Cycle cross-training
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Re: Cycle cross-training
Congratulations on your SB, Colin! =D> =D> =D>
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Re: Cycle cross-training
Still loving the pictures Huw
Great work on 2 consecutive SBs for 30 mins Col =D>
Great work on 2 consecutive SBs for 30 mins Col =D>
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Re: Cycle cross-training
Thanks Zoot & Al,
Trying to do a bike day followed by a erg day, it seems to be working for the bike but the erg sessions seem so hard to progress.
Yesterday bike turbo session 20min in aero position with 10 mins WU & CD on the tops I was pleased with this session as the HR was much lower for a faster pace (still hard though).
http://connect.garmin.com/activity/330721702
Today erg session a solstice HM, overheating big time thus very very sweaty.
Trying to do a bike day followed by a erg day, it seems to be working for the bike but the erg sessions seem so hard to progress.
Yesterday bike turbo session 20min in aero position with 10 mins WU & CD on the tops I was pleased with this session as the HR was much lower for a faster pace (still hard though).
http://connect.garmin.com/activity/330721702
Today erg session a solstice HM, overheating big time thus very very sweaty.
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Re: Cycle cross-training
Very nice Colin
I did a 25 mile loosener on the bike - last before the 100mile sportive on Sunday
I had to try a bit though - a couple of KOM attempts and a new hill - taken gently
tried for 3 - got two
http://app.strava.com/activities/61901059
Pub tonight, sail tomorrow and early to bed
I did a 25 mile loosener on the bike - last before the 100mile sportive on Sunday
I had to try a bit though - a couple of KOM attempts and a new hill - taken gently
tried for 3 - got two
http://app.strava.com/activities/61901059
Pub tonight, sail tomorrow and early to bed
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Re: Cycle cross-training
Enjoy your sportive Huw hope it's not too fast find a good wheel and hang on for dear life
Beacon Audax for me today.
http://app.strava.com/activities/62374868
Beacon Audax for me today.
http://app.strava.com/activities/62374868
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Re: Cycle cross-training
Not a bad time at all, Colin - 85 miles in a little over 5.5 hours with almost 4,000 feet of climbing! Well Done. =D> =D>
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Re: Cycle cross-training
Yep well done Colin - great effortzootMutant wrote:Not a bad time at all, Colin - 85 miles in a little over 5.5 hours with almost 4,000 feet of climbing! Well Done. =D> =D>
My Dartmoor sportive was also a success - 108 miles in just over seven and a half hours - av 14.3 mph
45 miles ish today - few hills - 11 mph through winding lanes - very relaxing
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Re: Cycle cross-training
Cheers guys.
Likewise just a potter today Saracens Club run just to spin out the legs after Sundays effort. A lovely sunny day on nice flat lanes.
http://connect.garmin.com/activity/333054639
Likewise just a potter today Saracens Club run just to spin out the legs after Sundays effort. A lovely sunny day on nice flat lanes.
http://connect.garmin.com/activity/333054639
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Re: Cycle cross-training
Mega miles from our Super Cyclists-well done Huw and Colin amazing distances =D> =D>
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Re: Cycle cross-training
Thanks Alan & Huw.
Just an update re last Thursdays open 10 mile TT (Club champs) on a very wet and windy evening, equalled my come back PB of 29:05 (only 6 mins to shave off now) set on the same course, so I'm happy as the conditions were atrocious with loads of non starters.
http://app.strava.com/activities/63271890
Just an update re last Thursdays open 10 mile TT (Club champs) on a very wet and windy evening, equalled my come back PB of 29:05 (only 6 mins to shave off now) set on the same course, so I'm happy as the conditions were atrocious with loads of non starters.
http://app.strava.com/activities/63271890
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Re: Cycle cross-training
Well done again Colin
Welly Wheeler Sunday 50 miler for me
http://ridewithgps.com/trips/1451922
Pushed a few hills but was generally a sociable ride to Escot Park for Coffee and Flapjack
TE 2.5 ticking over only
Welly Wheeler Sunday 50 miler for me
http://ridewithgps.com/trips/1451922
Pushed a few hills but was generally a sociable ride to Escot Park for Coffee and Flapjack
TE 2.5 ticking over only
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Re: Cycle cross-training
Well done on the 10 mile TT Colin =D>
50 miles must seem like a sprint to you nowadays Huw =D>
50 miles must seem like a sprint to you nowadays Huw =D>
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Re: Cycle cross-training
Well possibly Alan
Great day - very warm 27deg+
Went cycling with Ian and Chris - 80 miles (128) av 17.4 mph (27.9 k/h) - up a few hills
http://ridewithgps.com/trips/1480968
then lunch at marco pierre white's place - the Horse and Groom at Charlton.... for a posh BLT with complementary soup!
Pleased as was climbing well today - also pleased as the middle 38 miles was at average 20 mph (after the hills but before the built up areas and traffic).
Back through the very picturesque Cotswolds past Malmsbury Abbey
TE 3.2, 2 pints lots of sweat!
Great day - very warm 27deg+
Went cycling with Ian and Chris - 80 miles (128) av 17.4 mph (27.9 k/h) - up a few hills
http://ridewithgps.com/trips/1480968
then lunch at marco pierre white's place - the Horse and Groom at Charlton.... for a posh BLT with complementary soup!
Pleased as was climbing well today - also pleased as the middle 38 miles was at average 20 mph (after the hills but before the built up areas and traffic).
Back through the very picturesque Cotswolds past Malmsbury Abbey
TE 3.2, 2 pints lots of sweat!
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Re: Cycle cross-training
Well done on the TT Colin! =D> =D> =D>
Huw - keep those pictures coming!
Huw - keep those pictures coming!
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To hot to TT on Tuesday evening 27 deg. Having done a hard 30 mins on RP for a SB 7152m in the morning.
So having chickened out last night It had to be another 30 min on RP this morning still very warm at 26 deg. Joined by Wolfie, Thomas WP, Bangers, David S and 7 ? others. It seems that I have done a quite a few 30 mins over the last month.
So having chickened out last night It had to be another 30 min on RP this morning still very warm at 26 deg. Joined by Wolfie, Thomas WP, Bangers, David S and 7 ? others. It seems that I have done a quite a few 30 mins over the last month.
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Great stuff Colin =D> , nice to see the old FS crew out with you, Thomas, Wolfie and Bangers too
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Re: Cycle cross-training
Seems a bit quiet on the Western front lately so here's my last couple rides.
Sunday was a very warm and humid MC & AC Midlander Audax
http://ridewithgps.com/trips/1497224
Today again a warm/ humid club run with a lot more hills (good training for Somerset )
http://ridewithgps.com/trips/1504152
Sunday was a very warm and humid MC & AC Midlander Audax
http://ridewithgps.com/trips/1497224
Today again a warm/ humid club run with a lot more hills (good training for Somerset )
http://ridewithgps.com/trips/1504152
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Yes, I was there on the 30 minutes. Still alive I'm also still cycling once a week. I've got my average speed up to 15 mph (24+kph) over two hours. I think with proper shoes and pedals and a better bike I might not embarrass myself too much if seen on the road.
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Thomas W-P wrote:Yes, I was there on the 30 minutes. Still alive I'm also still cycling once a week. I've got my average speed up to 15 mph (24+kph) over two hours. I think with proper shoes and pedals and a better bike I might not embarrass myself too much if seen on the road.
Well done Thomas - very respectable indeed
Bike/wheels makes a tremendous difference - I gained 2mph overnight!
Nice 30 miler after work for me - solo
http://ridewithgps.com/trips/1505356
TE 3.2
Pushed some of the hills to get a strava 2nd and third - and the Wivvy-Milverton Rbt to Rbt run at the beginning and end
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Nice rides Colin and Huw-thanks for the pic Huw
Where's your pix Colin ?
Where's your pix Colin ?
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Out at 7pm for a longer ride - finishing after dark - Sunset over Minehead
50 miles - up a few cat 3 and 4s - quite bizarre just pushing up the hill not really knowing where you are related to the top, just trying to keep the cadence up
http://ridewithgps.com/trips/1513735
TE 3.7 - pushed the hills but cruised the rest
Great helmet light - exposure diablo - amazing led power illuminating the lane descents.
50 miles - up a few cat 3 and 4s - quite bizarre just pushing up the hill not really knowing where you are related to the top, just trying to keep the cadence up
http://ridewithgps.com/trips/1513735
TE 3.7 - pushed the hills but cruised the rest
Great helmet light - exposure diablo - amazing led power illuminating the lane descents.
Aged 61, 182 cm 80 kg.
Ut2 130-137 (1:59+) ut1 138-151 (1:53+) AT 152-161 (1:48+) TR 162-171 (1:38+) AN 172+ (<1:38)
Ut2 130-137 (1:59+) ut1 138-151 (1:53+) AT 152-161 (1:48+) TR 162-171 (1:38+) AN 172+ (<1:38)
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Re: Cycle cross-training
Sounds great. One of favorite rows started around sunset and finished well after dark. It was almost surreal. I couldn't call it peaceful, because I was working pretty hard, but I felt extremely focused because I was not distracted by all the sights around me.
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Sounds great Huw-just like Chris Froome in fact
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Re: Cycle cross-training
Hi Chaps,
Just dropped by to tell you about my weekend cycling trip from Leamington Spa to Bruges. Sadly Strave wasn't man enough to capture the evidence so no map (must buy a garmin).
Three 40 plus chaps (old enough to know better) packed the smallest possible post backs and set off from Leamington Spa at 06:30 and set off in the direction of Harwich. After 10 hours of riding and 154 miles later we arrived at the ferry port aroung 9pm in need of a beer and a curry both of which were on offer on board.
By 9am the following morning we were off again for a fantastic days riding about 100 miles down the Dutch coast and in to Belgium. Late in the afternoon we arrived in the central square of Bruges and wallowed in self congratulation at the fact that day one had been fractionally longer in distance than the longest stage of this years TdF (although admittedly that finnished a tthe top of Ventoux). Collectively, however, we did all agree that we never needed to ride this far in a single day again! I'll leave you to figure out the reason...
All in all a fantastic experience... on to the Wiggle Tempest Sportive this weekend...
Best wishes all,
Just dropped by to tell you about my weekend cycling trip from Leamington Spa to Bruges. Sadly Strave wasn't man enough to capture the evidence so no map (must buy a garmin).
Three 40 plus chaps (old enough to know better) packed the smallest possible post backs and set off from Leamington Spa at 06:30 and set off in the direction of Harwich. After 10 hours of riding and 154 miles later we arrived at the ferry port aroung 9pm in need of a beer and a curry both of which were on offer on board.
By 9am the following morning we were off again for a fantastic days riding about 100 miles down the Dutch coast and in to Belgium. Late in the afternoon we arrived in the central square of Bruges and wallowed in self congratulation at the fact that day one had been fractionally longer in distance than the longest stage of this years TdF (although admittedly that finnished a tthe top of Ventoux). Collectively, however, we did all agree that we never needed to ride this far in a single day again! I'll leave you to figure out the reason...
All in all a fantastic experience... on to the Wiggle Tempest Sportive this weekend...
Best wishes all,
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Re: Cycle cross-training
Huw Thomas wrote:
FBA heart trace was ok throughout.
Sorry to drag up an old post but am I reading the resting bpm right?
I know some of you guys must be in the top 10% of the population for fitness, given the use of ergs and subsequent cardio-vascular training, but I didn't realise it was even remotely possible to get resting heart beat down below 50, possibly even below 40?
I was aiming for 60-ish (no where near yet) but wasn't aware it was even possible to get much lower. So with that in mind, are the kind of ranges of bpm that can be considered a really strong healthy fit bpm? (Does it even translate that way?)