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@weeksy. Can you add my mate to the invite list please. He is following you on Zwift. T Rolo [STW]. Cheers mate
Sure
Was hoping to get on this later but legs are feeling a bit twingey - going to rest up. Have a good one.
I'm going to bail on tonight 🙁
Working...
I'm going to come along this evening but it might be short lived. I went [whisper] outside [/whisper] for a ride this morning and or seems someone snuck in overnight and stole my legs 🙁
They might be back by this evening but it might be a bit of an ask of them.
I did 30km earlier you bunch of pansies. It's pancake flat this course, you'll be fine
Be aware it's a bit on the wobbly side tonight, took me two goes to sign in and then couldn't save. Shows ride on zwift app but says can't get ride details and hasn't gone over to strava.
Thanks for the group ride invites Weeksy, was hoping to actually do one this week, but i'm still struck down with last weeks food poisoning. I will get there one day!
I did 30km earlier you bunch of pansies.
It's not this morning's 30miler that's the problem. It's just that it showed me yesterday's handballing 8 ton of gravel plus a long walk might have been.
No changes to the plan for this evening?
I got on a bit early as my Wife and daughter have gone for a walk...
Calibrated the trainer after last ride....it was a bit loose apparently.
No idea what affect that will have had...
Warming up with some RATM - Renegades album.
That was a blast!!!
Super fun again... I'm naff at the explosive sprints I've decided!
Thanks again for sorting that... but, not uploaded to strava..hmm...drP
Uploaded to Garmin okay but not Strava.
Yeah that was good. Those sprints were brutal. Good little battle at the end with a few. I believe DrP and a few others were about 2km ahead by that time 😉 Really enjoyed that last 30 second sprint at 59min30seconds.
I’m off for a lie down and a pint of Creme de Menthe 🙂
I'll deffo run that course and plan again though. Assuming you fellas enjoyed it.
Cheers for organising Weeksy.
Tomorrow is definitely a rest day
My earlier ride took 30 mins to upload to Strava so I wouldn't worry.
Cheers for organising Weeksy.
Tomorrow is definitely a rest day
Rest days? That's a concept.
I did 30km outside today, 20km warm up, then the ride.
Still trying to get into the high 13st.
yeah i enjoyed that, peesbee is the man to beat in the sprints it seems!
My warm up ride has uploaded but took a while. Hopefully servers are just slow. If not you can extract it from Zwift and upload manually. I hope it isn’t lost as I got a new 1 min power best!
Cracking ride chaps. Shame you can’t choose crit City for a group ride
Mine uploaded now
I’m saving this image in case I need to see a heart specialist 🙂 Damn those sprints are just short enough that you can wring yourself out but just a bit longer than you wished they were 🙂
Rest days? That’s a concept.
Maybe I should explain.
A rest day means a day of manual labour under the direction and close supervision of SWMBO. Maybe after 8 hours of toil in the sun she'll let me have a stale bread crust and some like warm water to take the edge off - or a beer, either way.
I’ve spent many years being spectacularly rubbish at any kind of DIY. From not knowing which end of a paint brush to hold to drilling through important utilities such as water pipes and electricity cables. Such is my prowess with any tool whatsoever, it’s rare I’m even asked to dig anything up. In case I’m found in the neighbours garden ruining their begonias*
I still award myself a beer tho. Because everyone loves a trier 🙂
*allegedly. I’ve no idea. My view of gardening is if it’s green it’s a weed, if it’s red, it’s probably a tomato.
Well that was a disaster, set up issues at the beginning meant I was a lap down then I had a laptop battery fail as kiddo had been on it earlier and by the time I got it plugged in I was 40secs behind solo. Decent workout trying to get back on though.
Yeah that course is a bitch to get back on if you lose the group.
I’ve spent many years being spectacularly rubbish at any kind of DIY.
McMoonter I am not. Unfortunately Mrs brain wouldn't know the difference between a hammer and a screw driver so I look like Tim Allen in home improvement (well, I look a lot like the other chap but that's not the point)
Good fun that, I definitely can't sprint though. I saw 800w I think briefly on the first sprint and I don't think I fully recovered until the end, legs like celery 🤣
Have we to do anything re the TTT by the way other than be there on Thursday and don't be rubbish?
Sorry to miss this evening was getting my kit out and got the "I thought you were doing the kids bedtime tonight" so couldn't get on until later.
Very much looking forward to the TTT though...
Are we sorting a ride order and power targets etc or are we just winging out on the night?
Who's def riding, barring unforseen circumstances?
Me - Cat D
I’ll deffo run that course and plan again though. Assuming you fellas enjoyed it.
Flat courses and Sprints are not my forte, but I must admit it was a perfect course for this group and a fun hour’s riding. I just don’t know where the time goes - it seems like we’ve hardly started and it’s over.
Rest days? That’s a concept.
It is for us oldies.
TTT?
Wassat?
DrP
I think it's something to do with jelly babies
See here DrP
OK that's not working as I hoped.
Page 335/336.
You want the post on 336 that starts "Our team is entered. 7.40pm on Thursday, Astoria Line 8.
Now you each need to sign up as individual riders. We need between 3 and 8 people. Here’s what to do"
https://singletrackworld.com/forum/topic/zwift-my-journey-my-weight-and-my-fitness/page/336/
Right then, next installment is Friday 4pm. Currently it's set to greater London flat but depends what world is empty that day.
Will there be sprints? #sobs #rocksgentlyunderdesk
Alas.. Will be working.... but have fun 👍
DrP
Thanks for invite, but will be at work. Enjoy.
Will there be sprints? #sobs #rocksgentlyunderdesk
Depends on what layout we end up on. If this one, greater London flat, lap 3 will be a flat out tempo fest.
But, I'm 100% happy to pick whatever layouts you guys want, hilly, tempo, sprinty.
I just enjoy the events, so you guys tell me the format you want and I'll do it
The guest worlds are New York and Richmond so London will be quiet 👍
I’m good with anything. Flat courses defo easier to keep people together..
I’m on 2-10 all week so can’t make the meet up, sorry. 6am-2pm next week so I’ll be up for a ride 👍
Usual mid-week working late rules apply for me, but I am available for any weekend meet up's as usual.
Enjoy tonight's TT and the Friday sprint everyone!
Thanks for the invite but I'm working unfortunately. I'm racing later in the evening instead. Have a good ride all.
Yeah sadly it's the chance i take when doing early, but i'm not keen on the evening stuff more than 1-2 a week and i've already had one and have another tonight, so this was a little selfish on the timings, but that's kinda how it is sorry 🙂
I'm in on Friday but not for a sprintfest as I'm only little
Sorry I haven’t joined recently Weeksy, I tend to ride mornings as I struggle with the evening slot. Coupled with that for the last two days I’ve been jumping on Shane Williams charity 770 mile ride, I’m not doing the whole thing but using the morning ride which is 55m as the basis to try and get a 100km in each day. I’ve done two, not so sure I’ll be fit for tomorrow but we’ll see.
Hope to jump on with you guys in the future but please don’t waste a spot by holding an invite for me at the moment.
No worries, your doing a sterling service running them.
actually... I've re accepted and will take the turbo to work... if the afternoon isn't too busy I'll snatch an hour away from clinic!
DrP
I think Weeksy, with all the amazing work you are doing with the group ride arrangements etc, you have a right to be selfish and get what suits you sometimes.
No worries, I won't hold it against you 😉
I'll stick another up for Sat/Sun after this one has been run.
Hi Weeksy - I was going to join you all tonight ut having just stuck my head outside I think I will go for a spin on the road after work instead. Thanks for the invite.
No worries...
Just so everyone is aware, i won't be going nuts today due to being destroyed from last nights TTT.
Hey Weeksy. Another bailer here I'm afraid. Legs are goosed after the Watopia Cup MTB race last night. I fancy a long slow one outside in the morning;)
My plan is to make it back in time to join you. I'm heading out on the bike to enjoy the sunshine for a while (and do a bit of that 30 day wheelie challenge thing), timing is unlikely to be too difficult, resisting a beer when I come in might be however.
A rest day for me today, went out on the road bike yesterday afternoon and my legs didn't like it at all. Beer in the garden it is then 🙂
I'm working so I did a lap of Richmond at lunch time. Will be keen on Sat or Sun when it's up.
I'm signed up. It's a warm day so gonna be sweaty in the garage!
I'm out. My basement flooded last night, which is also my 'pain cave'. So I'll be tackling that.
Another no show. Went out for IRL ride earlier, now on beer no 3 and just about to light the bbq.
Enjoy.
Bad News, 10!
How did that happen?
I'm having wi-fi/laptop issues here for some reason! Just restarted & crossed fingers....
Damn - missed it. Too slow getting on Zwift after work. 😐
ooh... again... uber fun!!!
I'm sat here now, at my work desk, both fans still going on full blast to dry me off!!!
Great Swarming chaps.... bxxx
DrP
aye, lovely that 🙂
2 days off now, anyone wants a ride, will be monday at earliest.
Great ride 🙂 Sprinted the whole way round
Cheers all
Cheers Weeksy nice ride. Like that track.
Thanks again Weeksy - enjoy the weekend off!
Thank you for organising that. Nice end to my week off. Now time for a beer.
On and didn't I get ridiculed for taking a day off?
Great ride, although I had about 15 mins of Wi-Fi issues not long after the start and then my laptop crashed 2 mins before the end after that last sprint...
Luckily I found the activity file and I think it captured all of the ride up to the crash
Cheers for the ride. Enjoyed that. Cheers for the tow danger as well. Almost stacked it going to the toilet in the road shoes!
Posted this on the wrong Zwift thread 🤣....
Great ride today swarm. I’ll remember to bring my kit next time.😁
Really enjoyed it. That last lap was hard! Nice for Dr P to show us the underpass where the magic happens…
Relaxing in the sun with a beer now. Cheers!
Cheers for the tow danger as well.
You're welcome robbo, pleased to be able to put my extensive experience of drop out the back, over shoot and disappear out the front, misjudge drop out the back and repeat to good use
Good fun that one. Cheers swarm!
It was good to make it to the end without blowing up this time - you guys must have been taking it easy 🙂
Bad News, 10!
How did that happen?
Faulty outside tap spraying back into the basement. Although it pretty much got everything we have stored down there, it seems to have not caused any damage. My shop vac did a good job of getting the water up. Just concrete floor thankfully. Lot's of soggy boxes, but dry contents.
Missed my trainer and fans though!
I'm a little tipsy now.
Was good fun as always.
One day I'm coming in fresh and ignoring you lot and kicking Dr Ps arse.
Bring it Weeksy!
Was some strong riding from Dr P and Phil up front.
Looking forward to the next one.
If you're on Zwift today, my missus is on for the first time, riding 108km as a fundraising event with her work on behalf of the charity I work for - she's on as Catriona.Pratt (SiMY) EY 2.6 or something like that. If you could give her a 'ride on' it'd be much appreciated.
If you fancy throwing a couple of quid her way, you can do that via Just Giving