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I’m not sure weeksy. It’s on zwift power and open to anyone but not sure if it shows up in the companion app list of events. It shows in my companion app but not sure if that is because I am in the club and if it is visible to everyone.
Prior to having to got back into the office I'd have been up for a Wed lunchtime race. But I'm at work (as in, in the office) Tues, Wed & Thurs.
It’s on zwift power and open to anyone but not sure if it shows up in the companion app list of events
The link on ZP opens the event in Companion for me, on iOS.
I’d be interested in joining some longer rides at the weekends. Endurance Z2 stuff. I’m doing a bunch of endurance based training at the moment so Zwift races aren’t really for me (unless they’re 2+ hours).
Username is R8JimBob88
Thanks for the add Robbo. I've gone and joined the Wednesday Crit....
Wednesday crit looks to be open. Just joined on as rain forecast here on Wednesday.
Im in for the lunchtime Crit as long as no-one puts any meetings in (I have blanked out my calendar!). Think we are up to 6 people now. Could gather some momentum.
I might make Wednesday, I was early shift over the weekend and I'm night shift all week. If I wake up and get out my bed I'll join in.
LOL oh joy.... we've got Nixie and Robbo too.... maybe i can lose 15kg by Weds !!!!
Don't forget we will all be dead from climbers gambit.
OK so I have put a weeks worth of events in. It wont please everyone I am sure but I have tried to get a variety of courses, types of rides and times during the day. We cant saturate the calendar with events and it is better to have a small number of events that are well attended than lots of events that arent.
So the calendar for the next week is as follows (sign up on the link below or find them in the club calendar):
Friday 10th December
Friday Post-Work Sprint Race - 16:30 - 2 Laps of the Innsbruckring (this is in Zwiftpower as a race)
https://www.zwift.com/uk/events/view/2505232
Sunday 12th December
Sunday Hills - 08:00 - Triple Loops
https://www.zwift.com/uk/events/view/2505216
Tuesday 14th December
STW Sprint Tuesdays - Sprinters Playground
https://www.zwift.com/uk/events/view/2505221
Tuesday 14th December
Tuesday Night Climb - Road to Sky - an alternative for those who dont want to sprint!
https://www.zwift.com/uk/events/view/2505241
Feel free to share the links with your friends. The more the merrier! Non-club members should be able to join.
If anyone would like to lead any of the rides or sweep for them please let me know.
If the weather is poor I might try for the Tuesday evening road to the sky meetup. Then go to the pub, assuming my post holiday PCR test doesn't prevent me from doing social drinking 🤔
In for the Tuesday Night Climb...
Morning all, are there any spaces left in the club at all? All being well work will calm down a lot over the next week or so and with a bit of luck stay vaguely sensible so I might actually manage to get on Zwift out even my real bike again in the not too distant future.
Reckon I should be in for the Tuesday night climb 👌
have joined tomorrow's crit too
Yeah we're getting a few in now.... Looking forward to it... unless it splits early with the beasts on the front... 😀
Yes please!
Stick us an invite for any weekend morning group rides.
Anybody doing the festive 500 this year? I’m working over the holidays but have odd days off, some late starts and all the bank holidays off so should be able to squeeze it in.
I'd love to do the festive 500 but can't see how to fit it in.
@kirky72 - I don't think you get invites (well, I haven't had any).
You have to go to the club page on the companion app & look for events there.
I have invited you to the club @kirky72
As stumpy says you wont get invites but all club events are available on the club page on the companion app. The app isnt running well on Android so I am also posting links to the races on here which you can see a few posts up there ^
what is the festive 500?
500km between xmas and new year
ah cool. Is that an unofficial thing? Or does Zwift track your distance by signing up?
Sounds like a pretty decent challenge!
Hey hey...
I'm very likely to make the Tuesday Alpe climb...
If you want, I'm happy to be a pacer for those aiming for a sub 60 minute time??
I’d love to do the festive 500 but can’t see how to fit it in.
Ditto... i can barely fit in Zwift workout rides (as part of the build me up plan) alongside real rides and races, alongside work etc... I think i'm OVERTRAINING at the moment FFS... load up, VO2max down...
DrP
Yeh we plan on being away with family Xmas Eve until Boxing Day so would give me 5days to do it. I could jump on with a pace partner and clock up quick miles in the desert but seems a bit cheaty! At least last year I did the PRL full!
ah cool. Is that an unofficial thing? Or does Zwift track your distance by signing up?
Sounds like a pretty decent challenge!
No I think it originates from one of the original Strava challenges many years ago. Lots of people used to sacrifice family time at xmas to go and do long rides alone in the wind, rain, snow, ice... Fortunately virtual miles have counted towards it in recent years
cheers for the explanation jimbob. i might give it a bash!
Dont forget the lunchtime crit today people! Link below to sign up. 8 of us so far so should be good and something to break up the working day.
https://www.zwift.com/uk/events/view/2492799
I'm ready... well, mostly... my right calf is tight, but it often is at the moment.. It'll be fun.... you're my goal 🙂
I'm signed up but not really looking forward to it...!
I barely rode for 6 weeks from mid Oct due to some stinking sinus & chest infection. I also haven't done anything over threshold for months.... I've just started to get back into a routine in the last couple of weeks though.
So there we go, they're all my excuses that I can think of for now. I'll add some more as and when I think of them 🙂
we don't need excuses. We've got people who win the overall races on the STW events. We're basically hanging in until they decide we're not... then we're fighting out for the minor places 😀
My objective is to be in a fit state to chair a video meeting at 2pm...
Today's training plan tells me I should be doing an "Endurance: Undulating Aerobic Ride". Somehow I don't think 30 mins flat out comes close, ooops.
will only be flat out for 99% of it.
I've just started my warm up. 1:25 of SST 😆
lol I thought i was going early with it at 30 mins to go....
I'm jumping on at 11:30 and might tag a little Z2 on the end
11:58 for me!
jimbob i'll be on for 15km after at 100-120w
Found some old caffeinated drink tablets that went of out date 2 years ago. Let’s see what happens 😂
I'm not going to make it (work, not the after effects of last night!). This time usually does suit me though. Have a good race!
I have a new HR monitor and I think it reads about 15bpm higher than my old one 😆
Or those attacks were as hard as they looked.
I've cooked my legs. Can't currently do a quad stretch as they want to cramp 🙄.
The attacks killed me... i was doing OK, then next minute we had 10w/kg...
BOOM ! gone.
Thanks for the drag Deacon... i trie a few times to give a turn and when i did you went faster lol.
Enjoyed that one guys, sort of!
Does anyone have an appetite for a longer endurance ride on Saturday morning if the weather is rubbish out there? 3 hours or so.