpm) for two to four hours, three to four times a week. Training at this intensity is thought to enhance my basic aerobic capacity, which is a crucial component of the kilometer time trial. My track training is still concentrated on maximal speed over 100 meters (flying efforts) and standing starts over quarter and half laps on a 100-inch gear. I have not done too much gym work over the past few weeks, but did manage a personnel best in the squat of 160 kilograms in the squat while in Perth. I am now back in the UK in our new house. I have to thank my girlfriend Vicky, my family and friends for making this possible. When I left the UK to go to Australia, I lived in another house and when I returned, I walked straight into our new house with everything up and running. Pretty cool and very lucky. I'll say goodbye now. My next installment comes live and direct from the studios of my new terrace house in downtown Chorley. So stay happy and be mad. -- Jason
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