Zwift Chat

[Ketty]

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? 🤔

Aye I will be fine just want to really enjoy it. Done 100mile ride before but it was flatter and I did 10+ 60 milers last year straight off the bat so should be ok, thanks for the reply.

As for @Joffey he hasn’t even got the heating on he is that tight

 

[Ketty]

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

Thanks mate

 

[Ketty]

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 👍

Mind blown haha thanks for the reply, plenty to read up on etc! Every little helps!

 

[Ketty]

@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!

Do between 90-130 a week, but in shorter stretches, will get back into longer outdoor rides starting tomorrow.

Ventop will be good training midweek and I’ve got some structured stuff from @Brendan Parker

 

[Joffey]

Aye I will be fine just want to really enjoy it. Done 100mile ride before but it was flatter and I did 10+ 60 milers last year straight off the bat so should be ok, thanks for the reply.

As for @Joffey he hasn’t even got the heating on he is that tight

All joking aside it is principle over price. Done Ride 100 twice and it wasn't great. Too many people on the road in my opinion. Both times I got stuck behind incidents that needed an airlift so was stood around for a couple of hours overall. With hotels, travel, entrance fee, food, beer etc it cost me £500 a pop. And due to that my days of paying to ride on roads I can ride for free are over unfortunately or I would have been tempted to join you.

You'll have a blast though mate and you'll smash it

 

[steverob]

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.

Balmy Buckinghamshire. Had a brief half hour of very light spitting about 3pm, nothing other than that today. Forecast now suggests rain only on Sunday morning, so may get a 50km done in the afternoon, but not what I'd originally planned.

 

[bridgy]

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

I bailed after 3 hours/105km (before the Alpe) and I'm very happy with my decision . Did anyone complete it? Well done if you did!

 

[CXRAndy]

@Ketty You are already familiar with big rides and are planning to get longer outdoor now the weather is improving. A good midweek workout, some easy riding and a longer weekend ride increasing week on week

 

[BurningLegs]

I bailed after 3 hours/105km (before the Alpe) and I'm very happy with my decision . Did anyone complete it? Well done if you did!

Alpe could have added another 90 minutes? Must be hard to get over the 100km and now that is approaching!

Is that your longest ever turbo session??

 

[Whorty]

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

Made an offer on house, just letting solicitors do their bit now (with a bit of nudging). We're all trying to complete by end of March to save stamp duty - it's very very tight but feasible. Ideally though the government extending the stamp holiday by the rumoured 6 weeks would be perfect.

- At 50km you pass Widney Lane. Just off there is Tilehouse Green Lane ... my new house is there, so you passed within a few 100 mtrs.
- You passed Rachel's burial ground at 54km (Temple Lane)

When (if) I get up there I'll be riding very similar roads this summer

 

[Whorty]

Do between 90-130 a week, but in shorter stretches, will get back into longer outdoor rides starting tomorrow.

Ventop will be good training midweek and I’ve got some structured stuff from @Brendan Parker

Not that this is the best way to train for a long ride ... but in 2019 I managed the 100 mile Tour of Cambridge with 90% of my riding on Zwift/BRVR and none of my rides anywhere near 100 miles. I did the ride on a Single Speed bike too, for the extra challenge

I worked on the (probably dodgy) logic that you can double turbo training time compared to outside as on the turbo you never stop pedalling or take rest going down hill etc. So 2 hours on the turbo is roughly 4 hours outside on the legs. What you don't get though is the same sore shoulders, vibrations etc and that was getting hard towards the end of the ToC ride.

Like I say, probably dodgy logic, but worked for me fine in 2019. I was limited to riding indoors due to caring for Rach, so this year training for ToC I will try to get out more but still do a lot of turbo rides too.

 

[CXRAndy]

Mrs and I have had our Pfizer jabs, KFC and G&Ts for recuperation

 

[Whorty]

Mrs and I have had our Pfizer jabs, KFC and G&Ts for recuperation

I forget, is Pfizer the one with the 5G nano tech or the one where Gates can track you?

 

[Randyberlin]

I forget, is Pfizer the one with the 5G nano tech or the one where Gates can track you?

But its OK because it links directly to Strava.

 

[IrishAl]

But its OK because it links directly to Strava.

I’d say that Gates jab would be an upgrade compared to my Garmin at uploading performance. It has a mind of its own. Is it possible to upgrade the jab to carbon fibre nanochips?