One of the reasons I wrote this thread is to show people how much better we get after each pedal stroke.
You think that I'll still get passed by a chick in 39/25? I barely exist in that gear.. I usually do 39/19 now & I might be able to output five more watts now...

Not an amazing improvement - but incremental nonetheless. By the time people finish reading their own post - their bodies have rebuilt/recovered from those incidents; which already makes them better than they were yesterday.
Unlike threads where there are supernatural/once in a blue moon numbers; that's the best they can do. By posting our lows... it's only logical that we're stronger...
You're all better now - beyond what you've posted in this thread
Ride On
-Peter