globecanvas

I know! But I felt better than good, I practically felt euphoric for much of the ride. A little sunshine will do that I guess, even though it's still in the 30s.

TheKillerPenguin

Jealous. 2hrs z1/2 today.

TMonk

noice.

Wesley36

80 min of Z2 on the rollers this morning - my stomach was less than solid last weekend, but it seems okay now.

I am racing in 10 days, was just off the bike for about 12 days with a stomach bug. Freaking out just a little bit about getting back in racing shape.

Ygduf

****NG ME TOO, MAN.

YEAAAAAHHHHHH.
@shovelhd - if you were going to suggest rest and just a ****-ton of caffeine, you were right on.

https://www.strava.com/activities/273512969

TMonk

caloso

90' no structure this morning.

tetonrider

well, there is that first 1/4 mile...

set up a strava segment and see who "wins" the race to the first turn???

TMonk

I'm telling!

aaronmcd

3x VO2 climb, 3rd best personal time on the first. Haven't done much VO2 in a while, focusing on other stuff and wanted to ease back in (hence only 3x). Followed it up with a bunch of various sprints, 10" to 35". Last 3 did seated, 34 mph in the 34t ring.

hubcyclist

About 2hrs, 32 miles, outside. Spring seems to be springing. Managed to tie a pro on a segment I usually do, which means it was probably easy for him but medium-hard for me lol

revchuck 

Spring is sprung, the grass is riz
I wonder where the birdies is?

spdntrxi

3x7 boring... but using Zwift makes it tolerable.

wanders

2 months behind you.

Keep your eye on the rearview, I'll be coming up fast.

furiousferret

Leg day at the gym. Local one was closed so I had to go to the one across town, and wait in line for the machines. Getting significantly stronger. Some of that is muscle memory, but some is strength. Hopefully will be back on the bike next week, going off more of a feel than a timeline. If I get it wrong I'll probably have to take another few weeks off so its better to be conservative.

Oh, anabolic window ends in 95 seconds.... time to 'supplement'.

LMaster

Well, looks like I am doing Tour of Gila this year. Hard to pass that up with the team covering entry and housing costs.

Which begs the question, whats the best option for the TT for a guy that doesn't have the money for a TT bike. I guess clip on bars, but my understanding is that requires a saddle adjustment or you'll struggle with power.

furiousferret

Not touching that one about the seat position, but if you can't borrow a tt bike get aero bars. For me they added 1.5 mph at the same effort (pre powermeter days).

aaronmcd

For me aero bars, $200 fit, skinsuit, disc cover, 80mm front, TT helmet all added barely 1.5 mph, if that. IAB in road position gained more.

tetonrider

TT helmet. proper skin suit. clip-ons (you *may* want a 2nd seatpost+saddle set up for that position...can be more convenient at a bit of cost--without making a saddle position change, you *may* be better off just hammering in the drops). deep(er) wheels.

also (free)--spend TIME in the position. don't expect to just show up, pop on the clip-ons and ride your normal power.

have fun. that gila TT is insane. you can hit 50+mph and the crosswinds in that terrain can turn on and off. was blowing 30+ when i was out there. i'd love to go back but not sure it will happen this year.

LMaster

What's the course like? Looks like a fair bit of climbing for a TT. Of course that's all the better for me

Definitely need to practice the position, heck even riding lower in the drops I feel like my power starts to drop noticeably. I should have the fitness to do anywhere from well to very well in the 4s race; but the whole racing/other riders thing is a different matter altogether. Fortunately we have two excellent group rides each weekend, so I'm planning to hit those regularly as well as a crit or two to get some racing/pack riding experience before the event.

Definitely going to be an adventure.

mattm

f the tt, just go for stage wins!

not everyone is a gc guy anyway. in fact very few really are, it seems.

LMaster

Well, as long as I keep eating well I know I can climb, so I've got at least one shot right up my wheelhouse as far as I can tell from the stage profiles.

One other question I might ask is since my training has been 95% tempo/threshold stuff the last 3 or 4 months, with the occassional (bi monthly?) VO2 type workout, should I throw anything else into my training, or are the group rides sufficient for that?

bmcphx

Your words make it sound like you're pretty new to racing, and if that's true good luck at gila.

TheKillerPenguin

It's exposed and windy, extremely high speed and has a 2 mile climb at ~6-7% toward the end of it. It's a good time.

TheKillerPenguin

RE: TT position, just make sure you don't get too aggressive with it, there's a fine balance between being super aero and losing 100W because you're kneeing yourself in the nipples 95 times a minute.