The training thread: How was yours? (today/yesterday/etc)
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Re: The training thread: How was yours? (today/yesterday/etc)
Postby andrewjcw » Mon Jul 23, 2018 10:56 am
I had originally planned to do a bit of an effort on Saturday but while the day was sunny enough the wind really wasn't helping and my ride quickly turned into a easy loop about the city. By Sunday morning the wind had fairly well died down so I headed out with more enthusiasm I'd seen in a long time.
Merewether velodrome is really just a sporting field with a wide smooth flat 400m bitumen track around the outside. It mightn't sound like much but it's actually a very useful place for a cyclist, perfect for any sort of efforts/testing. I did originally plan for a 20min best power test, and went out trying to keep the power around 300 -310. I made it to 10 minutes ok but then stopped to see if another cyclist needed help (he was stopped with his hand up on the track). I think given this being a first serious effort in a long time that only doing 10 minutes probably wasn't a bad idea.
Anyway, the current plan is to just ride more and get the weight heading down and power heading up.
Weight: 95kg
20min Power: ~300w
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Postby g-boaf » Mon Jul 23, 2018 6:57 pm
Looks like fun.andrewjcw wrote:Well I've had a rough 2 months battling off winter viruses, and the 4 months this year before that were just riding to work so I figure it's about time to get a bit more keen.
I had originally planned to do a bit of an effort on Saturday but while the day was sunny enough the wind really wasn't helping and my ride quickly turned into a easy loop about the city. By Sunday morning the wind had fairly well died down so I headed out with more enthusiasm I'd seen in a long time.
Merewether velodrome is really just a sporting field with a wide smooth flat 400m bitumen track around the outside. It mightn't sound like much but it's actually a very useful place for a cyclist, perfect for any sort of efforts/testing. I did originally plan for a 20min best power test, and went out trying to keep the power around 300 -310. I made it to 10 minutes ok but then stopped to see if another cyclist needed help (he was stopped with his hand up on the track). I think given this being a first serious effort in a long time that only doing 10 minutes probably wasn't a bad idea.
Anyway, the current plan is to just ride more and get the weight heading down and power heading up.
Weight: 95kg
20min Power: ~300w
I'd like to get out more on the local track myself but I don't know if it is open or even used anymore. I'll leave that until I get back from Switzerland and France.
I've let the structured training slip a little bit. Mainly commute rides, one interval session last week and some 100km weekend rides. Not liking the cold weather much.
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Re: The training thread: How was yours? (today/yesterday/etc)
Postby andrewjcw » Mon Jul 30, 2018 12:06 pm
What I didn't expect was feeling flat and sore on Sunday, so that put to bed any ideas of any more riding. Figured it's best to rest up and get ready for another week of commuting. I did manage to do 20 mins of yoga off a youtube video last night which I'm pretty happy with. Haven't really done any stretching in years and I can feel bad things coming with more riding on the cards if I don't do anything so we'll see how this goes.
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Re: The training thread: How was yours? (today/yesterday/etc)
Postby g-boaf » Mon Jul 30, 2018 1:25 pm
The other ride was just in lovely warm weather, but incredibly gusty conditions - spent most of the time trying to avoid being blown over.
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Re: The training thread: How was yours? (today/yesterday/etc)
Postby g-boaf » Wed Aug 29, 2018 12:38 am
107km and more than 4000m+. Incredible day.
Alpe D'Huez is insanely awesome to ride down - it is the most fun you can have riding a bicycle.
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Postby you cannot be sirrus » Wed Aug 29, 2018 7:20 am
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Postby RobertL » Wed Aug 29, 2018 2:17 pm
I'm not jealous. Not at all. Not in the slightestg-boaf wrote:Had a blast today riding up the Galibier, Sarenne and a couple of others, also did a spectacular descent of Alpe D'Huez, same with the descent of Galibier, I was in a very fast bunch and we were flying.
107km and more than 4000m+. Incredible day.
Alpe D'Huez is insanely awesome to ride down - it is the most fun you can have riding a bicycle.
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Re: The training thread: How was yours? (today/yesterday/etc)
Postby biker jk » Wed Aug 29, 2018 2:54 pm
Sounds harder than Stage 2. Did you enjoy the Madeleine? I did it some years ago now.g-boaf wrote:Had a blast today riding up the Galibier, Sarenne and a couple of others, also did a spectacular descent of Alpe D'Huez, same with the descent of Galibier, I was in a very fast bunch and we were flying.
107km and more than 4000m+. Incredible day.
Alpe D'Huez is insanely awesome to ride down - it is the most fun you can have riding a bicycle.
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Re: The training thread: How was yours? (today/yesterday/etc)
Postby g-boaf » Thu Aug 30, 2018 10:33 pm
I had a pretty decent ride today.
I'm out of the running overall so I'm just having fun now.
So from what started as a disaster with a damaged bike and then a niggling injury from pushing big gearing on a Mavic neutral support bike has turned out okay.
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Postby g-boaf » Sat Sep 01, 2018 12:02 am
Bonette is the highest I've ever ridden - everything up there is totally barren. The descent off there is enormous as well.
That would be the longest descent I've done- and that's even with the high speeds.
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Postby g-boaf » Sun Sep 02, 2018 12:13 am
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Re: The training thread: How was yours? (today/yesterday/etc)
Postby nemo57 » Mon Sep 10, 2018 9:07 pm
Unbelievable! I guess Sunday was easier than some of the previous week, but whew ...g-boaf wrote:Rode Auron to Nice today - via St Martin and Eze. 141km and 2649m today. Very nice ride with some gigantic high speed descents.
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Postby g-boaf » Sat Sep 22, 2018 5:50 pm
It feels a long time ago already! It's all beautiful riding, absolutely sublime part of the world.nemo57 wrote:Unbelievable! I guess Sunday was easier than some of the previous week, but whew ...g-boaf wrote:Rode Auron to Nice today - via St Martin and Eze. 141km and 2649m today. Very nice ride with some gigantic high speed descents.
I'm super busy at work now. Getting over a nasty cold, but back on the bike again. Even with that, today put out a 5 minute power best, so that's good. Feels like I'm finally getting over it properly.
Was noticing the Haute Route Dolomites (3 days) is on now, they've just done Stage 1, I recognised so many places on that video:
At 2:51, I've been there - that's Sella. Lavaze in the video is another place I've been. They had a pretty nasty stage one, 124km and 4400m+ - that's massive. Canazei too, been there as well.
I'll use the trainer a bit in the coming weeks for some longer intervals that are too difficult to do on the bike outside.
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Postby g-boaf » Thu Oct 11, 2018 9:30 pm
I'm doing 60 and 90 minute over/under intervals. They are working well.
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Postby g-boaf » Tue Dec 04, 2018 9:10 pm
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Postby g-boaf » Tue Feb 12, 2019 11:14 am
Nice riding. Might try to get up to 800m or 1000m today if time allows.
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Re: The training thread: How was yours? (today/yesterday/etc)
Postby RobertL » Tue Feb 12, 2019 12:08 pm
* One weekend group ride - typically 60+km, with somewhere between 400 and 900m climbing, at a pace that is pretty tough for me.
* One midweek hill ride - about 40km with 700+m climbing. Really, though, it's all about 2 ascents of Mt Coot-tha; so 2 x 10-15min at threshold-ish.
* One midweek paceline - 20min at threshold + 5min hard at the end.
* A crit race once overy 3 or 4 weeks. Sometimes instead of the weekend group ride, sometimes in addition to it.
* Commuting 4 or 5 days a week.
The midweek hill and paceline ride involve commuting, so on those days I just ride to get to home/to work.
I try to throw in some intervals on one other commute day - several one or two minute intervals usually on the hills near my house. I could do longer intervals, but that would mean going a bit further out of my way, and I really think that the shorter intervals are probably better for me.
I'm averaging 200km per week this year so far, with a minimum of 180km and a max of 260km.
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Re: The training thread: How was yours? (today/yesterday/etc)
Postby g-boaf » Sun Feb 17, 2019 4:40 pm
I've been doing hill repeats of what little hills there are around my area - seems to be doing the trick. No trainer intervals for a long while, the weather is beautiful at the moment so I'm doing real rides (more enjoyable).
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Re: The training thread: How was yours? (today/yesterday/etc)
Postby RichWard » Tue Feb 26, 2019 2:24 am
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Postby g-boaf » Tue Feb 26, 2019 12:20 pm
What cranks do you have already? If you have Shimano Ultegra, perhaps consider a single-side Pioneer setup. That will get you going and should be reliable enough.RichWard wrote:I'm interested in improving my overall power output and FTP. I think I'm looking for a power meter, can anybody suggest any cheap but reliable power meters?
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Re: The training thread: How was yours? (today/yesterday/etc)
Postby RichWard » Tue Feb 26, 2019 9:10 pm
I do run a Shimano Ultegra, how on earth did you know? I've been looking into a British company called Avio Sports. They've just posted a comparison video on their Facebook page running their power meter against SRM and Powertap, looks spot on to me. And for just a fraction of the price. £199 works out about 366AUD. Looks good to me.g-boaf wrote:What cranks do you have already? If you have Shimano Ultegra, perhaps consider a single-side Pioneer setup. That will get you going and should be reliable enough.RichWard wrote:I'm interested in improving my overall power output and FTP. I think I'm looking for a power meter, can anybody suggest any cheap but reliable power meters?
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Re: The training thread: How was yours? (today/yesterday/etc)
Postby g-boaf » Tue May 21, 2019 9:01 pm
Knee still has some swelling, but it isn’t infected and isn’t painful. The remaining wound is healing up, slowly.
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Re: The training thread: How was yours? (today/yesterday/etc)
Postby jasonc » Tue May 21, 2019 9:04 pm
Try this:g-boaf wrote:Trying some trainer rides to get rid of the stiffness in my left leg. Heart rate is way too high - up at 190+bpm. These 2.5 weeks after the crash have wrecked my fitness. I’m not enjoying those trainer rides I must admit.
Do a ride (20-30 minutes)
Wait 2-3 hours and try again. See if the heart rate is lower. Will tell you if something is wrong or is it just "freshness"
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Re: The training thread: How was yours? (today/yesterday/etc)
Postby g-boaf » Sat May 25, 2019 3:53 pm
jasonc wrote:Try this:g-boaf wrote:Trying some trainer rides to get rid of the stiffness in my left leg. Heart rate is way too high - up at 190+bpm. These 2.5 weeks after the crash have wrecked my fitness. I’m not enjoying those trainer rides I must admit.
Do a ride (20-30 minutes)
Wait 2-3 hours and try again. See if the heart rate is lower. Will tell you if something is wrong or is it just "freshness"
I think it might just be "freshness"- power is coming back a bit, heart rate is still high and I did manage to hit 197bpm today, though I was pushing it a bit.
One good thing is that trainer rides are getting rid of the swelling in the knee - that makes a lot of difference with being able to bend the knee and move my leg properly.
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