Silly STRAVA Racing

[400bhp]

Yeah, I couldn't be arsed trying to do it too. Just interested in seeing how many hours others/myself have done.

 

[Rob3rt]

I don't really know what they could do to make the challenges better tbh, but I would love to see something other than a milage munching challenge. Maybe a elevation challenge which you must complete the elevation gain within a max number of miles. So you are forced to choose quality miles over quantity. Or something based on HR, a suffer challenge, only a certain number of miles below a certain suffer score count, after that only miles at or above the suffer score count for example (although problematic here because it is a premium feature and not everyone has a HR monitor so limits the challenge's demographic, but they could give this for free during the challenge, might encourage some people to pay up after having had a demo of the feature).

 

[400bhp]

They've done a elevation one before.

I think a good one would be something along the lines of how many pbs you can beat.

 

[Rob3rt]

They've done a elevation one before.

I think a good one would be something along the lines of how many pbs you can beat.

Yeah they have, I wouldn't mind that sort of challenge but it is still a bit one dimensional. I think an elevation per mile or to hit a certain ratio of elevation/miles cycled with minimum number of miles just to avoid people utilising gps glitches to climb 10,000ft in 0.00001 mile and a maximum number if miles also would be better where the best possible section logged (the way endomondo can isolate your fastest 10 mile section for example) goes toward the score. It would involve careful route planning then a substantial on the bike effort, but without the need to spend say 20 hours a week. It would also equal the playing field between those with loads of time and those with not much, those with not much time can plan to do it in one go, those with loads of time can keep logging with the best bits going toward their score. It would however disadvantage people living in generally flat area's.

The PB idea is a good one too, only issue is it being winter, so outright speed might not be best emphasised and more longer steady efforts, both for safety and in keeping with how people tend to cycle during the off season.

 

[400bhp]

Meant to mention:

The rolling average has (again ) gone way out of sync with actual (Garmin based) rolling average.

E.g yesterday. Garmin rolling time = 1:56:48 (avg 14.9) v Strava 2:02:34 avg 14.2mph

This morning. Garmin rolling time = 35:43 (avg 15.9) v strava 37:03 (avg 15.3).

Not good enough - they must have been faffing around with the algorithims AGAIN

 

[Rob3rt]

Also noticed this ^^

I averaged 15.3 mph on the way out of the city centre (6 mile journey) according to Garmin, 14.8 mph according to Strava, rush hour in the rain = slow. I then did some training and for this I averaged 20 mph according to Garmin and 19.8 mph according to Strava over 19 mile. On the way back the same 6 mile route into the city centre I then averaged 20.4mph according to my Garmin account and Strava put me at 19.3 mph.

* All of the above were in a single ride, I just separate the ride to the start of the training, the training itself and then the ride back into separate files.

It must be a recent fiddle on their end as my Tuesday interval session reads 18.3 mph on both Garmin and Strava (surprised both matched so well on this one as it was lots of hard efforts of various lengths and then corresponding recovery periods, so lots of speed fluctuations etc rather than a steady effort) and my Saturday training ride was 20.5 mph on Garmin and 20.4 mph on Strava (over 37 mile), a fair match accounting for the mismatch between wheel data and gps data.

 

[potsy]

Oh and his KOM's seem to be park orientated.

I've found a good segment for you Pots, here

Got that one, despite doing it in the dark and almost missing my turn
Next?

 

[400bhp]

Got that one, despite doing it in the dark and almost missing my turn
Next?

Take this one back.

 

[potsy]

Take this one back.

But, but, it doesn't run through a park (but I can see it from there)

Anyway, I'm concentrating all my efforts on the TPT after today

 

[Hacienda71]

Got that one, despite doing it in the dark and almost missing my turn
Next?

Terence is going to be pleased

Oh and don't forget the Carrs

 

[fossyant]

Anyway, I'm concentrating all my efforts on the TPT after today

I'm watching

 

[fossyant]

Not doing TPT tonight - it's hissing it down = boggy. Sticking to the roads to wash the mud off !

 

[Hacienda71]

Not doing TPT tonight - it's hissing it down = boggy. Sticking to the roads to wash the mud off !

You are starting to sound like you are following the Potsy school of bike cleaning.

 

[gaz]

Yep, the Oktoberfest has got to me as well. Currently need 4hours 37minutes 23s, should be doable, even if I have to drag the kids the long way to Waitrose on Saturday!

Have had some real grit your teeth and suffer weather in the past couple of weeks ;-)

Only 1 hour 59 mins left for me. Should be doable with laps around richmond park tomorrow.

This has got to be one of the worst challenges, as 60 hours is quite challenging. I've had to slow my pace down to spend more time in the saddle and i've still covered over 840 miles.

 

[Sittingduck]

I have failed, miserably on the Oktoberfest challenge. Last Sunday's rain scuppering the Sunday club ride and the fact that I am going home to see my folks this Saturday afternoon, means I have come up short. I'll be out tomorrow morning for the club run (short version) but will be 5 or 6 hrs shy of the 60.

Oh well... there's always the crummy 79 mile+ ride challenge that's coming up