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Forum: "The 33"-Road Bike Racing
12-11-23, 09:41 AM
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Posted By TheKillerPenguin

Caught covid at the tail end of rest period /...

Caught covid at the tail end of rest period / vacation :(

Basically 12 days of vacation and R&R, followed by 4 days of decent workouts, followed by a week of off time because of covid. Paxlovid...
Forum: "The 33"-Road Bike Racing
11-20-23, 08:03 PM
Replies: 17,819
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Posted By TheKillerPenguin

This is the way - I am at my best when I do...

This is the way - I am at my best when I do similar. I might put out like 5w less at FTP than I do when I focus on long time power, but I gain so much in repeatability above FTP that it really...
Forum: "The 33"-Road Bike Racing
11-19-23, 09:12 PM
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Posted By TheKillerPenguin

With the caveat that you're not going to outclimb...

With the caveat that you're not going to outclimb the true freaks (there are always a handful on the beast coast) and you need to have a decent rest of your power curve on top of that FTP - I would...
Forum: "The 33"-Road Bike Racing
11-18-23, 01:51 PM
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Posted By TheKillerPenguin

I think volume is quite helpful, provided you do...

I think volume is quite helpful, provided you do it with intent and use it to support focused intervals.
Forum: "The 33"-Road Bike Racing
11-16-23, 06:37 PM
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Posted By TheKillerPenguin

Screenshot from back when I was self employed....

Screenshot from back when I was self employed. I've got bigger blocks than this recorded including 20+kj weeks, but this took 2 seconds to find digging into my data and I'm super lazy.

The BLUF:...
Forum: "The 33"-Road Bike Racing
11-13-23, 12:20 PM
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Posted By TheKillerPenguin

I did the same yesterday off 60g/hr and felt way...

I did the same yesterday off 60g/hr and felt way less throwuppy. However I suspect saturday's fueling was helpful for my legs feeling relatively fresh.
Forum: "The 33"-Road Bike Racing
11-12-23, 09:25 AM
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Posted By TheKillerPenguin

Mini chocolate croissants, granola bars, 80g of...

Mini chocolate croissants, granola bars, 80g of sugar water in a bottle.

225W steady state.
Forum: "The 33"-Road Bike Racing
11-11-23, 08:17 PM
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Posted By TheKillerPenguin

With all the news about taking in 80-120g/hr of...

With all the news about taking in 80-120g/hr of carbs per hour lately I decided to try 80/hr on today's 4 hour ride. Basically, I kind of wanted to throw up for the last half hour... I will back off...
Forum: "The 33"-Road Bike Racing
11-06-23, 02:39 PM
Replies: 17,819
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Posted By TheKillerPenguin

Indeed, it is the first time in a while I've been...

Indeed, it is the first time in a while I've been able to do real work 3 days in a row.
Forum: "The 33"-Road Bike Racing
11-05-23, 12:45 PM
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Posted By TheKillerPenguin

No racing this year unfortunately! It's been...

No racing this year unfortunately! It's been tough moving to a city and transitioning to office work. People say DC is great for riding but when you're coming from living in a mountain town...
Forum: "The 33"-Road Bike Racing
11-05-23, 12:09 PM
Replies: 17,819
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Posted By TheKillerPenguin

Howdy y'all! Everyone good? I hope...

Howdy y'all!

Everyone good? I hope everyone's good.

Congrats on the kid TMonk! A different kind of n+1!
Forum: "The 33"-Road Bike Racing
12-23-22, 04:54 PM
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Posted By TheKillerPenguin

Howdy! All good here. I have a full time job and...

Howdy! All good here. I have a full time job and time is crazy limited, which is why I've been absent. Still riding lots (never as much as I'd like). Still, most hours since 2017.

All good on your...
Forum: "The 33"-Road Bike Racing
12-23-22, 12:22 PM
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Posted By TheKillerPenguin

It is a cool metric, but I would caution against...

It is a cool metric, but I would caution against leaning on the data too heavily. I easily break the W* algo when I give enough of a **** to go all out. You may be holding yourself back unnecessarily...
Forum: "The 33"-Road Bike Racing
06-30-22, 02:11 PM
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Posted By TheKillerPenguin

Man that's stressful, we dealt with the same...

Man that's stressful, we dealt with the same stuff while my MIL was going through cancer treatment. I hope your FIL doesn't catch it! (and you too, I guess haha)
Forum: "The 33"-Road Bike Racing
06-20-22, 11:15 AM
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Posted By TheKillerPenguin

Two weeks ago I took a rest week. Last weekend, I...

Two weeks ago I took a rest week. Last weekend, I set a 40min flat ground PR @ 4.8. Pretty stoked. I was pacing for 1hr via RPE but my lower back started aching, so I pulled the plug at a nice round...
Forum: "The 33"-Road Bike Racing
05-19-22, 10:39 AM
Replies: 17,819
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Posted By TheKillerPenguin

Power seems back to normal, which is quite nice....

Power seems back to normal, which is quite nice. Did 1x30 at an honest but not eye watering pace last night and it was a few notches lower on the RPE scale than similar efforts over the winter. The...
Forum: "The 33"-Road Bike Racing
05-11-22, 07:10 PM
Replies: 17,819
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Posted By TheKillerPenguin

Max sprint power is back up to 1177w (PB is...

Max sprint power is back up to 1177w (PB is 1230). Also hit 1020W for 15 seconds today, which is far and away a personal best.

I tilted my saddle down a bit yesterday and the issues I posted about...
Forum: "The 33"-Road Bike Racing
05-04-22, 08:40 AM
Replies: 17,819
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Posted By TheKillerPenguin

It was quite windy too, with a headwind for half...

It was quite windy too, with a headwind for half the loop and a tailwind for the other half. Yeah the wind should somewhat cancel itself out, but it never totally does.
Forum: "The 33"-Road Bike Racing
05-02-22, 05:08 PM
Replies: 17,819
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Posted By TheKillerPenguin

Raced saturday. Started a breakaway 1.5hrs in, 4...

Raced saturday. Started a breakaway 1.5hrs in, 4 bridged up after a few minutes. Got completely raked over the coals until we were caught like 15 minutes later - simply couldn't recover from my...
Forum: "The 33"-Road Bike Racing
04-17-22, 03:18 PM
Replies: 17,819
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Posted By TheKillerPenguin

Spring refuses to remain sprung. high 40's low...

Spring refuses to remain sprung. high 40's low 50's yesterday with rain. I did 3hrs and went as hard as I needed to to avoid hypothermia. Burnthesheep would be proud of my stay warm watts. Bigly east...
Forum: "The 33"-Road Bike Racing
04-05-22, 10:50 AM
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Posted By TheKillerPenguin

My first race of the season is Saturday, and it...

My first race of the season is Saturday, and it is looking like 50ish degrees and rain. May DNS if the weather forecast stays this way - it just sounds unpleasant. Of course if I do no show I will...
Forum: "The 33"-Road Bike Racing
03-17-22, 04:59 PM
Replies: 17,819
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Posted By TheKillerPenguin

Nah I wasn't actually testing, there just happens...

Nah I wasn't actually testing, there just happens to be a hill around here that takes slightly over a minute at the pace I was going. I stood for the whole effort. Zwift races have helped a bunch I...
Forum: "The 33"-Road Bike Racing
03-17-22, 07:11 AM
Replies: 17,819
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Posted By TheKillerPenguin

lol. 689 - not huge but good number for me.

lol. 689 - not huge but good number for me.
Forum: "The 33"-Road Bike Racing
03-16-22, 04:02 PM
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Posted By TheKillerPenguin

New 1min PR - best ever by 30 watts!

New 1min PR - best ever by 30 watts!
Forum: "The 33"-Road Bike Racing
03-15-22, 12:33 PM
Replies: 17,819
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Posted By TheKillerPenguin

I am having a particularly groggy end of rest...

I am having a particularly groggy end of rest week. HR is 10-15 beats low for any given effort and legs are feeling pretty unresponsive. I am thinking I perhaps took it too easy. But also, this is my...
Forum: "The 33"-Road Bike Racing
03-10-22, 08:57 PM
Replies: 17,819
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Posted By TheKillerPenguin

It really is amazing how much things have...

It really is amazing how much things have progressed since like 2015. Riding inside is sometimes, dare I say, fun.
Forum: "The 33"-Road Bike Racing
03-10-22, 11:49 AM
Replies: 17,819
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Posted By TheKillerPenguin

Yeah, my perception is they're useful, especially...

Yeah, my perception is they're useful, especially if done when you've already got a few days of fatigue in your legs. I've also started doing two Zwift races on some days, which really twists the...
Forum: "The 33"-Road Bike Racing
03-07-22, 09:24 AM
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Posted By TheKillerPenguin

3hrs Friday with a Zwift race 4hrs Saturday...

3hrs Friday with a Zwift race
4hrs Saturday with a 10min FTP effort after 3k kj just to make sure I could do it
4hrs yesterday with a Zwift race timed so that the ending would come at 3k kj...
Forum: "The 33"-Road Bike Racing
03-01-22, 08:58 PM
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Posted By TheKillerPenguin

Def!

Def!
Forum: "The 33"-Road Bike Racing
03-01-22, 07:15 PM
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Posted By TheKillerPenguin

CTL hit 91 yesterday, up from 62 just before...

CTL hit 91 yesterday, up from 62 just before Christmas. TSB winds up neutral at about 86 CTL. I don't put a ton of stock into the PMC in general at this point, but I definitely have a lot more depth....
Forum: "The 33"-Road Bike Racing
02-16-22, 10:21 AM
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Posted By TheKillerPenguin

I sort of view the more polarized versions as...

I sort of view the more polarized versions as letting you train going over threshy and recovering in race scenarios. I view the one that is more like 95/105 as more for raising your ftp. I do both...
Forum: "The 33"-Road Bike Racing
02-11-22, 12:22 PM
Replies: 17,819
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Posted By TheKillerPenguin

41:16 up the alpe du zwift yesterday, which is...

41:16 up the alpe du zwift yesterday, which is good for a new PR power wise and time wise. A few ant+ dropouts likely cost me 10ish seconds. I actually felt like I could keep going without issue,...
Forum: "The 33"-Road Bike Racing
02-09-22, 10:13 AM
Replies: 17,819
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Posted By TheKillerPenguin

Multiday power outage and waiting on Direto belt...

Multiday power outage and waiting on Direto belt led to me taking a slightly early rest week. Openers today and I guess FTPish type thing tomorrow.

Also - new belt has made the Direto much quieter...
Forum: "The 33"-Road Bike Racing
02-04-22, 05:21 PM
Replies: 17,819
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Posted By TheKillerPenguin

Power's been out all day :-| forced rest. ...

Power's been out all day :-| forced rest.

CTL is at levels last seen in 2017 though which is pretty rad. Able to put out OK watts even on the fluid trainer.

Hopefully power is back on tonight...
Forum: "The 33"-Road Bike Racing
01-29-22, 10:21 AM
Replies: 17,819
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Posted By TheKillerPenguin

I can generally maintain TSS if I'm sleeping and...

I can generally maintain TSS if I'm sleeping and eating properly. If I'm stressed out I tend to hit a wall and TSS naturally needs to be reduced. It's really so specific to your own circumstances I...
Forum: "The 33"-Road Bike Racing
01-28-22, 08:33 AM
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Posted By TheKillerPenguin

US distributor is sending me one for free! Gotta...

US distributor is sending me one for free! Gotta love Elite.
Forum: "The 33"-Road Bike Racing
01-27-22, 04:45 PM
Replies: 17,819
Views: 1,465,201
Posted By TheKillerPenguin

Direto's drive belt seems to have snapped. Mid...

Direto's drive belt seems to have snapped. Mid race :(

Lasted about 700 hours though, which seems good? I think I still recommend the Direto, unless it is worse than the belt. Time to perform...
Forum: "The 33"-Road Bike Racing
01-26-22, 09:04 AM
Replies: 17,819
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Posted By TheKillerPenguin

Dude I can't imagine writing a PhD dissertation,...

Dude I can't imagine writing a PhD dissertation, masters level was enough work!
Forum: "The 33"-Road Bike Racing
01-25-22, 03:25 PM
Replies: 17,819
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Posted By TheKillerPenguin

I just graduated from my master's program a month...

I just graduated from my master's program a month ago and I am taking full advantage of what is likely to be at least a few months of downtime.

2021 was a real struggle - I wrote my master's...
Forum: "The 33"-Road Bike Racing
01-25-22, 11:56 AM
Replies: 17,819
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Posted By TheKillerPenguin

Made the Zwifty break on Saturday. Failed at...

Made the Zwifty break on Saturday. Failed at sprinting and caboosed across the line. Fun workout though.

Vol + Tempo/Threshy Sunday. I basically do tempo up epic kom and threshy up to the radio...
Forum: "The 33"-Road Bike Racing
01-24-22, 04:48 PM
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Posted By TheKillerPenguin

Sounds like standard issue post-rest week groggy...

Sounds like standard issue post-rest week groggy legs. Glad Covid didn't knock you on your butt!
Forum: "The 33"-Road Bike Racing
01-23-22, 12:07 PM
Replies: 17,819
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Posted By TheKillerPenguin

No idea how people sprint indoors, it feels...

No idea how people sprint indoors, it feels sooooooo awkward.
Forum: "The 33"-Road Bike Racing
01-16-22, 12:04 PM
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Posted By TheKillerPenguin

Yesterday I bested my all time 30min power while...

Yesterday I bested my all time 30min power while pacing for 45min (by 1 watt). Up 8 watts and down a bunch of RPE from when I last did this during finals in December. No substitute for volume I guess.
Forum: "The 33"-Road Bike Racing
01-09-22, 11:21 AM
Replies: 17,819
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Posted By TheKillerPenguin

5 hours today too! Sleeping and eating well is...

5 hours today too! Sleeping and eating well is doing wonders. I did not realize how ******g stressed out I was in grad school (along with all the other life stuff that has gone on).

That said my...
Forum: "The 33"-Road Bike Racing
01-08-22, 11:46 AM
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Posted By TheKillerPenguin

I input the weight that makes me look most pro.

I input the weight that makes me look most pro.
Forum: "The 33"-Road Bike Racing
01-07-22, 01:00 PM
Replies: 17,819
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Posted By TheKillerPenguin

It really does seem worth the effort. Looking at...

It really does seem worth the effort. Looking at my local Tuesday night TT course, a riding buddy that is my size goes 12 seconds faster than me over 10 miles while pushing 65 fewer watts. And he...
Forum: "The 33"-Road Bike Racing
01-06-22, 02:36 PM
Replies: 17,819
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Posted By TheKillerPenguin

I admire your patience/persistence with your TT...

I admire your patience/persistence with your TT setup. I keep telling myself I will take the time to dial my position in and then never do...
Forum: "The 33"-Road Bike Racing
01-06-22, 02:17 PM
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Posted By TheKillerPenguin

One of my fav workouts is 1x20 -> 50-60min tempo...

One of my fav workouts is 1x20 -> 50-60min tempo -> 1x20. The last 20min feels like death. It is glorious.
Forum: "The 33"-Road Bike Racing
01-05-22, 09:47 AM
Replies: 17,819
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Posted By TheKillerPenguin

VOS is like the least punchy course ever. IMO you...

VOS is like the least punchy course ever. IMO you are prob fine focusing on longer intervals for the TT and keeping volume high.
Forum: "The 33"-Road Bike Racing
01-04-22, 03:33 PM
Replies: 17,819
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Posted By TheKillerPenguin

I got in 17 hours last week, which is the most...

I got in 17 hours last week, which is the most I've done in a week in about 2 years. And on Sunday, I was able to do 20min at ftp sitting at -24tsb the day after a 3200kj ride. While I do not pay...
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