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ColinJ
Puzzle game procrastinator!
- Location
- Todmorden - Yorks/Lancs border
I just took the Apple TV box upstairs to see what Zwift looks like on the unrepaired TV. This is it...
You should be able to clearly see the purple area covering "Hey! You've got...", and the rider's left calf. It is pretty bad when you stare at it but I reckon as it is now when actually using Zwift I could probably ignore it.
The problem will definitely get worse but it took about a year to get that bad so maybe I could get another 6-12 months use of the set before feeling compelled to have a go at sorting it out? I'll see how I feel after I get the Victory and have used it for a few weeks.
The HUD elements are covering the dirty patches at the top of the screen so they are not much of a problem.
@alex_cycles I think your planning races for the next 2 Tuesdays but I can't see the fixtures anywhere . If there is a race I will drop into the morning races due to family stuff I just been told I WILL be attending 😁 , apparently having a indoor cycle race against random strangers isn't a good enough excuse 😂
alex_cycles
Veteran
- Location
- Oxfordshire
You can ALWAYS sign up to the next race by clicking the link in my signature, but you're right I forgot to update the fixture list on that page. I thought I'd done it, but must have messed it up. The fixtures are all in the race descriptions as well.
The clickthrough signup link still works though https://www.zwift.com/uk/events/tag/cyclopathon
So next week we have the first two climbs of Surrey hills, finishing at the top of Leith at 14.35km
The following week will probably be a rolling course (week 5, so will not count for League)
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ColinJ
Puzzle game procrastinator!
- Location
- Todmorden - Yorks/Lancs border
I did a little (outdoor) test ride this afternoon...
I was surprised to find out that the highest heart rate I hit (160 bpm) was riding briskly up the gentle drag of the Burnley Rd into a headwind. I had done a singlespeed ramp at 8-10% gradient before that and only hit 158 bpm.
I would never have guessed that the cardiac efforts would be so similar because the climb felt so hard, but that is probably because I was riding up it over-geared. I will do it in a comfortable gear at the same speed next time to see what difference that makes.
I was making pretty hard efforts so I would say that my maximum possible probably IS around 170 bpm but I will treat it as being 165 bpm to be on the safer/more comfortable side!
Hmm... I was just looking up heart rate zones and found huge variations of the definitions. Compare these 2 lots:
Z1: 50-60% vs 68-73%
Z2: 60-70% vs 73-80%
Z3: 70-80% vs 80-87%
Z4: 80-90% vs 87-93%
Z5: 90-100% vs 93-100%
I think the ranges for zones 1 and 5 don't matter too much because very, very easy and aaaaargh!!! are simple to understand, but the other zones differ wildly.
I suspect that the second group of zone definitions is more useful? I reckon that the first group is simplified to be easy to remember!
Great workout on the Stage 4 Crits and Grits race this evening. Held on to the lead group for about 25 mins, finally dropped on one of the little climbs, just had nothing left in the legs.
At that point I was 23rd with a large group chasing me down. I held them off to about 15 seconds until the final climb. I had nothing, struggling to push 2.4 w/kg as they swamped past me pushing over 3 w/kg. I crossed the line 40th.
Felt like a positive race but a little disappointed that I couldn't hang on. Equalled my best numbers for some time so can't complain.
At that point I was 23rd with a large group chasing me down. I held them off to about 15 seconds until the final climb. I had nothing, struggling to push 2.4 w/kg as they swamped past me pushing over 3 w/kg. I crossed the line 40th.
Felt like a positive race but a little disappointed that I couldn't hang on. Equalled my best numbers for some time so can't complain.
Not the flu, been struggling with low level sniffles for several weeks. It comes and goes. Hope you get better soon. Last time I had flu , both of us came down at the same time when we had a baby to deal with. It was hell physically. That was 16 years ago
I'm doing the event probably Friday or Saturday if you fancy pointing out all the nasty bits
There are many differences in the calculation. Try putting in your data and see how the numbers compare which each calculation. Some use the resting HR too (Karvonen), being deducted from the maximum HR. This gives you your working HR range, then zones are calculated from this range.
You can choose different methods from the pull down menu
https://www.calculatorsoup.com/calculators/health/target-heart-rate-zone-calculator.php
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You can see the difference in numbers from me using age and MHR. Versus Max HR and Resting HR
I would say that image two is more closely aligned with my perceived effort in Z2, aerobic effort- comfortably hard work, which what Z2 is meant to feel like
I would say that image two is more closely aligned with my perceived effort in Z2, aerobic effort- comfortably hard work, which what Z2 is meant to feel like
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No lurgy here thankfully. This time last year I had a horrible chest infection but seemed to be escaping it so far this year.
GWS mate, don't push it until you're well
And congrats on the weight loss
I'm doing the event probably Friday or Saturday if you fancy pointing out all the nasty bits
Out the pens there's a little lump, but you should get over it ok with the leaders. Only about a minute of effort. Then it's laps with little punches - my kind of race when fitter. I was dropped on the last circuit I think ... as you come off the last lap there are 2 lumps. I worked too hard the first one to stay away from chasers and keep them at 15 seconds, not realising that the final climbs was a few minutes and I just couldn't hang on. It's a climbers finish.
I got dropped roughly where the line is. I hadn't rec'd the route so didn't know the final climb was so long, too long for me as I was totally in the red.
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It's the Braek fast crits. Did that last night on Alex's event. I held on till the final climb then was dropped like a sack of spuds. Not sure I want to do it again 😭. If there is a big turnout, maybe persuaded
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