Embarrassed, ashamed & angry.

napoleond

smidsy wrote:

NapoleonD wrote:

Last few miles everyone was strung out

Fair point, I do remember that. Never noticed the Ego thing is what I really meant.

Anyway if you do one this year I will be with you as I have not ridden properly for 6 months (about 10 days total in that time).

It was more among the non-forumites...

pinno

Mikey23 wrote:

@frankthetank... Don't let the nasty people get to you. It's obviously been a pretty traumatic experience ... Big manly hugs mate. (Said with absolute sincerity)

If the weathers been anything like it has been here over the weekend you did well to get out at all. I've bailed out twice and had happy times on the turbo...

No such thing, you're a liar.

Philly8mt

Sort of similar ... It's took me an age to get my fourteen year old boy interested in road cycling. Anyway he expressed an interest and I duly purchased him a bike for Xmas. As soon as the weather allowed I suggested a ride on some quiet country lanes. Admittedly I was suffering a little with a passing cold .. But .. I can handle that can't i?
He slaughtered me! After eight mile and half a hill I was done in, couldn't breathe and coughing my guts up.
How bad did I feel?!?!?

twist83

It happens plus if you have not ridden that distance before mentally and I guess to some extent physically it is like hitting a wall.

I remember last year, longest rides we had been doing was about 45-50 miles. Those 45-50 miles were done with climb of about 5000ft over the duration. We then decided in preperation to do a 80 mile ready for a Sportive which was 102.

It was a flatter route but literally hit about 58 miles and went from being comfortable to drained. Had to stop and get some extra food in and then it would be peaks and dips over the next 20 miles. It was torture even though climbing was about 3000ft. Next few times we did it, it was fine.

Same thing happened on the century as well got past about 85 miles and it was like a wall. Pretty sure it was mostly mental. Nothing to be ashamed off though

smidsy

Hitting a wall in nothing more than lycra is defintiley mental :-)

Old_Timer

Write it off as your one bad day for the year and carry on, Frank. Fuel for the fires so you can just get out and ride the wheels off yer bike.

Sounds like your mate is the kind of man to ride with, no abandoning a mate when he is down, cheers to him.

Mikey23

@p ... Should have been italicised ...

keef66

Philly8mt wrote:

Sort of similar ... It's took me an age to get my fourteen year old boy interested in road cycling. Anyway he expressed an interest and I duly purchased him a bike for Xmas. As soon as the weather allowed I suggested a ride on some quiet country lanes. Admittedly I was suffering a little with a passing cold .. But .. I can handle that can't i?
He slaughtered me! After eight mile and half a hill I was done in, couldn't breathe and coughing my guts up.
How bad did I feel?!?!?

That's usually what happens to me (56) when I ride with my now 25 year old son. He's no cyclist but otherwise very fit, and he usually goes off like a hare and has to wait for me at the top of the hills. Last time out though I was flying and he was struggling, so my steady winter miles are paying off

Philly8mt

keef66 wrote:

Philly8mt wrote:

Sort of similar ... It's took me an age to get my fourteen year old boy interested in road cycling. Anyway he expressed an interest and I duly purchased him a bike for Xmas. As soon as the weather allowed I suggested a ride on some quiet country lanes. Admittedly I was suffering a little with a passing cold .. But .. I can handle that can't i?
He slaughtered me! After eight mile and half a hill I was done in, couldn't breathe and coughing my guts up.
How bad did I feel?!?!?

That's usually what happens to me (56) when I ride with my now 25 year old son. He's no cyclist but otherwise very fit, and he usually goes off like a hare and has to wait for me at the top of the hills. Last time out though I was flying and he was struggling, so my steady winter miles are paying off

Well I def have to sneak a few miles in without him during the week .. Because the weekends are gonna be a whole boat load of pain and humiliation otherwise!!!!

Moonbiker

I like when stuff like that happens as it motivates me to rider faster.

Being fastest all the time isn't as fun as desperately trying not to get dropped.

smidsy

Philly8mt wrote:

Well I def have to sneak a few miles in without him during the week .. Because the weekends are gonna be a whole boat load of pain and humiliation otherwise!!!!

Living in Chesterfield is not exactly breaking you in gently with the terrain round there, time on the bike will soon have you keeping up I am sure.

Secret training is always fun - you go back after a few weeks and all of a sudden they can't believe its you.

Turbo sessions can be good for building (doing intervals and the like). Helped me no end putting in 4 or 5 hours a week on the turbo in between proper rides when time permitted.

Philly8mt

smidsy wrote:

Philly8mt wrote:

Well I def have to sneak a few miles in without him during the week .. Because the weekends are gonna be a whole boat load of pain and humiliation otherwise!!!!

Living in Chesterfield is not exactly breaking you in gently with the terrain round there, time on the bike will soon have you keeping up I am sure.

Secret training is always fun - you go back after a few weeks and all of a sudden they can't believe its you.

Turbo sessions can be good for building (doing intervals and the like). Helped me no end putting in 4 or 5 hours a week on the turbo in between proper rides when time permitted.

I've sneaked a turbo in lol .... It's amazing how being dropped by my lad has motivated me! He may end up being the best training tool I've ever had

tim_wand

Frank, I ve now seen the pictures from your ride, I reckon you did Okay mate

http://www.bikeradar.com/road/news/arti ... eek-39780/

Frank the tank

Some people are harsh.

Sirius631

Frank the tank wrote:

My cycling has been going well this year, with what for me is a good solid start, riding regularly but nothing above 34miles but mid to high 20's regular.

Less than 34 miles in the mid to high 20's; that doesn't sound like a solid start to me. You need longer rides at a paces that puts you in your level two heart rate zone. You've been working too hard for not long enough. The result is that you have very little endurance.

Frank the tank

Sirius631 wrote:

Frank the tank wrote:

My cycling has been going well this year, with what for me is a good solid start, riding regularly but nothing above 34miles but mid to high 20's regular.

Less than 34 miles in the mid to high 20's; that doesn't sound like a solid start to me. You need longer rides at a paces that puts you in your level two heart rate zone. You've been working too hard for not long enough. The result is that you have very little endurance.

Hear what you're saying mate, however FOR ME it has been a solid start. Riding regular rather than not so regular but longer. I always struggle with the cold truth be told so, up until the aforementioned ride I had been happy with how things were going. Endurance is not usually a problem for me, hence, my frustration.

Frank the tank

Just been diagnosed as having an under active thyroid gland, hence lack of energy.

Glad to say it wasn't "all in my head". We all know our bodies the best.

At least it's easy remedied.

random man

I'm pleased to hear you've got a diagnosis mate, hope it gets sorted soon, so I can drag you round Derbyshire, you've got some training to do

BelgianBeerGeek

At last FtT is out there, and not just spouting off. Seriously, it' s good to get a handle on what you've got. See you on the road, maybe.
Gobbin off really, I'll see you out there. :oops:

Frank the tank

random man wrote:

I'm pleased to hear you've got a diagnosis mate, hope it gets sorted soon, so I can drag you round Derbyshire, you've got some training to do

It's a tablet a day 'til I "snuff it" from now, the level of medication has just got to be sorted and that'll take a few months.

Thing is I'll be able to press on with the training now mate. You'll just have to hold back on my good hidings for a while.