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I was on a video meeting with a coworker in another state and we were waiting for more to join so we talked a bit and bikes came up. He said I am not talking his language so we geeked out on bikes we own and whatnot. I mentioned I ride gravel and road mostly, he said he does ironman triathlons and is training for one coming up next year, and when I mentioned Zwift he said Im really talking his language now.
So I look him up on Strava and have to mute the conversation because I start laughing so hard. In the comparison chart Strava shows, my 2,700mi year to date was sitting next to his 13,140mi. Haha, I cant even imagine that distance in 10 months time!
So I look him up on Strava and have to mute the conversation because I start laughing so hard. In the comparison chart Strava shows, my 2,700mi year to date was sitting next to his 13,140mi. Haha, I cant even imagine that distance in 10 months time!
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Holy Shnikies !! I wish I did 2700 miles. I did set a personal mileage best for the last few years tho so I am getting better. A girl I work with does Ironman's Her resting HR is about 35 and I bet she weighs about 90 pounds. She slays the big guys on the ride and the run. Her and her bike probably only go about 110 pounds if that.
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Wow, that's big mileage. I think my biggest year ever is about 8500. 13K in 10 months is insane!
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13k in 10 months is. a lot. Even accounting for the fact that Zwift miles are inflated.
And if he's a triathelete, that isn't counting his distances/time running and swimming.
And if he's a triathelete, that isn't counting his distances/time running and swimming.
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I just tell myself that I don't live in a climate conducive to that kind of mileage.
Over the last couple of years, I've had a few months on that kind of pace (1000+ miles/month). It's a lot of time - you've either gotta be really committed to riding as a lifestyle or you need to be using riding to run away from something else going on in your life.

Over the last couple of years, I've had a few months on that kind of pace (1000+ miles/month). It's a lot of time - you've either gotta be really committed to riding as a lifestyle or you need to be using riding to run away from something else going on in your life.
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I just tell myself that I don't live in a climate conducive to that kind of mileage. 
Over the last couple of years, I've had a few months on that kind of pace (1000+ miles/month). It's a lot of time - you've either gotta be really committed to riding as a lifestyle or you need to be using riding to run away from something else going on in your life.

Over the last couple of years, I've had a few months on that kind of pace (1000+ miles/month). It's a lot of time - you've either gotta be really committed to riding as a lifestyle or you need to be using riding to run away from something else going on in your life.

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I just tell myself that I don't live in a climate conducive to that kind of mileage. 
Over the last couple of years, I've had a few months on that kind of pace (1000+ miles/month). It's a lot of time - you've either gotta be really committed to riding as a lifestyle or you need to be using riding to run away from something else going on in your life.

Over the last couple of years, I've had a few months on that kind of pace (1000+ miles/month). It's a lot of time - you've either gotta be really committed to riding as a lifestyle or you need to be using riding to run away from something else going on in your life.
When I'm not limited by injuries, my summer months are 1000+miles/month. It's both. (lifestyle, running from).
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Zwift miles are inflated? An hour on Zwift = way more effort than an hour on the road for me. Lack of coasting, I assume. It also feels like more effort because a fan doesnt replicate actual wind.
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I was on a video meeting with a coworker in another state and we were waiting for more to join so we talked a bit and bikes came up. He said I am not talking his language so we geeked out on bikes we own and whatnot. I mentioned I ride gravel and road mostly, he said he does ironman triathlons and is training for one coming up next year, and when I mentioned Zwift he said Im really talking his language now.
So I look him up on Strava and have to mute the conversation because I start laughing so hard. In the comparison chart Strava shows, my 2,700mi year to date was sitting next to his 13,140mi. Haha, I cant even imagine that distance in 10 months time!
So I look him up on Strava and have to mute the conversation because I start laughing so hard. In the comparison chart Strava shows, my 2,700mi year to date was sitting next to his 13,140mi. Haha, I cant even imagine that distance in 10 months time!
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I just think that those are just his cycling miles. You also need to factor in his runs. That's a lot of time.
Most triathletes do flat miles, which does not interest me. I will always make fun of their aerobars and call them flatlanders. Currently average 108 feet per mile of climbing this year, and if I did just flats, I'm guessing I could double my mileage count. Probably not 13K, but perhaps 10K. I also run, but only about 200 miles a year.
Most triathletes do flat miles, which does not interest me. I will always make fun of their aerobars and call them flatlanders. Currently average 108 feet per mile of climbing this year, and if I did just flats, I'm guessing I could double my mileage count. Probably not 13K, but perhaps 10K. I also run, but only about 200 miles a year.
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Average speeds on Zwift are not realistic. Faster speed means more miles/time.
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I just think that those are just his cycling miles. You also need to factor in his runs. That's a lot of time.
Most triathletes do flat miles, which does not interest me. I will always make fun of their aerobars and call them flatlanders. Currently average 108 feet per mile of climbing this year, and if I did just flats, I'm guessing I could double my mileage count. Probably not 13K, but perhaps 10K. I also run, but only about 200 miles a year.
Most triathletes do flat miles, which does not interest me. I will always make fun of their aerobars and call them flatlanders. Currently average 108 feet per mile of climbing this year, and if I did just flats, I'm guessing I could double my mileage count. Probably not 13K, but perhaps 10K. I also run, but only about 200 miles a year.
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Somewhat for me! I do not have the mental fortitude for flat miles. I can always pedal less, nothing is forcing me to go faster. I will try to go fast for a bit, but then I forget I want to go fast. With climbs, if you stop pedaling, you go backwards. You feel the push, the gain.
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EDIT: You're right about the effort, though. I probably put out at least as much effort in an hour on Zwift as I do in an hour and half on the road.
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Cranking a Zwift? Not really road cycling, is it? Maybe better to move it to Tri sub-forum.
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The thread is right where I intended to post it- in the road forum as I ride paved and gravel roads and compared Strava profiles.
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I think that, for me, going arrow straight is no fun, and that's more common with, but not limited to, billiard table flat landscapes. Some curves and a little undulation is enough for a good time (twhs?). Long climbs, not that there's any of those in my region, get monotonous to me, too, though.
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I just tell myself that I don't live in a climate conducive to that kind of mileage. 
Over the last couple of years, I've had a few months on that kind of pace (1000+ miles/month). It's a lot of time - you've either gotta be really committed to riding as a lifestyle or you need to be using riding to run away from something else going on in your life.

Over the last couple of years, I've had a few months on that kind of pace (1000+ miles/month). It's a lot of time - you've either gotta be really committed to riding as a lifestyle or you need to be using riding to run away from something else going on in your life.
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