The training thread: How was yours? (today/yesterday/etc)
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Re: The training thread: How was yours? (today/yesterday/etc)
Postby Deanj » Tue Jul 21, 2009 9:00 pm
The axel of mine came loose the weekend and gave loads of play in the wheel.
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Re: The training thread: How was yours? (today/yesterday/etc)
Postby toolonglegs » Tue Jul 21, 2009 9:08 pm
All I had was my CS200 showing total elapsed time...nothing else...watching 8kmph on Ventoux wouldn't have been nice!.Deanj wrote:Shame you didn't have the power meter back for the ride. Probably also a good thing at the same time though, its a harsh 'smack in the face' watching your power disappear when you start to feel like that! Have seen it a few times
The axel of mine came loose the weekend and gave loads of play in the wheel.
Hopefully my wheel will be back next Monday.
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Re: The training thread: How was yours? (today/yesterday/etc)
Postby Ant. » Tue Jul 21, 2009 10:31 pm
Big day tomorrow, 3hr ET with a undefined handful of Z6 hill efforts lasting up to 5mins thrown into the fold. Probably can't find enough hills to make me happy, so will do some on the flats.
As always, looking forward to Friday's 2x20s (confessions of a time trialler). 305W x 2, here we come
Tipped the scales at 66.5kg this morning, gosh, seeing all those incredibly prominent cheekbones of the riders in the tdf I feel fatter than I am. Would be cool to know their bodyfat levels, and know mine. Killergrams coming down slowly, aiming for my previous 64kg figure. No teenage-girl diets for me, and the biggest change: no teenage-girl ice-cream tub sessions on the couch. Connoisseur cookies and cream, my achilles heel
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Re: The training thread: How was yours? (today/yesterday/etc)
Postby RobRollin » Wed Jul 22, 2009 8:54 am
No Chain this morning for me. It was a great ride, 27ks, 53mins, avg 29kmh. I am working hard on my weight. Hopefully my new training program will help with that. I want to come down to 80kgs.
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Re: The training thread: How was yours? (today/yesterday/etc)
Postby Ant. » Wed Jul 22, 2009 4:10 pm
You guys jynxed me
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Re: The training thread: How was yours? (today/yesterday/etc)
Postby toolonglegs » Wed Jul 22, 2009 6:04 pm
I would have really liked to have had the data from the Etape as I hopefully would have been able to work out why I blew...with coach's help...but now it can only really be guess work.Ok I have never raced over that length to start with.I did eat a lot all the way but definately ran out of food in the last hour.Also the heat would have got me...until Ventoux I had averaged 32km till the 150km mark with a lot of climbing...but on Ventoux an average of 10kmph would have increased my body temp very quickly,add on running out of water for 3 km...or maybe I went too hard early on!...grrrr....oh well.Will be fun watching the tour on Saturday,they will fly over the first 150km because if I didn't find the climbing hard then they won't even notice it!.
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Re: The training thread: How was yours? (today/yesterday/etc)
Postby RobRollin » Thu Jul 23, 2009 9:59 am
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Re: The training thread: How was yours? (today/yesterday/etc)
Postby Alex Simmons/RST » Thu Jul 23, 2009 12:59 pm
Today a ride with a buddy - Jayson - the hour record guy I coach - he's been back on the bike for 2 weeks after a long slow recovery from his accident and operations. Another lovely sunny day for a ride.
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Re: The training thread: How was yours? (today/yesterday/etc)
Postby twizzle » Thu Jul 23, 2009 1:32 pm
Still boring as. I need a TV in the kitchen.
...real cyclists don't have squeaky chains...
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Re: The training thread: How was yours? (today/yesterday/etc)
Postby matt#73 » Thu Jul 23, 2009 1:42 pm
Got on bike at 9:30pm rode up Mt Tamborine to Nth Tamborine then through Gallery Walk and back down to home again. Seem all normal, great weather stars not many cars all good. Then on my decent I passed 2 cars and was almost down when coming the other way car car had some strange red & blue lights on top? What tha?
I pulled over and the 2 cops came up to me laughing and asked if I knew what speed I was doing? My reply was sorry know it was a bit dark to see the computer. He then showed me the radar of 78km/h and its a 60km/h zone.
After about a 10min chat they said take it easy and let me off with a warning, when got home I checked my computer and I had a top of 81.4km/h
Still good workout and has kept me smiling eversince..
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Re: The training thread: How was yours? (today/yesterday/etc)
Postby twizzle » Thu Jul 23, 2009 2:00 pm
Now that's something that doesn't happen every day. But... was that an official warning that goes on your record?matt#73 wrote:I pulled over and the 2 cops came up to me laughing and asked if I knew what speed I was doing? My reply was sorry know it was a bit dark to see the computer. He then showed me the radar of 78km/h and its a 60km/h zone.
...real cyclists don't have squeaky chains...
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Re: The training thread: How was yours? (today/yesterday/etc)
Postby matt#73 » Thu Jul 23, 2009 2:03 pm
twizzle wrote:
Now that's something that doesn't happen every day. But... was that an official warning that goes on your record?
No just a friendly take it easy. They were nice guys.
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Re: The training thread: How was yours? (today/yesterday/etc)
Postby Ant. » Thu Jul 23, 2009 9:14 pm
Note to self: batteries need replacing from time to timeAnt. wrote:Well now it's my powertap's turn to magically stop working
You guys jynxed me
All good
Time trial on the TV tonight, 20min intervals tomorrow, ohhh yeah - match made in heaven.
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Re: The training thread: How was yours? (today/yesterday/etc)
Postby tripstobaltimore » Sat Jul 25, 2009 1:33 pm
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Re: The training thread: How was yours? (today/yesterday/etc)
Postby Alex Simmons/RST » Sat Jul 25, 2009 1:46 pm
Yesterday arvo went to the track for a spin and a few start / sprint efforts. Peaked at 1169W.
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Re: The training thread: How was yours? (today/yesterday/etc)
Postby RobRollin » Sat Jul 25, 2009 3:33 pm
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Re: The training thread: How was yours? (today/yesterday/etc)
Postby USM TOM » Sat Jul 25, 2009 4:49 pm
ive been out of action for a month and half with back problems and for some silly reason i decided to do a 50km ride with mate up the highway as my first ride
we still maintained a decent average of 32.5 but it would have been higher if i wasnt so slow
my lungs still feel good but my legs started to feel it pretty quickly and there nice and sore now
it can only get better from here though (hopefully)
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Re: The training thread: How was yours? (today/yesterday/etc)
Postby 1q2w3e4r » Sat Jul 25, 2009 6:05 pm
I started the program Alex drew up toward the end of April after the B2B ride which I went into with a good level of fitness.
The initial MAP test on April 21 was 283 watts.
I followed the training program to the letter and didn't deviate, I was lucky (and careful) not to get sick during the period although I wound up getting crook for about 5 days, luckily it coincided with a rest period in the program so didn't interrupt my training.
I've just finished the final week of the training program today and had a MAP test scheduled for earlier in the week (23rd July). This resulted in a 329 watt output with a new max HR of 210.
So a 46 watt increase in 13 weeks (a 16% improvement in 3 months). I was quietly hoping for something in the 300-305 watt region so I'm pretty chuffed with the results to say the least!
I'm (obviously) going to have a crack at another one as I find it immensely helpful in training as it takes out any guesswork or wasted time on the bike which is important however its still easy enough to do group rides with friends. For anyone considering it, I highly recommend they give it a go.
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Re: The training thread: How was yours? (today/yesterday/etc)
Postby Deanj » Sat Jul 25, 2009 7:09 pm
Handicapped road race today on a pretty flat course. A fast race but a group in front stayed away, but it came close at the end.
86.34km with Avg 41.4km/hr
Avg 268w 283nw
Got a 2-2.5 mtb race tomorrow, think thats going to be 'even' more painfull than normal Deserved rest day Monday.
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Re: The training thread: How was yours? (today/yesterday/etc)
Postby Alex Simmons/RST » Sat Jul 25, 2009 7:13 pm
1q2w3e4r wrote:So a 46 watt increase in 13 weeks (a 16% improvement in 3 months).
On how many hours per week, on average?
5-6 hours IIRC.
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Re: The training thread: How was yours? (today/yesterday/etc)
Postby 1q2w3e4r » Sat Jul 25, 2009 7:55 pm
That's fast!Deanj wrote:Good stuff!
Handicapped road race today on a pretty flat course. A fast race but a group in front stayed away, but it came close at the end.
86.34km with Avg 41.4km/hr
Avg 268w 283nw
Yeah, that's on 5-6 hours a week, probably should have quantified that!Alex Simmons/RST wrote:1q2w3e4r wrote:So a 46 watt increase in 13 weeks (a 16% improvement in 3 months).
On how many hours per week, on average?
5-6 hours IIRC.
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Re: The training thread: How was yours? (today/yesterday/etc)
Postby Ant. » Sat Jul 25, 2009 9:22 pm
Before signing up with coaching (yeah yeah, I know, this isn't a 'praise RST thread'), I secretly wanted a 300W FTP, but was too hesistant to say it, for fear of being too ambitious. Now I have another number in my head, again a bit hesitant to say: 350W. That will take some serious work I imagine.
Battling with a continual negative torque on the powertap hub (re-zeroing it from negative multiple times per ride) for one reason or another, so hopefully that explains the dwindling 10sec sprint watts today.
Looking forward to time trialling the s%^t out of my (ex) rivals next season
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Re: The training thread: How was yours? (today/yesterday/etc)
Postby Hebden » Sun Jul 26, 2009 1:07 pm
5-6HRS!Alex Simmons/RST wrote:1q2w3e4r wrote:So a 46 watt increase in 13 weeks (a 16% improvement in 3 months).
On how many hours per week, on average?
5-6 hours IIRC.
Good lord what the hell am I doing?
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Re: The training thread: How was yours? (today/yesterday/etc)
Postby Ant. » Sun Jul 26, 2009 6:36 pm
Talking yourself into how good a RST training plan would be for you perhapsHebden wrote:5-6HRS!Alex Simmons/RST wrote:1q2w3e4r wrote:So a 46 watt increase in 13 weeks (a 16% improvement in 3 months).
On how many hours per week, on average?
5-6 hours IIRC.
Good lord what the hell am I doing?
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