Training Status??? (III)
12-19-14, 07:10 PM
Senior Member
Join Date: Jan 2006
Location: Redlands, CA
Posts: 6,313
Mentioned: 31 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 842 Post(s)
Liked 469 Times
in
250 Posts
Vacation Day 1, 2:30 easy. 20 more days to go.
With all the other obligations lining up, I'm afraid the time on the bike may not be quite as epic as previously planned. We're going out drinking tonight, and since I'm a lightweight I may or may not be hungover the next day....
With all the other obligations lining up, I'm afraid the time on the bike may not be quite as epic as previously planned. We're going out drinking tonight, and since I'm a lightweight I may or may not be hungover the next day....
12-20-14, 12:31 PM
Not actually Tmonk
Join Date: Jun 2007
Location: San Diego, CA
Posts: 14,118
Bikes: road, track, mtb
Mentioned: 140 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 2631 Post(s)
Liked 3,144 Times
in
1,654 Posts
Looking fwd to my 3hr ride today. I'm gonna ride up to my parent's house and spend the day shopping/hanging out with my sister (also best friend). This will be a good day.
I'm shooting for 200w.
Tommorow: 5hrs z2 on the way home, will take various detours. Plan is to keep it under 180w for the first 3hrs, than play it by feel for the last two.
I'm shooting for 200w.
Tommorow: 5hrs z2 on the way home, will take various detours. Plan is to keep it under 180w for the first 3hrs, than play it by feel for the last two.
__________________
"Your beauty is an aeroplane;
so high, my heart cannot bear the strain." -A.C. Jobim, Triste
"Your beauty is an aeroplane;
so high, my heart cannot bear the strain." -A.C. Jobim, Triste
12-20-14, 03:50 PM
soon to be gsteinc...
Join Date: Oct 2010
Location: Nayr497's BFF
Posts: 8,564
Mentioned: 4 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 2 Post(s)
Likes: 0
Liked 0 Times
in
0 Posts
Horrific leg workout followed by 2 hours with my boy changes2008. Fun ride though a little cold. Jumped a few times which felt good. Hit 1100 watts 
Jumped for a Strava KOM for fun, big mistake as my legs were cooked but managed a 10th overall (tough climb).
Good day...
Jumped for a Strava KOM for fun, big mistake as my legs were cooked but managed a 10th overall (tough climb).
Good day...
12-20-14, 04:01 PM
starting pistol means war
Join Date: Aug 2005
Location: Orlando, FL
Posts: 3,150
Bikes: Cervelo R3
Mentioned: 1 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 4 Post(s)
Likes: 0
Liked 0 Times
in
0 Posts
12-20-14, 04:14 PM
Senior Member
Join Date: Jun 2010
Location: Western MA
Posts: 15,669
Bikes: Yes
Mentioned: 4 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 9 Post(s)
Likes: 0
Liked 0 Times
in
0 Posts
12-20-14, 04:25 PM
Senior Member
Did the Saturday race ride, solo break at threshold for 30 minutes, caught by mattm and 2 others about 3 seconds from the sprint line 
Rode easy to meet my wife for lunch afterward, threw in a few jumps on the way home.
2:45, 56 miles, 174 TSS
Rode easy to meet my wife for lunch afterward, threw in a few jumps on the way home.
2:45, 56 miles, 174 TSS
12-20-14, 04:26 PM
out walking the earth
Thread Starter
tour de fred - attacked 3 minutes out and soloed in. figured it would be more sporting than winning the sprint. it hurt.
12-20-14, 04:32 PM
Banned.
Join Date: Apr 2013
Posts: 1,497
Bikes: Black Incs
Mentioned: 0 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 0 Post(s)
Likes: 0
Liked 0 Times
in
0 Posts
50 ft gain per mile today. 3 hours, including a 900ft hill that's 2.3 mi. Picked carefully where to put in efforts and feeling more big improvements in fitness. I may want to race this season after all. I think I could at least be pack fill instead of otb.
12-20-14, 04:33 PM
starting pistol means war
Join Date: Aug 2005
Location: Orlando, FL
Posts: 3,150
Bikes: Cervelo R3
Mentioned: 1 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 4 Post(s)
Likes: 0
Liked 0 Times
in
0 Posts
12-20-14, 04:36 PM
Not actually Tmonk
Join Date: Jun 2007
Location: San Diego, CA
Posts: 14,118
Bikes: road, track, mtb
Mentioned: 140 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 2631 Post(s)
Liked 3,144 Times
in
1,654 Posts
I felt very strong today
__________________
"Your beauty is an aeroplane;
so high, my heart cannot bear the strain." -A.C. Jobim, Triste
"Your beauty is an aeroplane;
so high, my heart cannot bear the strain." -A.C. Jobim, Triste
12-20-14, 04:39 PM
Nonsense
Join Date: Sep 2004
Location: Vagabond
Posts: 13,918
Bikes: Affirmative
Mentioned: 0 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 880 Post(s)
Liked 541 Times
in
237 Posts
2.5hrs with the team(!). Summery 28 degrees out. 95tss. "Won" the why-is-this-happening-in-december final acceleration that always happens on rides like these, doing a seated power thingus. Post-ride: they ate donuts, I ate oatmeal and tried to hide my envy.
12-20-14, 05:03 PM
¯\_(ツ)_/¯
Join Date: Jun 2008
Location: Redwood City, CA
Posts: 10,978
Bikes: aggressive agreement is what I ride.
Mentioned: 109 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 967 Post(s)
Likes: 0
Liked 4 Times
in
4 Posts
3.5 hours for me. Muddy/wet group ride while I'm about 85% from some illness. It's much harder when you have no top end after 15 seconds.
@mattm got yelled at, so that's funny.
@mattm got yelled at, so that's funny.
12-20-14, 05:11 PM
Senior Member
Join Date: Oct 2006
Location: Folsom, CA
Posts: 3,888
Mentioned: 32 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 417 Post(s)
Likes: 0
Liked 3 Times
in
3 Posts
30 mile ride to river ride
40 miles of river ride and I rode like a total *****
30 mile ride home
5 hours, 280 TSS, 3200 kJ
40 miles of river ride and I rode like a total *****
30 mile ride home
5 hours, 280 TSS, 3200 kJ
12-20-14, 05:55 PM
**** that
Join Date: Dec 2006
Location: CALI
Posts: 15,402
Mentioned: 151 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 1099 Post(s)
Liked 104 Times
in
30 Posts
5.5 hours, 344 TSS, 3477 kJ today. Did a century by accident!
Woke up early and got in an hour before Spectrum, then met up with team dudes and hit the ride hard. It seemed faster today than previous weeks, but timing/patience and some nice leadouts by team dudes and a few others let me take all of the (major) sprints on the ride. A guy got mad that I sprinted for the final sprint, what can ya do!
Then tacked on another hour with team dudes, then tacked on another hour on top of that. Felt surprisingly good at the end.
Woke up early and got in an hour before Spectrum, then met up with team dudes and hit the ride hard. It seemed faster today than previous weeks, but timing/patience and some nice leadouts by team dudes and a few others let me take all of the (major) sprints on the ride. A guy got mad that I sprinted for the final sprint, what can ya do!
Then tacked on another hour with team dudes, then tacked on another hour on top of that. Felt surprisingly good at the end.
12-20-14, 07:03 PM
Elite Fred
Join Date: Aug 2005
Location: Edge City
Posts: 10,945
Bikes: 2009 Spooky (cracked frame), 2006 Curtlo, 2002 Lemond (current race bike) Zurich, 1987 Serotta Colorado, 1986 Cannondale for commuting, a 1984 Cannondale on loan to my son
Mentioned: 6 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 60 Post(s)
Liked 42 Times
in
19 Posts
Wasting my time riding 60 or so miles with a long retired low level pro today.
Drank a small Coke half way through.
It was great.
Drank a small Coke half way through.
It was great.
12-20-14, 07:12 PM
Senior Member
Join Date: Jan 2006
Location: Redlands, CA
Posts: 6,313
Mentioned: 31 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 842 Post(s)
Liked 469 Times
in
250 Posts
Wife's birthday last night so we stayed out and didn't get home til late; missed the Saturday hammerfest. Instead did 4 hours, 2 hours of z2+ with some 10s efforts. 1900 KJ's.
Had a rest week, now I feel weak, I can't sustain my efforts as long as I should. Hopefully its just a today thing, and not a trend. On the plus side my 'weak' is now faster than my old 'strong', as I set a ton of pr's.
Had a rest week, now I feel weak, I can't sustain my efforts as long as I should. Hopefully its just a today thing, and not a trend. On the plus side my 'weak' is now faster than my old 'strong', as I set a ton of pr's.
12-20-14, 07:26 PM
Version 7.0
Join Date: Oct 2006
Location: SoCal
Posts: 13,127
Bikes: Too Many
Mentioned: 297 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 1340 Post(s)
Liked 2,482 Times
in
1,457 Posts
2 hours of tempo/threshold/VO2max on the Canada road TT course. Set a PR on the BtC leg on the second lap.
12-20-14, 11:25 PM
Member
Join Date: Dec 2014
Posts: 42
Mentioned: 0 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 8 Post(s)
Likes: 0
Liked 0 Times
in
0 Posts
I'm Wondering if I could get some advise on how to improve my group riding abilities. Here is the situation.
I have a ton of power and can chase down almost any breaks that I've ever tried to chase. However, after I put this power down, I can't keep up manageable power to sustain the break, getting dropped by the break.
What training can I do to improve this? Is this staining my VO2Max? Am I just popping cause i'm going into the red?
I don't have any data to go on as I don't have a HR or Power meter.
I have a ton of power and can chase down almost any breaks that I've ever tried to chase. However, after I put this power down, I can't keep up manageable power to sustain the break, getting dropped by the break.
What training can I do to improve this? Is this staining my VO2Max? Am I just popping cause i'm going into the red?
I don't have any data to go on as I don't have a HR or Power meter.
12-21-14, 12:37 AM
**** that
Join Date: Dec 2006
Location: CALI
Posts: 15,402
Mentioned: 151 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 1099 Post(s)
Liked 104 Times
in
30 Posts
I wish I had a ton of power.
12-21-14, 07:05 AM
Senior Member
Join Date: Jun 2010
Location: Western MA
Posts: 15,669
Bikes: Yes
Mentioned: 4 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 9 Post(s)
Likes: 0
Liked 0 Times
in
0 Posts
I'm Wondering if I could get some advise on how to improve my group riding abilities. Here is the situation.
I have a ton of power and can chase down almost any breaks that I've ever tried to chase. However, after I put this power down, I can't keep up manageable power to sustain the break, getting dropped by the break.
What training can I do to improve this? Is this staining my VO2Max? Am I just popping cause i'm going into the red?
I don't have any data to go on as I don't have a HR or Power meter.
I have a ton of power and can chase down almost any breaks that I've ever tried to chase. However, after I put this power down, I can't keep up manageable power to sustain the break, getting dropped by the break.
What training can I do to improve this? Is this staining my VO2Max? Am I just popping cause i'm going into the red?
I don't have any data to go on as I don't have a HR or Power meter.