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The training thread: How was yours? (today/yesterday/etc)
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Re: The training thread: How was yours? (today/yesterday/etc
Postby Le Mong » Sat Mar 08, 2014 11:00 pm
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Re: The training thread: How was yours? (today/yesterday/etc
Postby singlespeedscott » Sun Mar 09, 2014 9:23 am
Xplora wrote:I assume you stopped for ages and didn't want too much garbage in the file? I intentionally leave all the garbage in; once you get a power meter on Strava you're revealing a LOT of your secrets (tons of them if you are a Premium member). I just clean up my GC filesGC doesn't care if you split the file 10 times, but Strava Challenges do
What secrets are you worried about sharing? Are you racing the NRS or something?
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Re: The training thread: How was yours? (today/yesterday/etc
Postby Xplora » Sun Mar 09, 2014 3:27 pm
It's no different to remembering who snuck off the front last race - Strava just makes it easier to remember

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Re: The training thread: How was yours? (today/yesterday/etc
Postby dale79 » Sun Mar 09, 2014 5:02 pm
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Re: The training thread: How was yours? (today/yesterday/etc
Postby singlespeedscott » Sun Mar 09, 2014 5:07 pm
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Postby Le Mong » Sun Mar 09, 2014 5:18 pm
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Re: The training thread: How was yours? (today/yesterday/etc
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Re: The training thread: How was yours? (today/yesterday/etc
Postby Xplora » Sun Mar 09, 2014 8:54 pm
Le Mong wrote:Because unfulfilled life/childhood compensation?
SHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!

In all seriousness though, riding is a great hobby that doesn't need racing.

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Re: The training thread: How was yours? (today/yesterday/etc
Postby g-boaf » Sun Mar 09, 2014 11:56 pm
Le Mong wrote:Today's rides.
http://app.strava.com/activities/118620004
http://app.strava.com/activities/118620504
Nice going! I was aiming to do similar kms myself today, but getting drowsy at the 125km mark when I stopped waiting for the others, I thought, better not. I only needed about 30km extra. So it was 132.6km today at a reasonable average speed.

I'll try for the 160+km next weekend.
Xplora wrote:In all seriousness though, riding is a great hobby that doesn't need racing.
That's true. But racing is a good motivator. When you are in that no-mans land between two grades, it's pushes you work hard. I'm a competitive animal, I don't want to be there just to make up the numbers.
Even if I wasn't into racing, now I'm into that mentality, I enjoy the training and getting the benefits from it.
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Re: The training thread: How was yours? (today/yesterday/etc
Postby kb » Tue Mar 11, 2014 7:44 am
Le Mong wrote:
Fixed. Cut it with Golden cheetah and uploaded the .tcx files
Now I need to go and do 160km again hahahaha
It won't save you much but you should be able to upload to Strava directly from GC.

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Re: The training thread: How was yours? (today/yesterday/etc
Postby Le Mong » Tue Mar 11, 2014 7:52 am
kb wrote:Le Mong wrote:
Fixed. Cut it with Golden cheetah and uploaded the .tcx files
Now I need to go and do 160km again hahahaha
It won't save you much but you should be able to upload to Strava directly from GC.
Thanks for the heads up
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Re: The training thread: How was yours? (today/yesterday/etc
Postby kb » Tue Mar 11, 2014 7:54 am


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Re: The training thread: How was yours? (today/yesterday/etc
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Postby Xplora » Wed Mar 19, 2014 9:46 pm
Ran 70 minutes if tempo today and it nearly killed me. This PM needs some tweaking by Mr Simmons because the HR is telling me I am at VO2max instead of endurance pace lol
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Postby poohkies » Fri Mar 21, 2014 8:55 am
was fantastic

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Re: The training thread: How was yours? (today/yesterday/etc
Postby anttismo » Fri Mar 21, 2014 9:31 am

Don't normally ride quite that far on work mornings. But it is a nice morning and the winter is coming. Best ride now before the need to curl up in depression on the couch with a tub of peanut butter and listening to radiohead for the winter

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Re: The training thread: How was yours? (today/yesterday/etc
Postby g-boaf » Fri Mar 21, 2014 12:48 pm
anttismo wrote:before the need to curl up in depression on the couch with a tub of peanut butter and listening to radiohead for the winter
I might have a chance to catch up with you in the kilometres race!


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Postby g-boaf » Mon Mar 24, 2014 12:51 pm
kb wrote:Have a bit of irritation around my inner thigh near the knee.Funny, since I felt fine before two weeks of taking it easy. It looks like I missed a good morning too. Hoping things are better tomorrow.
Adductor? That's irritating. Mine was a bit cranky yesterday as well - sore but no cramping. I'd just try rolling it out with a foam roller.
Over the weekend I had 123km and a slower 111km. Finished up the week with over 500km, second week in a row for that. I'm resting today and should be back on the bike tomorrow, weather permitting.
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Re: The training thread: How was yours? (today/yesterday/etc
Postby Xplora » Mon Mar 24, 2014 1:03 pm
Had a couple nonspecific 60 minute blitzes for 90 TSS, basically nailing some of the local segments and hills to get the anaerobic going... just missed the downpour it seems!
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Re: The training thread: How was yours? (today/yesterday/etc
Postby poohkies » Mon Mar 24, 2014 1:55 pm
did brookefield gap creek road then around waterworks road simpson road back to towong and home, legs are killing me

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Re: The training thread: How was yours? (today/yesterday/etc
Postby Ignoto » Mon Mar 24, 2014 3:24 pm
poohkies wrote:great morning ride bit of hill practise
did brookefield gap creek road then around waterworks road simpson road back to towong and home, legs are killing me
Nice route - I'm curious to know what time you were on waterworks road? I've been throwing the idea around of heading up Nebo for a ride before work. Just I'm a bit hesitant with the traffic along Waterworks road so I'm not too sure if it's worth the trouble.
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Re: The training thread: How was yours? (today/yesterday/etc
Postby g-boaf » Wed Mar 26, 2014 9:12 am
Xplora wrote:Well the long ride with the boafster achieved its goal, felt like death most of Saturday and looked dead on Sunday. Tick.
Had a couple nonspecific 60 minute blitzes for 90 TSS, basically nailing some of the local segments and hills to get the anaerobic going... just missed the downpour it seems!
Yeah, you bonked quite badly - if you'd eaten at Rouse Hill I think you would have been fine.


We must do that again, but longer distance. I have a Gran Fondo 3 to tick off the list!

I did 30km of intervals yesterday morning and followed it up in the evening with 77.4km on some local roads and the M7, the back on the Liverpool to Parramatta T-way with my front light going flat.

I've got to do an FTP test sometime in the near future to see where I'm at now. Not sure when I'll do that.
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