Haley and I did an indoor, 10k, time trial today. We were the last bike to go and ended up having to ride the course solo. The course had a fair amount of climbing with the three hardest hills being 3%. I know 3% isn't much, but it still hurt. I didn't think our time was very good at something a little over 18.5 min., but we'll see how we did tomorrow when the results come out. I know the fast time was around15.5 min. Here's a shot of the set up.
This next shot got me to laughing when we got home and I seen it. It seems to me that someone in this picture is working just a little harder than the other. :D Haley tells me that her effort was greater than mine by far, I'm not so sure.:rolleyes: Please excuse the winter time fuzzy leg warmers.:p
At least she had fun and gave me the green light to sign up for next months TT.
By the way, I think we averaged 292 watts over the whole course. Don't really know what that means but at least we have a number to shoot for in the next one.
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Your view was changing, her view was pretty bad. Could she have gotten a little bored?
Jack
Shayne
Your view was changing, her view was pretty bad. Could she have gotten a little bored?
Jack
I'm sure she was a little bored, I know I was. :) We did have lots of cheerleaders around, so that helped.
Red Rider
I'm sure she was a little bored, I know I was. :) We did have lots of cheerleaders around, so that helped.
She needs a DVD player strapped on your back so she can at least watch something besides your back. ;)
WheresWaldo
Haley sounds a lot like my daughter, who claims she is doing the bulk of the work as the stoker. I always have to agree, if not she stops doing any work.
moleman76
Your stokers are just like all the other stokers -- never wrong !!
Shayne
Your stokers are just like all the other stokers -- never wrong !!
I'm with you!!
merlinextraligh
By the way, I think we averaged 292 watts over the whole course. Don't really know what that means but at least we have a number to shoot for in the next one.
Honestly, if the 292 watts is accurate (and that's definitely an if), I don't think you were getting any help from her. Do you know your functional threshold power?
It's going to vary by weight of course, but most Cat 5's could do 300 watts for 18 minutes by themselves.
If you're interested in training with power and what the Watts mean, buy Training and Racing with Power by Allen and Coggan.
Shayne
Honestly, if the 292 watts is accurate (and that's definitely an if), I don't think you were getting any help from her. Do you know your functional threshold power?
It's going to vary by weight of course, but most Cat 5's could do 300 watts for 18 minutes by themselves.
If you're interested in training with power and what the Watts mean, buy Training and Racing with Power by Allen and Coggan.
Thanks for the feedback. I am a Cat 5 and I know she doesn't add very much power at this point, so maybe it is somewhat accurate. I know they had to input our total weight including bike, 325 lbs. They also set the rear tire preasure and then had us spin up to 25 mph several times. He was adjusting something in the back after each spin-up, I think it was the tension on the roller. Thanks agian.