Boxer's London was surreal, very much 'I am Legend' scenario.
I was expecting the odd jogger and cyclists to jumped on by the Corona Zombies
That was a good call you made Andy, wish I'd done the same! With races like this, it can be a bit of luck sometimes between going off hard and hoping enough people drop that can form a decent group (as I had last week), compared to sitting back a bit, forming a good group of chasers and the picking up the stragglers (as you did). Unfortunately I went for the go really hard and blow upI had to balance my first few minutes of effort against my HR. I was redlining for first lap and slowly recovering for lap 2 when the splits began. It was a wise move to stay in my pack, we collected quite a few riders late on once Chris's group made our pack a decent size. I probably could have gone a bit faster mid race-if i had a pack to join. There is no point busting a gut to try and bridge a 20 second gap, it isnt going to happen
I was pleased with my effort to finish. I've struggled with chest infections and lack of training/motivation over the months. My chest doesnt feel that bad this morning, so here is hoping I am upward turn,
Great results Martin and excellent power
)I did come 5th in the 1st sprint ..... shame the following 11 sprints I was nowhere to be seen
Had i known I would have got some points for the first lap-Oh well You live in Camden, that's a weird place to start with
HR is a funny thing, dont train for a few weeks and it hits a higher peak. over train and it wont go so high.
Occasionally i have similar high readings too even in a middle of recovery ride, feels like arrhythmia symptoms in my case.HR is a funny thing, dont train for a few weeks and it hits a higher peak. over train and it wont go so high.
My max when on top form is around 173, last night 182,
The split happended right about the 5 min mark, just 2 riders in front of me. I was really determined this time to give it my all to close any gaps, but my hr was scary high so didn't dare to try.The start was mental. I did my highest 1 minute power (on ZP stats, not IRL) at the start and still ended up about 90th going into the first Prime. At the top, I was back to 55th and after a lap or so, the first split happened and I was in the second group which started about position 60. @Brusgaard and @LBHIFI were also in the group. I assumed Pete was in the lead group.
I set my best ZP 1 minute and 5 minute powers and my overall NP was over my FTP so I'm fairly pleased. I'll have to practice sprinting at the start rather than VO2 maxing at the start - and then recovering
I know my numbers quite well, but as you, normally don't give it much thought until after the race. However, I noticed the unusual high heart rate during warm up, so paid extra attention to it last night.Maybe its just me, but I don't watch my HR when I'm racing at all. I don't even have it on my Garmin screen for IRL racing. I also don't look at Average power until after the race.
It was nice having the three of us racing close together most of this race
