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21-06.-2008, 11:18 PM
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Re: Goals Galore, v2.008
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I shaved my leg tonight  after another 30-min trainer effort @ 154W.Did the old cover up the meter for a while trick while I watched an old repeat of Top Gear's Clakson drive a Porche and a Merc around while soldiers were shooting blanks at him... it was silly but distracting - just happened to be what was on the box when I turned it on. But I did peek at how long to go as 30-min was enough.... Ergo bike arrives Mon/Tue. SRM fitted shortly after. Get to 1hr @ 150W and I head outdoors.... |
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25-06.-2008, 10:30 AM
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Re: Goals Galore, v2.008
Goal: Finish a metric century in under six hours. Came close last week. After I recover for a month or so, I'm going to give it another try.
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25-06.-2008, 03:58 PM
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Re: Goals Galore, v2.008
Bit late with my goals but better later than...
1.) FTP 360 watts 2.) 5MP 440 watts 3.) Weight 92kg-->90kg (at least for a while so I can say I reached FTP of 4w/kg. I could easily drop more weight but that would require a really hard and long discussion with my wife  )4.) Get myself to compete. Participate at least a local weekly TT I have been cycling for a couple of years now (some more in the past) and got my first powermeter in late March. Just prior that I had 6 weeks off because of business and holiday trips and the very first trainer session I struggled to hold 250w for 10 minutes. Now I just upped the FTP in WKO to 330w based on L4 intervals and it could be that it is still a bit conservative so even 360w sounds like a big improvement I believe in it. Because of my size (196cm/92kg) breaking 300w wasn't really something to call home about but the long, long term distant goal is to break 400w.
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25-06.-2008, 08:39 PM
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Re: Goals Galore, v2.008
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5.) 40km under one hour
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25-06.-2008, 09:52 PM
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Re: Goals Galore, v2.008
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Why? Because you'll loose too much weight in the process!
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25-06.-2008, 10:27 PM
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Re: Goals Galore, v2.008
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 !But you're right the process really needs feeding and I have been always famous to eat literally double the amount others do.
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30-07.-2008, 08:06 PM
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Re: Goals Galore, v2.008
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2. Tick, have had four outdoor rides, two of them races. 3. Have raced 2 crits and plan to ride the track bike, most likely on 10 August when I'm running some guys through some trial pursuits. Suppose I better set some new goals to be attained before year end. Let's see: - FTP lifted to 225 watts (current estimate 200 watts) - MAP lifted to 315 watts (currently 289 watts) - reduce body mass by at least 5% (currently 98kg) - finish a local D grade crit with the bunch - ride the track again (maybe a race) |
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30-07.-2008, 08:35 PM
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Re: Goals Galore, v2.008
Great news Alex! So good to hear that you're making solid progress.
One question though, why did you say "maybe a track race"? Does riding a fixie create some potential problems (like when slowing down) or is it more a confidence/balance thing? |
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30-07.-2008, 10:01 PM
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Re: Goals Galore, v2.008
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I need to ride on a track first to see what technical issues it may/may not present. One thing I've learned so far is that you don't actually know what challenges there are until you try. Balance is not one of them. At the start line of a local crit the other week I was quite capable of doing a track stand for a couple of minutes while waiting for the start. Accelerations are the most difficult aspect for me at present, as is technique out of the saddle (it's a bit tricky) and I have that disconcerting sensation of being close to unclipping from the pedal. I've rationalised that to the fact that since I have no ankle, the whole leg has to remain perpendicular to the pedal axle and there is no natural lateral ankle flex to manage the side to side rock you normally do when out of the saddle. The tendency is for the bike to "straighten up" on the left leg down stroke rather than swing with a more natural sideways rock. If I do try to keep the sideways rock motion going, then that puts lateral forces on the pedal/cleat akin to how I unclip. Transfer that to the track, managing out of the saddle efforts in the bends etc and who knows. That said, the bends might actually make it easier. Unclipping on a freewheel is bad enough. Unclip on the track and you can kiss your ass goodbye. Last time it happened to me I ended up in hospital with a broken bone in my foot and fell unconcious from the pain! It will be solveable and won't stop me doing it but it requires some adaptation time and maybe some set up adjustments. Hence not putting a time limit on achieving that goal this year. I do however intend on doing some regular track training. The only local track racing in the immediate future is that at which I am the Commissaire. That said, if I am OK technically I am sure I would be able to participate in the occasional race. |
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