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04-10-09, 05:22 PM
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Did intervals while listening to Slayer the other day. That was enjoyable. Went out on a cyclocross-ish ride today with a couple of riding buddies. Held the same pace the whole ride of a guy who was a lot faster than me last season. Cyclocross season is still months away but it's great to see that my work over the winter has had some positive results. 
04-11-09, 01:06 AM
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got a new best 5s test today...
1341w gives me 19.1 W/Kg!!!..i actually hit 1432 as a high...pretty stoked.
woot woot...
i also tested for a 1m power but came up on a car at 54 seconds and had to stop...didn't have the heart after the first sufferfest (1m test) to try another one.
i got 685 average for the 54s and the power was dead flat when i stopped. i think i could have pulled at least 670ish. 670 would put me at 9.57 W/Kg if i can do that.
here's the thing...i got dropped in my last race, don't really know what happened but all that 1m and 5s power aren't worth crap if i can't pull the load thru the race.
1341w gives me 19.1 W/Kg!!!..i actually hit 1432 as a high...pretty stoked.
woot woot...
i also tested for a 1m power but came up on a car at 54 seconds and had to stop...didn't have the heart after the first sufferfest (1m test) to try another one.
i got 685 average for the 54s and the power was dead flat when i stopped. i think i could have pulled at least 670ish. 670 would put me at 9.57 W/Kg if i can do that.
here's the thing...i got dropped in my last race, don't really know what happened but all that 1m and 5s power aren't worth crap if i can't pull the load thru the race.
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04-11-09, 01:46 AM
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04-11-09, 04:25 AM
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Did intervals while listening to Slayer the other day. That was enjoyable. Went out on a cyclocross-ish ride today with a couple of riding buddies. Held the same pace the whole ride of a guy who was a lot faster than me last season. Cyclocross season is still months away but it's great to see that my work over the winter has had some positive results.
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04-11-09, 04:29 AM
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Friday, ninety miles
Hurt myself Badly
Today the same
haiku for triaining
Hurt myself Badly
Today the same
haiku for triaining
04-11-09, 05:42 AM
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Okay, you made be blush. 
Good thing I have this beard so nobody can see it.
I don't remember any "races" on the GHT. If it is wide open I might do SST type rides on it, but the stop signs every couple of miles suck. If I really want to hurt myself on a solo ride I ride on Hawthorne Road instead. It is much better suited for it.
Good thing I have this beard so nobody can see it.I don't remember any "races" on the GHT. If it is wide open I might do SST type rides on it, but the stop signs every couple of miles suck. If I really want to hurt myself on a solo ride I ride on Hawthorne Road instead. It is much better suited for it.
It is always better to ride a race than to watch a race. Although watching a race in Athens, GA as opposed to riding on a landfill "hill" makes it a little bit closer and might even break the rule.
And "Gutt" is a nice guy and a great rider.
I remember standing in the middle of Angle Road (WTF? Standing in the middle of the road?) talking to Jayson after the crash. (It is one of the few clear memories I have because I really "had my bell rung". Perhaps it is good that I don't have vivid recollection of all of it. I did ride Angle Road this evening to "celebrate" the anniversary.) The one thing I remember saying was that I was coming back to do the Hipp rides as soon as I was able. Weird. Why would that come out of my head? The next time I saw Jayson was at the State road race champs and he said that he couldn't believe that I was doing Hipp rides again. Essentially he was telling me that I was crazy. He might be correct.
If my memory is correct Jayson had some other crashes with injury on Hipp rides, so I can see his point.
If my memory is correct Jayson had some other crashes with injury on Hipp rides, so I can see his point.
04-11-09, 06:50 AM
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About to leave for 100 miles. Why am I doing this? I would much rather do a high tempo 40 miles, but I have this desire to ride a century.
04-11-09, 11:44 AM
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Tempo work today. Who needs hill when you have a steady 10mph headwind on the 20 mile stretch going home.
Entire workout (192 watts):
Duration: 2:39:54 (2:48:13)
Work: 1809 kJ
TSS: 197.6 (intensity factor 0.869)
Norm Power: 213
VI: 1.11
Distance: 43.743 mi
Min Max Avg
Power: 0 1057 192 watts
Cadence: 20 198 85 rpm
Speed: 2.3 29.3 16.7 mph
Entire workout (192 watts):
Duration: 2:39:54 (2:48:13)
Work: 1809 kJ
TSS: 197.6 (intensity factor 0.869)
Norm Power: 213
VI: 1.11
Distance: 43.743 mi
Min Max Avg
Power: 0 1057 192 watts
Cadence: 20 198 85 rpm
Speed: 2.3 29.3 16.7 mph
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04-11-09, 11:50 AM
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04-11-09, 12:26 PM
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Did the A ride for the first time this season to gauge my fitness. I really think I could've finished if I hadn't had to bridge two gaps in a row but that's just rampant speculation. 40 miles with them is a B crit, easy.
04-11-09, 12:38 PM
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Climbing much better...not sure if this is due to weight loss (dropped about 3 or 4 pounds in the past 2+ weeks -- it's amazing what no cookies, cake and ice cream can yield, smile) or getting stronger (I have been doing more hill/climbing workouts)...in any event, I'm a stronger rider overall...now, we'll see how this translates into a race as I have not raced since Belterra, March 28, which walloped me and set me on a more intensive drive to improve my cycling strength.
04-11-09, 01:06 PM
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Being the wimp that I am, and skipping the Webster-Roubaix, I did the local club ride. We had some guy show up from out of town for our ride that started attacking almost from the gun.
Within an hour 1/2 of the group were shed and we were racing down one of the hillier roads in the area at ~50kph. Everyone left was obviously feeling frisky, so we continued to play for the next two hours.
With 10 miles to go, the interloper started to fade and I counter attacked and got away. Four miles later two others finally bridged up to me and we just rode in at a hard tempo with just the three of us.
I got some decent work in -- "winning" 4 of the 5 sprints I went for, and several hard efforts. And I would have gotten the finish but one of the two that was with me never "won" our ride and I sat up to let him cross first.
Good times.
Within an hour 1/2 of the group were shed and we were racing down one of the hillier roads in the area at ~50kph. Everyone left was obviously feeling frisky, so we continued to play for the next two hours.
With 10 miles to go, the interloper started to fade and I counter attacked and got away. Four miles later two others finally bridged up to me and we just rode in at a hard tempo with just the three of us.
I got some decent work in -- "winning" 4 of the 5 sprints I went for, and several hard efforts. And I would have gotten the finish but one of the two that was with me never "won" our ride and I sat up to let him cross first.
Good times.
04-11-09, 01:06 PM
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04-11-09, 02:13 PM
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Ouch today....
Entire workout (242 watts):
Duration: 5:45:52 (6:18:48)
Work: 4983 kJ
TSS: 374 (intensity factor 0.809)
Norm Power: 275
VI: 1.14
Pw:HR: n/a
Pa:HR: n/a
Distance: 168.818 km
Min Max Avg
Power: 0 657 242 watts
Entire workout (242 watts):
Duration: 5:45:52 (6:18:48)
Work: 4983 kJ
TSS: 374 (intensity factor 0.809)
Norm Power: 275
VI: 1.14
Pw:HR: n/a
Pa:HR: n/a
Distance: 168.818 km
Min Max Avg
Power: 0 657 242 watts
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04-11-09, 02:42 PM
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6 hours at 242...nice
04-11-09, 02:44 PM
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Entire workout (259 watts):
Duration: 3:20:20 (3:43:15)
Work: 3082 kJ
TSS: 276.4 (intensity factor 0.915)
Norm Power: 279
VI: 1.08
Pw:HR: n/a
Pa:HR: n/a
Distance: 67.313 mi
Min Max Avg
Power: 0 912 259 watts
04-11-09, 03:15 PM
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^^^
Looks like my Tues/Thurs night rides.
Tues this week:
Entire workout (262 watts):
Duration: 2:35:01 (2:56:35)
Work: 2386 kJ
TSS: 217.6 (intensity factor 0.928)
Norm Power: 316
VI: 1.2
Pw:HR: n/a
Pa:HR: n/a
Distance: 80.805 km
Min Max Avg
Power: 0 1093 262 watts
Thurs this week:
Entire workout (267 watts):
Duration: 2:27:33 (3:01:11)
Work: 2318 kJ
TSS: 203.8 (intensity factor 0.92)
Norm Power: 313
VI: 1.17
Pw:HR: n/a
Pa:HR: n/a
Distance: 80.231 km
Min Max Avg
Power: 0 957 267 watts
Looks like my Tues/Thurs night rides.
Tues this week:
Entire workout (262 watts):
Duration: 2:35:01 (2:56:35)
Work: 2386 kJ
TSS: 217.6 (intensity factor 0.928)
Norm Power: 316
VI: 1.2
Pw:HR: n/a
Pa:HR: n/a
Distance: 80.805 km
Min Max Avg
Power: 0 1093 262 watts
Thurs this week:
Entire workout (267 watts):
Duration: 2:27:33 (3:01:11)
Work: 2318 kJ
TSS: 203.8 (intensity factor 0.92)
Norm Power: 313
VI: 1.17
Pw:HR: n/a
Pa:HR: n/a
Distance: 80.231 km
Min Max Avg
Power: 0 957 267 watts
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04-11-09, 03:16 PM
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And it appears, suffering is definitely being had by all. The best training status there is.
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04-11-09, 03:26 PM
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Rode another tough one today.
After yesterday's 90 mile sufferfest, today I rode a casual ride that turned ugly in the end.
A few of us got to the end and rode ourselves off the front and eventually battled it out.
I loved it.
I may get up and do V02s on the trainer tomorrow morning.
6x2mins on w/ 2min rests, 15 min recovery the another 6x2mins.
After yesterday's 90 mile sufferfest, today I rode a casual ride that turned ugly in the end.
A few of us got to the end and rode ourselves off the front and eventually battled it out.
I loved it.
I may get up and do V02s on the trainer tomorrow morning.
6x2mins on w/ 2min rests, 15 min recovery the another 6x2mins.
04-11-09, 03:28 PM
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I would probably go into a coma if I attempted to hit that wattage for that duration 3x a week. Your FTP of 350+ must be nice to have. One day I'll get there... I hope.
04-11-09, 03:33 PM
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Yah, but you've won more - so I'd trade about 30-40 points of FTP for racing smarts. Unfortunately, I've learned to gain fitness faster than I've learned how to race fast.
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04-11-09, 04:28 PM
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What category do you race in? How have you placed so far? I can't imagine you not being top 10 every race unless you are like Cat 1/2 and have poor tactics.