Do you get annoyed at people doing intervals/sprints?
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I do my intervals on the trainer as well - just easier to control. So on the road that makes me the old guy going along at a pretty good clip, occasionally getting leapfrogged. When I catch back up, I ask the rider what program they are doing. Most are more than happy to explain, and any awkwardness is gone the next time they blow by.
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When he passed, I'd just say "Don't mind me. I'm just doing intervals."
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I suspect he was making the mistake of thinking it was about him. You could ignore him, or as you passed him, or when he re-passed you, just say in an apologetic voice, "Intervals".
I play leapfrog with people all the time, largely because I'm large, and therefore fast on the downhills and slow on the uphills. But I really don't want to give up the momentum I gain on the downhills just because they'll pass me again later. I played leapfrog with one woman for 20 miles the other week - she and I were going the same average speed, but with me there's more 'fluctuation around the mean.' I hope she didn't think it was about her!
I play leapfrog with people all the time, largely because I'm large, and therefore fast on the downhills and slow on the uphills. But I really don't want to give up the momentum I gain on the downhills just because they'll pass me again later. I played leapfrog with one woman for 20 miles the other week - she and I were going the same average speed, but with me there's more 'fluctuation around the mean.' I hope she didn't think it was about her!
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you do you and don't worry about the perception of others unless you pass unsafely.
too many variables, goals, aims, competing agendas on your average road ride to continually smooth everyone's feathers down.
if you're on an easy ride, then it's never a problem. if you're on a training ride, you're on a training ride. sometimes you feel great
or blah when you start, then you feel worse or better. what's wrong with picking your spots or upping the ante here and there?
if grandpa or the young punk or the mamil doesn't like it, they can always reroute, lay back or blow past.
most people that ride enough will quickly figure out what's going on. if they don't, a wave/acknowledgment goes a long way.
and yes, "intervals" is always better than "strava segment" even if the latter is true.
too many variables, goals, aims, competing agendas on your average road ride to continually smooth everyone's feathers down.
if you're on an easy ride, then it's never a problem. if you're on a training ride, you're on a training ride. sometimes you feel great
or blah when you start, then you feel worse or better. what's wrong with picking your spots or upping the ante here and there?
if grandpa or the young punk or the mamil doesn't like it, they can always reroute, lay back or blow past.
most people that ride enough will quickly figure out what's going on. if they don't, a wave/acknowledgment goes a long way.
and yes, "intervals" is always better than "strava segment" even if the latter is true.
Last edited by diphthong; 08-25-20 at 01:06 AM.
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