The training thread: How was yours? (today/yesterday/etc)
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Re: The training thread: How was yours? (today/yesterday/etc
Postby goneriding » Thu Sep 20, 2012 3:16 pm
I'd have a crack at Group 2 but the step up to a faster, smaller group would probably kill me!
The upside was I had one new carbon wheel on this morning as I don't have a cassette thingy to change over the rear. Unreal cornering with the stiffness of the wheel. I even popped a couple of small wheelies up the hill outside the Aquatic Centre with the reduction in weight!
I did a TTT (sort of) on the weekend that had a couple 180 degree corners on a tight course. It was a good lesson in cornering and I noticed, in addition to the new wheel, I was more aggressive in taking the corners.
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Re: The training thread: How was yours? (today/yesterday/etc
Postby vander » Thu Sep 20, 2012 7:04 pm
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Re: The training thread: How was yours? (today/yesterday/etc
Postby toolonglegs » Fri Sep 21, 2012 3:11 am
Snuck out for 70 kms with the aim of stealing a KOM and doing a 5 minute test on a climb. Thought I had done well on the KOM but alas no... harder than I thought .
Then headed over to the 5 minute climb, no chance of a KOM on this one with a couple of young pros often going up it like rockets. Held a good speed for the first 4 minutes but last minute knew I didn't have it.
Bit if a head wind didn't help but I have certainly lost some power... put it down to a few things ( lack of VO2 work and too many long climbs and tt efforts, putting back on a kilo or two , end of season , old age ... in no particular order ).
Any way did a 5.26, best is 5.12... really want to break 5 minutes but will need to get under 90kgs and on good form for that!. Top time is 4.17 by a young kiwi who races here at a pretty high level. One can dream right!.
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Re: The training thread: How was yours? (today/yesterday/etc
Postby jules21 » Sun Sep 23, 2012 8:19 pm
got my legs ripped off on a training ride with my group for the GORC in a couple of weeks. 145 km - strava says i averaged 300w, which sounds like a lot for someone who is used to having their legs ripped off by others. is this likely to be vaguely accurate?
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Re: The training thread: How was yours? (today/yesterday/etc
Postby toolonglegs » Mon Sep 24, 2012 5:58 am
It does tell me on all my climbs that I am usually the heaviest rider by far because most around me are putting out 100-200 watts less on climbs .
Was all dressed to go out yesterday but my son was in hospital and my wife was staying with him both nights... and she had all the keys to cellars and garages!. So couldn't get my bike!.
Finally got out today but stayed away from hills. Too much eating and not enough riding!. Pushed hard on a couple of 10km sections and kept nice mid 40 avs, 5 man TT this Sunday, then I really will hang up the TT bike. CX can't be far off as the weather is turning crap.
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Re: The training thread: How was yours? (today/yesterday/etc
Postby foo on patrol » Mon Sep 24, 2012 9:15 am
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Re: The training thread: How was yours? (today/yesterday/etc
Postby Ken Ho » Mon Sep 24, 2012 1:25 pm
38km today at average 31.38 kph. That's my first ride over an average of 30 in a couple of months. I'm taking the P3 out tomorrow over the same route to compare times. I won't be surprised if I'm slower on it. Still getting used to it and holding the aero position.
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Re: The training thread: How was yours? (today/yesterday/etc
Postby toolonglegs » Mon Sep 24, 2012 3:24 pm
he is ok mate... Appendicitis op. GP spotted it nice and early, visited the hospital at 9am without an appointment and appendix were out by 1pm ... Not bad service!.foo on patrol wrote:Hope it's not to serious, with your son TLL.
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Re: The training thread: How was yours? (today/yesterday/etc
Postby toolonglegs » Tue Sep 25, 2012 6:47 am
TTT isn't happening after all... So tt'ing is definitely over for the year... ... Saw the qualifiers for the French champs this weekend and I would have easily qualified had I been allowed.
Oh well... Better start swapping out bikes and gear soon... 5 months of shite weather is starting already!.
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Re: The training thread: How was yours? (today/yesterday/etc
Postby Ken Ho » Tue Sep 25, 2012 7:29 pm
Got shaved a bunch of times, and on the last one I was riding right on the edge of the shoulderless road, and flinched, ending me off into the gravel. A quick bit of cyclocross through a ditch and onto the farm headland, all still in the aero position and I proved that the P3 is not just fast on road, it's quite quick off as well.
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Re: The training thread: How was yours? (today/yesterday/etc
Postby toolonglegs » Thu Sep 27, 2012 7:25 am
So first session on the home trainer in a while. 1 hour to the second... 10 minute warm up... 20minutes hard... 5 minute spin... 20minutes even harder... 5 minute cool down.
I hate my home trainer!... 1hour solid up a giant mountain would be so much easier than staring at a speedo while suffering in front of a fan.
Plus my back hurts for the first time Ina while... For some reason riding a mag trainer is really hard on my hamstrings and that goes straight into my back .
Oh the joy!.
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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 flow.rider » Thu Sep 27, 2012 12:39 pm
I was 10 mins away from home and my rd started slipping so I went back to South Morang to get it fixed.
All up 100.3 kms
I kinda impressed myself on this one the northerly wind on the way was very strong.
I just wanna sleep now.
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Re: The training thread: How was yours? (today/yesterday/etc
Postby Ken Ho » Thu Sep 27, 2012 9:16 pm
Another smoking ride with the friendly Mackay crew tonight, under Captain Deon of Prolite fame. A lovely moonlit night and a wonderful 44km.
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Re: The training thread: How was yours? (today/yesterday/etc
Postby twizzle » Fri Sep 28, 2012 6:30 pm
My trainer sends my 'nads to sleep - that's real suffering.
Sent from my iThingy...
...real cyclists don't have squeaky chains...
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Re: The training thread: How was yours? (today/yesterday/etc
Postby toolonglegs » Fri Sep 28, 2012 7:05 pm
twizzle wrote:Toughen up!
My trainer sends my 'nads to sleep - that's real suffering.
Sent from my iThingy...
Does to mine as well ... I don't like standing up on the trainer to give them a rest... don't want to crack more drop outs!. Having the aero attachments on the bars on makes life a lot easier on the trainer though, more positions to chose from.
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Re: The training thread: How was yours? (today/yesterday/etc
Postby skull » Fri Sep 28, 2012 8:43 pm
Had that issue this morningtwizzle wrote:Toughen up!
My trainer sends my 'nads to sleep - that's real suffering.
Sent from my iThingy...
Spent an hour on the rollers and when I was done had pins and needles in the frank and beans.
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Re: The training thread: How was yours? (today/yesterday/etc
Postby twizzle » Fri Sep 28, 2012 9:55 pm
Sent from my iThingy...
...real cyclists don't have squeaky chains...
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Re: The training thread: How was yours? (today/yesterday/etc
Postby toolonglegs » Sun Sep 30, 2012 2:11 am
My day was OK but not great... fitness has dropped off in the last few weeks and I wanted to get back on top of it.
Remedy... a 3000+ meters climbing in 70kms with a light weight hill climber for company.
Didn't go to plan though. Pick up was at 8am... he texted about that time and said it was raining 20kms away at his place, were we still going?. I said up to you, I am not too fussed either way ( not really true ). So he says see you in 30 minutes. We have an 80 km drive first and don't get on the bikes till nearly 10am.
Straight into it... 15kms at 8-9% av... but two or three km's average 13-15% .I just settle into my own pace, we pass a few guys in the drizzle going up with back packs on... my mate thinks this is an easy climb like Alpe D'huez, sorry mate this is in a different class . Rain starts really coming down as we hit the hard bits and once out of the tree's the wind gets cold.
At the summit it is cold, rain has turned to sleet and visibility is zero. Quick photo and off we go down the other side, very quickly talk turns to the bail out route... it is really cold, we are soaking wet and the brakes are on the whole way down!. About 10 kms down we are shivering like crazy and the body isn't really working so bailing is the only option. We were planning on adding on another HC col to make it a big day but that ain't going to happen. The descent is amazing ( the way the Tour de France came up the Grand Colombier from Culoz )... I have never been on that section of road but the hairpins are the best I have ever seen. It is so on the list of climbs to do now!... certainly longer andeasier than the side we went up but the views are loads better!.
We finally got back to the car 15kms later not really warming up at all... certainly best to have bailed in the end.
Now to put it into "Strava" perspective... the KOM for that climb is 59 minute... I took 1h22m ... I started at the bottom, the kom kid started nearly 100kms away and carried on for another 100 afterwards... no one is within 15 minutes of his time . The difference between "nearly" pro's and mortals.
Loved it .
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Re: The training thread: How was yours? (today/yesterday/etc
Postby foo on patrol » Sun Sep 30, 2012 7:50 am
Hoping to be able to do more soon, as I am getting fitted for a CPAP machine and should help me wake up and feel refreshed instead of buggerd all the time.
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Re: The training thread: How was yours? (today/yesterday/etc
Postby toolonglegs » Sun Sep 30, 2012 4:30 pm
Why you feeling crap on the bike?.
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Re: The training thread: How was yours? (today/yesterday/etc
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