I was looking at this also so maybe see you on the startThinking of doing the 17:15 30km WBR flat race tonight. I think others are looking at the race up the Alpe (too late in the evening for me) so if any fancy an earlier ride then you know where to find me
If the snout and tail were in a line, with the snout pointing @Whorty, it probably would have from that range 0 to max speed is about a secondAm I the only only looking at that picture and hoping it gave chase?
Only kidding Carl
It is giving you the evil eye!
Nah, she was a sweety (as long as you didn't get within lunging distanceAm I the only only looking at that picture and hoping it gave chase?
Only kidding Carl
It is giving you the evil eye!
)Keep going, it's worth the effort (I think!)Week 2 workout 1 in ftp builder done. A foundation ride that I used to go to the radio tower. 1/3rd of the way to the Everest challenge. Only 47k metres climbing left for the tron bike
Ah, but then I wouldn't be standing where I was. It was well judged that I was outside lunging distanceIf the snout and tail were in a line, with the snout pointing @Whorty, it probably would have from that range 0 to max speed is about a second
She was quite relaxed around us; not that I would have been near the water if she was in it as her instinct would have taken over, but on land she was happy basking and ignoring us.
I wondered if that was the 'real' Emma Pooley who swept past me at the bottom of the climb. I bet she's at least 30Kg lighter than me!
I passed you with I think about 1.5km to go but I was in the process of cramping really badly in my left calf! So we yo-yo'd a couple of times with you passing me when I had to stop due to the cramp. I was ahead of you until a couple of hundred metres to go and then I cramped again and literally had to get to the line pedalling with one leg! Not ideal, but the first half was fun! Well done @peterob - who else was there?I wondered if that was the 'real' Emma Pooley who swept past me at the bottom of the climb. I bet she's at least 30Kg lighter than me!
Pretty pleased with my first attempt of the Alpe, I took it steady (as I do itrw), keeping my HR constant, the power only dropping off with about a third of it left. Didn't realise @bridgy was so close to me at the end (only 9 secs back!).
I was there up to a point
.
Had a good race tonight. Was hoping to see @Freelanderuk in race but he vanished in warmup (what happened Chris? I see your result in the race - spooky!).
Hard out the blocks I managed to work and hold high enough watts to latch on to a group up the first kicker. Then stayed with this group of maostly B's and fast C's until the 21km mark. Just before crossing the start line for a 2nd time I lost the back wheel and didn't have the legs to get back on. I could see the next group a minute behind; they seemed to be going well so I knew I had to get over the coming lumps before they caught me, then I'd have a chance to hang on for the final 6 or so km of flat. They caught me on the sprint bridge, so just the one little lump to hang on then I was all good ..... thankfully I had it in my legs. Once that was out the way it was just a matter of keeping enough watts and holding position in the blob to make it to the end. I had nothing left for the sprint, but as there was only one other C in the group that didn't bother me too much.
Came 9th out of 30 odd in ZP. Ave 240 watts over 46 minutes so not bad. 20 mins power of 256 watts, 5 mins at 277 watts. The workout sessions are definitely paying off. At times tonight the legs were feeling tired but I was able to dig in, concentrate on pedal stroke and recover.
Really enjoyed that
