Who wants to lose a stone by March - Week 2! (5-11th Jan)
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redddraggon wrote:a_n_t wrote:I did the chaingang and bombed after a lap.................not happy
Don't worry we dropped about 2/3s of the Intro Ride :oops: Don't know how we managed that :?
Hey, which one were you?
Yeah we did lose a few people. I guess thats easy to do on fast windy roads. :?0 -
bluecow wrote:redddraggon wrote:a_n_t wrote:I did the chaingang and bombed after a lap.................not happy
Don't worry we dropped about 2/3s of the Intro Ride :oops: Don't know how we managed that :?
Hey, which one were you?
Yeah we did lose a few people. I guess thats easy to do on fast windy roads. :?
I was the one who got a puncture. Seemed rather fast for an intro ride though, especially near the end, I guess we dropped the slower people at that junction so it didn't really matter in the end :?0 -
Yeah there was a definite change of pace towards the end. Which was good for me cause i was getting a bit cold. I feel nicely tired now though. Ive not done more than 50 miles in one ride since July. This is just the nudge i needed.0
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redddraggon wrote:bluecow wrote:redddraggon wrote:a_n_t wrote:I did the chaingang and bombed after a lap.................not happy
Don't worry we dropped about 2/3s of the Intro Ride :oops: Don't know how we managed that :?
Hey, which one were you?
Yeah we did lose a few people. I guess thats easy to do on fast windy roads. :?
I was the one who got a puncture. Seemed rather fast for an intro ride though, especially near the end, I guess we dropped the slower people at that junction so it didn't really matter in the end :?
Looks like you need some better tyres
bluecow wrote:Yeah there was a definite change of pace towards the end. Which was good for me cause i was getting a bit cold. I feel nicely tired now though. Ive not done more than 50 miles in one ride since July. This is just the nudge i needed.
Everyone vanished into nothingness by the looks of it, confused how they got lost :shock:
Did you cycle to the gatway? As I cycled to and from the gateway, both of which is 6.75 miles there and back and I only got 50miles altogether :?:
Either way it was a good ride and I think if I keep doing them it 'may' get my sleeping pattern correct so I'm not like a student bum getting up at 2PM.0 -
Yeah i cycled 14 miles there from Bury and got a lift back to Prestwich so only had to cycle back to Bury from there. so i added an extra 20 or so miles. My speedo clocked just over 60 miles, so its either a bit squiffy or the actual ride was longer than 36 miles.0
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bluecow wrote:Yeah i cycled 14 miles there from Bury and got a lift back to Prestwich so only had to cycle back to Bury from there. so i added an extra 20 or so miles. My speedo clocked just over 60 miles, so its either a bit squiffy or the actual ride was longer than 36 miles.
How long did it take from bury to the gateway? Must have been hard into a headwind :shock:0 -
It took about an hour. Wasn't too bad actually. After whitefield its all pretty much downhill or flat.0
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thats the only pain about the gateway, it's 8.5 miles from me but I guess to get to the peaks you have to go past it anyway. Plus its 17miles extra training!0
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a_n_t wrote:thats the only pain about the gateway, it's 8.5 miles from me but I guess to get to the peaks you have to go past it anyway. Plus its 17miles extra training!
8.5 miles through town? Don't you find the traffic lights a killer?
So if you are going on a club run at say 9AM what time would you set off to make sure you get there on time?0 -
I'm glad you were all able to get out and about today. -10C here and light snow this morning, so ended up doing 62 hamster miles on the turbo. Character building, I think they call it...0
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I'm going on my club ride tomorrow. Haven't been for a while so should be interesting since these guys have been getting the miles in at speed.Paul0
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this week lost 1kg down to 86.5kg
mon - wed 16 miles/day commute
thurs wimped out went in car pouring down and windy
fri 16 mile commute
sat 30 miles very hilly
sun easy 20 miles0 -
Well, back on the trainer Thurs after nearly 2 weeks off due to acute bronchitis and 1 kilo on
Anyhoo, had a cracking ride today (Sun) including the fantastic Swiss Hill.
THURS-
Just a spin to get the legs moving again
Entire workout (98 watts):
Duration: 40:05
Work: 235 kJ
TSS: 13.6 (intensity factor 0.451)
Norm Power: 99
VI: 1.01
Pw:HR: 0.26%
Pa:HR: 3.69%
Distance: 10.298 mi
Min Max Avg
Power: 0 163 98 watts
Heart Rate: 95 144 126 bpm
Cadence: 42 94 84 rpm
Speed: 10.7 17.6 15.4 mph
Pace 3:25 5:37 3:54 min/mi
FRI -
As per Thurs but a little bit harder
Entire workout (122 watts):
Duration: 45:27 (45:55)
Work: 330 kJ
TSS: 29.2 (intensity factor 0.624)
Norm Power: 137
VI: 1.12
Pw:HR: -12.76%
Pa:HR: -10.89%
Distance: 13.205 mi
Min Max Avg
Power: 0 285 122 watts
Heart Rate: 91 165 134 bpm
Cadence: 32 102 82 rpm
Speed: 2.5 28.5 17.6 mph
Pace 2:06 24:08 3:25 min/mi
SAT-
First ride outside, nice easy spinning
Entire workout (169 watts):
Duration: 1:00:23 (1:01:11)
Work: 610 kJ
TSS: 84.1 (intensity factor 0.917)
Norm Power: 201
VI: 1.19
Pw:HR: 2.3%
Pa:HR: -4.17%
Distance: 14.79 mi
Min Max Avg
Power: 0 659 169 watts
Heart Rate: 99 182 155 bpm
Cadence: 30 244 72 rpm
Speed: 2.3 29.3 14.8 mph
Pace 2:03 26:06 4:04 min/mi
SUN-
Good easy paced ride. Discovered the joy of Swiss Hill. It's now my favourite climb. Awesome technical fun. Bit slippy though as it was wet, MTBing technique works wonders as remaining seated is a must, you have to be really smooth with the power or you lose your back wheel.
Entire workout (159 watts):
Duration: 2:05:07 (2:54:45)
Work: 1183 kJ
TSS: 151.2 (intensity factor 0.855)
Norm Power: 205
VI: 1.29
Pw:HR: 9.38%
Pa:HR: 6.3%
Distance: 29.349 mi
Min Max Avg
Power: 0 780 159 watts
Heart Rate: 85 185 148 bpm
Cadence: 27 222 74 rpm
Speed: 2.3 33.1 14.2 mph
Pace 1:49 26:06 4:14 min/mi0 -
Weighed in this morning at 16st6, a gain of two pounds. Not too worried as I think I did everything right this week and there is no increase in my waist measurement: the dieting should show up eventually! If there's no sign of movement next week, I may have to think about cutting down on my baseline calories (the amount I take in before accounting for exercise). Unfortunately, as you get lighter, you need even less food to stay there.
As for exercise...
Mon: rest day; Tue: 2hrs of weights and fast walking in the gym in the early morning followed by a 1hr15mins walk home in the evening; Wed: 2hrs on the turbo (base miles with some pedalling drills); Thu. another 2hrs of weights and fast walking at the gym in the early morning, followed by 1hr10mins on the turbo in the evening (base miles and resistance intervals); Fri: rest day; Sat: 4hrs on the turbo (base miles, pedalling drills, resistance intervals); Sun: 45 mins on the turbo (recovery ride)
Next week is a recovery week for me, so a much lighter load (and a vomit inducing field test ) before starting on my next training block 0 -
This is last weeks thread. Patience people... sheesh
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Napoleon D, this is all very commendable, but i have no clue what you're on about. :shock:0
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Bluecow, it's just facts and figures, they don't mean anything but seeing all that information makes you feel like you've done more 0
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I only had a merino top and that Gore jacket, and then tights with the waterproof pants. They werent warm, just windproof.
I really regretted wearing the pants, just cause they were uncomfortable. I'll get my legs out next time
I dont know how that guy managed in shorts.0 -
And it was subzero with the windchill 0
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Yeah theyre def not as warm as they are baggy! Thats why they were so uncomfortable. And they are too big to pack away in the my back pocket. Doh.
I dont remember if that guy finished with us or he was one of the lost souls...0 -
Lost just under a kilo, I think most of it was water loss from the intro ride. I drank 1.5 litres on the ride then spent the rest of saturday drinking water maybe the crash put some holes in my skin and i'm leaking.0
