Zwift Chat

[Marino.g]

I realise this will have been asked before but......

I want to get some structure to my Zwifting to try and improve a bit more but also I’ve got a sportive in 12weeks (Struggle Dales 110 miles/11000ft) and want to give myself the best chance of enjoying it!!

Anyone done any of the Zwift training workout plans or recommend any others? The Zwift ones seem simple and prompt me to do them etc but not sure if they will be any good.

If not I will have some of what you’re drinking @Brendan Parker

I’ve tried a few training plans but fascat training plans are good and usually they leave your weekends free for group rides.
Www.fascatcoaching.com

 

[Ketty]

I’ve tried a few training plans but fascat training plans are good and usually they leave your weekends free for group rides.
Www.fascatcoaching.com

Thanks will take a look

 

[Ketty]

Those numbers remind me of the Wales ride. I enjoyed it till 90 miles and began to hate it in the last 30miles. Pace yourself early on. Break the possible 8 hours plus into chunks mentally. I told myself Id do the short route of 84 miles and decided to do the bigger 122 depending on how I felt

Between now and event stop all sugars from your diet to help train your body to use fats.

On the day though later on in the ride eat sugars, you will bounce back like superman

Cheers Andy

 

[CXRAndy]

@Ketty I dont know how many miles you're doing weekly currently?

You need to build up 3,4,5,6 hours rides to adapt to the duration. It doesn't need to be fast just a pace you can sustain.Z2. Zwift you can train up the Alp or Ventoux to build climbing strength. UK hills tend to be shorter steeper-not an issue if your bike is geared correctly for your climbing ability.

Then 10-14 days before event taper back training to be fresh for event.

Or if you're like Berty, get up have coffee, ride 300 miles!

 

[BurningLegs]

Just going to drop these her for some balance @CXRAndy

https://www.trainerroad.com/blog/preparing-for-big-events-with-low-volume-training/

https://www.trainerroad.com/blog/training-for-ultra-endurance-events-with-a-low-volume-plan/

It’s interesting to see all the different approaches being advocated here - there are clearly many ways to skin the training cat 🙂

How bewildered are you right now @Ketty ?😝

Whatever you do clearly needs to fit into the rest of your lifestyle. If that means several shorter sessions mid-week or fewer longer sessions at the weekend then either can work, and you already know you can get round so don’t sweat too much 👍

 

[Joffey]

GCN+ Subscription purchased. Hopefully I'll enjoy it as much as everyone else seems to be!

 

[Joffey]

Just going to drop these her for some balance @CXRAndy

https://www.trainerroad.com/blog/preparing-for-big-events-with-low-volume-training/

https://www.trainerroad.com/blog/training-for-ultra-endurance-events-with-a-low-volume-plan/

It’s interesting to see all the different approaches being advocated here - there are clearly many ways to skin the training cat 🙂

How bewildered are you right now @Ketty ?😝

Whatever you do clearly needs to fit into the rest of your lifestyle. If that means several shorter sessions mid-week or fewer longer sessions at the weekend then either can work, and you already know you can get round so don’t sweat too much 👍

Loads of interesting stuff on there. I've never been one for this kinda stuff but you have converted me with recovery shakes so there might be something in it after all!!

And my 10 pence worth is I know that Ketty is able to do the ride now with very little preparation as he's a fit lad. As long as he gets a 4,000ft day and a 75 mile day in before the event he'll smash it.

Enjoy the ride, make sure you eat and drink lots on the day. Cake is good fuel and beer is good recovery

 

[berty bassett]

I realise this will have been asked before but......

I want to get some structure to my Zwifting to try and improve a bit more but also I’ve got a sportive in 12weeks (Struggle Dales 110 miles/11000ft) and want to give myself the best chance of enjoying it!!

Anyone done any of the Zwift training workout plans or recommend any others? The Zwift ones seem simple and prompt me to do them etc but not sure if they will be any good.

If not I will have some of what you’re drinking @Brendan Parker

Drink before your thirsty
Eat before your hungry
Good chance you won’t enjoy the last bit of the ride no matter what you do cos something will hurt , don’t worry about it - something else will hurt a few minutes later to take your mind of it 😁
Pace yourself and take advantage of drafting and don’t pedal downhill - you will smash it

 

[<Tommy>]

@Ketty I dont know how many miles you're doing weekly currently?

You need to build up 3,4,5,6 hours rides to adapt to the duration. It doesn't need to be fast just a pace you can sustain.Z2. Zwift you can train up the Alp or Ventoux to build climbing strength. UK hills tend to be shorter steeper-not an issue if your bike is geared correctly for your climbing ability.

Then 10-14 days before event taper back training to be fresh for event.

Or if you're like Berty, get up have coffee, ride 300 miles!

Drink before your thirsty
Eat before your hungry
Good chance you won’t enjoy the last bit of the ride no matter what you do cos something will hurt , don’t worry about it - something else will hurt a few minutes later to take your mind of it 😁
Pace yourself and take advantage of drafting and don’t pedal downhill - you will smash it

This is the way I think too really. Probably a bit ‘old school’. I think trying to put in long hours on the bike is the best conditioning if you can make time for it. Doing increasingly long rides gets your body better at dealing with it. Not just your legs or your cardio but arms, shoulders, your back etc. It also helps you to work out what’s a realistic pace for you so you don’t go off too hard or alternatively too slowly on the day. I think 12 weeks prep is plenty considering your already in good trim.

Like lee says you’ll probably ache in different places at different points. But that’s just part of the fun! The miles soon tick away if you’re in a group and cracking a few jokes along the way. What crappy excuse has @Joffey made for not joining you? 🤔

 

[Joffey]

This is the way I think too really. Probably a bit ‘old school’. I think trying to put in long hours on the bike is the best conditioning if you can make time for it. Doing increasingly long rides gets your body better at dealing with it. Not just your legs or your cardio but arms, shoulders, your back etc. It also helps you to work out what’s a realistic pace for you so you don’t go off too hard or alternatively too slowly on the day. I think 12 weeks prep is plenty considering your already in good trim.

Like lee says you’ll probably ache in different places at different points. But that’s just part of the fun! The miles soon tick away if you’re in a group and cracking a few jokes along the way. What crappy excuse has @Joffey made for not joining you? 🤔

My crappy excuse is that he won the place on the Sportive and I'm too tight to pay to ride on public roads

 

[bridgy]

Good luck fellow crazies doing the Uber Pretzel this afternoon . I’m starting- not sure I will finish though!

 

[Legs]

Bit p*ssed off. All week the weather forecast said Saturday would be rainy (sometimes it said just morning, sometimes all day), but it would be dry all day Sunday. So I made family related plans for Saturday (that now can't be cancelled) as it meant I could then get a whole day on my bike Sunday.

Of course, I check this morning and the forecast has swapped around the two days completely. If it had just shifted the rain say 6 hours later to make it late Saturday to early Sunday, I could understand, but to completely change it 100% with less than 24 hours to go when they'd been super confident of it being the other way round as late as Thursday evening's forecast just seems odd. And I really don't fancy getting drenched again like I did the other week.

I don’t know what part of the world you’re in but in East Staffordshire it’s been drizzly all day - definitely not a day for enjoying springtime in the Great Outdoors.

 

[Norry1]

Slightly less than that .... new house is between Knowle and Dorridge Some good riding around the area so looking forward to exploring when the weather is better and I'm nicely settled in.

Rachel's ashes are being scattered at Temple Fields burial grounds hence why moving back to the area. I did look at Henley-in-Arden too, but decided Knowle was preferable for me.

Hey Carl, I rode through Knowle, Dorridge and Temple Balsall today and thought of you. Any news on the house?

https://www.strava.com/activities/4818122591

 

[Ketty]

Drink before your thirsty
Eat before your hungry
Good chance you won’t enjoy the last bit of the ride no matter what you do cos something will hurt , don’t worry about it - something else will hurt a few minutes later to take your mind of it 😁
Pace yourself and take advantage of drafting and don’t pedal downhill - you will smash it

Cheers mate!

 

[Ketty]

My crappy excuse is that he won the place on the Sportive and I'm too tight to pay to ride on public roads

I was going to do it anyway!! Just happened to get a free place