I think I'm a lost cause - I realised that I haven't ridden Zwift since last Sunday, so I did a four-minute ride on Repack Rush to keep my streak alive!
I lost my 64 week streak after a week off due to illness
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I lost my 64 week streak after a week off due to illness
Legs
usually riding on Zwift...
- Location
- Staffordshire
Don't know what I'm going to do when I go on holiday in August...
Jo's in India for a week, and has taken her running kit so she can smash out training sessions in the hotels' gyms!
Jo's in India for a week, and has taken her running kit so she can smash out training sessions in the hotels' gyms!
steverob
Guru
- Location
- Buckinghamshire
Strangely despite today being my first ride on Zwift in 19 days, I did somehow keep my streak going - it currently reads 16 weeks, which goes all the way back to the week pre-Christmas I didn't do any riding due to a chest infection.
Peter Salt
Bittersweet
- Location
- Yorkshire, UK
I think I'm a lost cause - I realised that I haven't ridden Zwift since last Sunday, so I did a four-minute ride on Repack Rush to keep my streak alive!
I think there are 'streak savers' now?
That would have been real handy for keeping my consistency tally 😬
At least they have something now. Is it just 2 weeks only or do you get another block after a further 12 weeks?
Reasonably well cheers @Randyberlin This was my first race of the season and it was a needed shock to the system. It was on the Bovington Army Camp All weather driving Circuit which is about 4 miles long - 10 laps. This was british Masters race, so I am now in the final year of my age category (E 60-64) and a new cadre of "young" 60 year olds join. We were also racing alongside the D Cat who are 5 years younger.
The circuit was pretty good but was concrete with regular expansion joints (think M6 north of Birmingham, crossed with Paris Roubaix) and was quite dusty/gritty but otherwise quite grippy. It had 3 or 4 short but punchy (10%) climbs and a longer drag to the finish.
It was a fast and attritional race. A group of 3 got away but we caught them with one lap to go. I did my fastest lap on the 10th and final lap and was in the lead group but had nothing left for a sprint. I came 6th in my category (of 30) which gives me points in the "Stallard" Competition.
Pretty pleased with my performance with all the high quality in the field.
I was not surprised to see I spent 21% of my time in Anaerobic or Neuromuscular Zones.
Hopefully some pics will emerge at some point.
alex_cycles
Veteran
- Location
- Oxfordshire
Yeah that is a thing with both ZRS and vELO. Bigger impact from small field races.
I raced Sacre Bleu yesterday in Chasing. Not being good at longer races, a 74km 2 hour race really buggered my vELO AND reduced my ZRS below 510 for the first time in months. At least that means I could enter the <510 pen for a race or two.
But to be honest, I'd rather be outside if the weather is good enough. Did my first club ride of the year on Saturday and really enjoyed it (5th consecutive day outside too.)
alex_cycles
Veteran
- Location
- Oxfordshire
I remember the Bovington tank museum when we were kids. You used to be able to climb on the tanks. It was awesome. I bet that's not allowed now for 'safety' reasons.
I'm signed up to a race later at 18:10 in D cat (old C by the looks of other's power numbers). Not particularly to race but to add a few more km to the numbers for the bike upgrade.
My ZRS is still 265, this is an up to 270 race ... I predict my ZRS dropping quite a bit given the finish to the race is up the NY KoM
My ZRS is still 265, this is an up to 270 race ... I predict my ZRS dropping quite a bit given the finish to the race is up the NY KoM
Peter Salt
Bittersweet
- Location
- Yorkshire, UK
Hmm, I'm on 27 weeks and it's showing me I have two. So I think you get one after reaching 12 weeks and then another one after a further 12?
I think it's these two lifebuoys next to the number:
ColinJ
Puzzle game procrastinator!
- Location
- Todmorden - Yorks/Lancs border
I like that idea!
If I ever get round to publishing the puzzle game that I have written I will be wanting to retain as many of my (probably) few players as possible. That is a neat way of doing it.
N0bodyOfTheGoat
Active Member
- Location
- Hampshire, UK
Honestly, who gives a monkeys about how long another rider's streak is?
Who thinks developing a streak saver is a good use of Zwift programming time right now?
Zwift racing needs a complete overhaul, from limitting athlete weight/height changes; neutralized virtual equipment performance to scrapping this pathetic Racing Score and replacing it with a vELO system.
The bonus XP currently only makes a real difference if you are under level 41 and don't have the best virtual equipment for races.
As for only allowing outdoor rides count from Garmin and Wahoo, to give XP, what the heck?
Who thinks developing a streak saver is a good use of Zwift programming time right now?
Zwift racing needs a complete overhaul, from limitting athlete weight/height changes; neutralized virtual equipment performance to scrapping this pathetic Racing Score and replacing it with a vELO system.
The bonus XP currently only makes a real difference if you are under level 41 and don't have the best virtual equipment for races.
As for only allowing outdoor rides count from Garmin and Wahoo, to give XP, what the heck?
Honestly, who gives a monkeys about how long another rider's streak is?
Who thinks developing a streak saver is a good use of Zwift programming time right now?
Zwift racing needs a complete overhaul, from limitting athlete weight/height changes; neutralized virtual equipment performance to scrapping this pathetic Racing Score and replacing it with a vELO system.
The bonus XP currently only makes a real difference if you are under level 41 and don't have the best virtual equipment for races.
As for only allowing outdoor rides count from Garmin and Wahoo, to give XP, what the heck?
I've given up on the various race categories now, totally confuses me. I just look at the pen I'm going to be plonked in, and if there are 3 or 4 others who look the same ability as me (so I know I should have company) then I'll join. No idea what their various scores are as it doesn't show in ZP
Legs
usually riding on Zwift...
- Location
- Staffordshire
Honestly, who gives a monkeys about how long another rider's streak is?
Who thinks developing a streak saver is a good use of Zwift programming time right now?
Zwift racing needs a complete overhaul, from limitting athlete weight/height changes; neutralized virtual equipment performance to scrapping this pathetic Racing Score and replacing it with a vELO system.
The bonus XP currently only makes a real difference if you are under level 41 and don't have the best virtual equipment for races.
As for only allowing outdoor rides count from Garmin and Wahoo, to give XP, what the heck?
Agreed. My preferred kind of Zwift racing is TTing (because I'm a bit wrong in the head) and, while I'd happily put myself onto the best bike to achieve the best time, I don't want Zwift to keep on making faster and faster bikes (although that might help to mask the decline of my fitness). This current system whereby people are upgrading bikes, to make them notably faster, by gaming loopholes in the software, is not conducive to encouraging me to race.
