Eugene Oppelt Posted February 10, 2015 Posted February 10, 2015 A bit of a bump to the thread: CAM MEYER TAKES OVERALL AT JAYCO' One of the most decisive moments of the whole race was when Meyer got in the 21-rider breakaway at the very start of stage 1, as the race hit the steep climb up Mount Macedon. Meyer reportedly averaged 370 watts (5.4W/kg) for more than 16 minutes to get in the break. Later in the stage, as he and Joe Cooper broke clear of the lead group, Meyer average 383W (5.6W/kg) for the final 13 minutes to the finish. His sprint to win the stage: 792W for 29 seconds. Check www.bikeradar.com for more details.
Jaco-fiets Posted February 11, 2015 Posted February 11, 2015 TSS of 106622hrs 35 mins on the bike.8800m of climbing....Where do you get the time for this? I am happy with 8hrs and in heaven with 10hrs. Lucky bugger
Eugene Oppelt Posted February 11, 2015 Posted February 11, 2015 Where do you get the time for this? I am happy with 8hrs and in heaven with 10hrs. Lucky buggerThat's why he calls himself GodzillaCheck out that total ascent too Hehehe
NotSoBigBen Posted February 11, 2015 Posted February 11, 2015 Where do you get the time for this? I am happy with 8hrs and in heaven with 10hrs. Lucky bugger I was told a while ago by a 'well known' coach that unless you're a professional you really don't need to ride more than 10hrs per week if you're training correctly (mixture of intervals, easy rides and endurance rides) - he did mention that if you're preparing for a serious endurance event (Epic etc.?) there would be an exception.
Godzilla Posted February 24, 2015 Posted February 24, 2015 Where do you get the time for this? I am happy with 8hrs and in heaven with 10hrs. Lucky buggerEpic base training in December. Forgot what my daughters looked like for 3 weeks.22 hours, 19 hours, then 23 hour weeks in a row. Nope, i am not proud of it. Actually felt guilty as hell doing this during their school holidays. My Epic coach said i would thank him later.Lets pray.
WrightJnr Posted February 24, 2015 Posted February 24, 2015 Sometimes we underestimate the sacrifices our families make for us while we go chase our dreams. As long as we acknowledge it and make it up.
Patchelicious Posted March 9, 2015 Posted March 9, 2015 Nice week, TdB helped it along a bit. TSS 1190IF 0.8216h40mins
NotSoBigBen Posted March 9, 2015 Posted March 9, 2015 Best week in a long time, going away camping again this coming weekend so an easy week ahead with just some exploring on my Monstercross when we there. TSS 727IF 0.6515:54
Frosty Posted March 9, 2015 Posted March 9, 2015 Have been doing 2 sessions on the watt bike per week, and then 1 ride, maybe 2 for the rest of the week. My numbers look like it's a base training phase, but it's been anything but - more like a building phase. FTP up by 25% from December - based on results from watt bike 20-min tests.Power/Mass up by 1W/Kg (power up and body mass/fat% down). Weekly low and high (in brackets)TSS - (261 - 430)IF - (0.69 - 1.1)Duration - (4:30 - 8:40) Sometimes the numbers don't really matter.
Frosty Posted April 13, 2015 Posted April 13, 2015 Biggest week for me this year, so far... :clap: TSS - 745.3IF - 0.76Duration: 12:07:19
NotSoBigBen Posted April 13, 2015 Posted April 13, 2015 Mmmmmmm damn, because of the long weekend and having built a new bike (that new bike 'placebo' excitement) put in a monster week that I'm sure I will never repeat ..... TSS - 1003IF - 0.66Duration - 20:36 Off to the Delta Dash 6hr this weekend so rest today, easy peasy rides the next 3 days, rest Friday then go see how it goes. No expectations just want to keep riding the whole time.
Bianchisti Posted April 13, 2015 Posted April 13, 2015 FTP up by 25% from December - based on results from watt bike 20-min tests.Power/Mass up by 1W/Kg (power up and body mass/fat% down).Whaaaaaat???? 25% in 12 weeks? Damn dude. Well done. At that rate you can turn Pro by 2016. I got excited about 12% over the same period. Hope to add the same percentage over the next quarter at the least. Or even more considering I've had 2 colds so far. Nearly 6 weeks of racing/tapering and lots of travel. Last race coming weekend and then its 12 weeks to load up on the TSS.
Frosty Posted April 14, 2015 Posted April 14, 2015 Whaaaaaat???? 25% in 12 weeks? Damn dude. Well done. At that rate you can turn Pro by 2016. I got excited about 12% over the same period. Hope to add the same percentage over the next quarter at the least. Or even more considering I've had 2 colds so far. Nearly 6 weeks of racing/tapering and lots of travel. Last race coming weekend and then its 12 weeks to load up on the TSS.I've come back after 4 years of being a fun/club rider, mainly due to me wanting to spend time with my daughters. So the "then" and "now" paints a completely different picture, and one of the reasons for the 25%. I picked a race each year to build towards (probably 6 weeks prior), just to keep my seeding in check. That was so frustrating because I knew what I was capable of, but I couldn't get there or stay there. The last 6 months have been a lot more focused to get back to a level where I can (try) compete again in the Vets category. Still have a long way to go, and the improvement (in %) will become less and less as the training progresses. I'm doing a VO2max test on Friday - my next baseline to then compare for the next year or two. Let's see what happens next.
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NotSoBigBen Posted May 26, 2015 Posted May 26, 2015 Think I got that 'taper' right for this passed weekends Walkerville race .....
Bianchisti Posted May 29, 2015 Posted May 29, 2015 I've come back after 4 years of being a fun/club rider, mainly due to me wanting to spend time with my daughters. So the "then" and "now" paints a completely different picture, and one of the reasons for the 25%. I picked a race each year to build towards (probably 6 weeks prior), just to keep my seeding in check. That was so frustrating because I knew what I was capable of, but I couldn't get there or stay there. The last 6 months have been a lot more focused to get back to a level where I can (try) compete again in the Vets category. Still have a long way to go, and the improvement (in %) will become less and less as the training progresses. I'm doing a VO2max test on Friday - my next baseline to then compare for the next year or two. Let's see what happens next.How are you getting on with this comeback2.0? What races you doing?
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