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I’ve heard stories of people nearly completing it and then realizing that they had to sign up for the Everest challenge for it to count and so all that vert done in vain
Welcome to my world. I've completed it about 5X over... but don't have the Tron bike.
Ah sweet thanks @savoyad - makes sense, especially the time
It takes for me to get going 😂
Thank you Muke. She’s most pleased that she did the research and signed herself up for the Everest - I’ll be sure to credit you for the Radio Mast tactic!
I will look out for ZZRC and SAS rides that don’t conflict with school for her, and for me sprint lap sessions sound fun - though low power doesn’t even begin to cover it I imagine!
Well I overdid the advice yesterday, went for a cx style full sprint at the start and think was right at the lead for a second before going into oxygen debt and holding on for the next 20 minutes, ended up just above mid-pack. Great fun though, I hadn’t worked that hard in ages.
Annoyingly, I guess because of internet issues, all the writing the laptop was coming out weird and blocky, and the companion app kept dropping out so I didn’t really look at it. I did notice it said ineligible for draft though?
Just did the Stage 4 ride of the TdZ. I say I did it but I didn't as Zwift crashed with 1k left on the route to go which means I need to do the whole thing again!
On the plus side I did get a PB up the petit KOM. I have been trying to crack 7 minutes with my best being 7 mins and 7 seconds.
Managed it in 6min37seconds today which having raced last night I am pretty pleased with.
How do Apple TV users find the Zwift experience? I currently plug my laptop in to a 27" Dell monitor which I assume I will be fine to still use. I am getting so frustrated with the crashes. My laptop is only about 6 months old but I must have had 3/4 crashes over the past month. It seems pot luck as to whether your hardware will be stable or not.
I know their are some limitations on it. 2 Bluetooth connections which I can get around and trying to do stuff with the remote can be awkward but I can also use the app from what I understand. I just want something that is stable!
It's Apple TVs too.
https://www.dcrainmaker.com/2021/01/5-random-things-i-did-this-weekend-110.html
@ferrals did you sign up to zpower so we can critique? :0)
@piemonster I am doing the TR on zwift thing atm and it's easy to set up, although I am on a laptop (ant) and phone (BT). One initial teething issue with zwift re-finding my turbo after telling it not to, but that's sorted itself out.
It's great for lower intensity stuff but not sure on harder intervals. Was doing one the other day, watching zwift, and listening to quite a literary podcast - felt a bit over-stimulated tbh, might just go back to the graph.
@tomlevell, no I haven't yet. I'll get to grips a bit with things before signing up for add-ons. Zwift gave me a w/kg estimation of 3.7, which would have put me out of the category, but I'm sure they have that wrong (I've not done an FTP test in zwift yet). I have no real desire to go up either as it was hard enough in C!
set up all ready to pratcie the crit race today with a 12.30 event. 15 minutes warm up to shake off last nights wooden legs.
clock ticking down in the pen as it got down under a minute the Mrs wandered in to my cave disconnected the lap top and started to wander off with it. Much shouting ensued and by the time I retrieved the laptop plugged back in got the picture back up on the TV I was alone in the pen. no point in trying to chase down 20 B cat riders on this course so had to drop out.
the next events were some time off and being already warmed up and sweaty I opted for a round of the TDZ sand and sequitios two laps. might have been a better option if I had used it as a recovery ride but as I always do I ended up racing most of it after a steady start. 1.10 at 265watts again and PBs on most hills, took a pb up titans kom a d then reduced it to 4.32 on the second lap. I always think the climb starts much earlier than it does and set off racing upnit over a mile before so I did flag before the summit even though it was a PB so 4.10 is future target if I get the start point right.
undercarriage is now looking like road kill so need to leave the saddle for at least a day.
That final sentence is a bit too descriptive 🤢
@kirky72. Good job I ate my tea before reading that. It's a bit Martin Scorsese. Tense drama, bit long and occasionally gruesome. Heal well.
@tomlevell, no I haven’t yet. I’ll get to grips a bit with things before signing up for add-ons. Zwift gave me a w/kg estimation of 3.7, which would have put me out of the category, but I’m sure they have that wrong (I’ve not done an FTP test in zwift yet). I have no real desire to go up either as it was hard enough in C!
Generally the Zwift estimate is generally right enough especially if it's landing you mid a field. B it is.
I'd sign up to ZP before you do anymore races as it won't retrospectively get the data for past events.
Forecast looked iffy this morning (frost and chance of snow) so jumped on the SZR endurance ride this morning, taking in the PRL London course. Managed to tick it off in 5.5hrs, riding it fasted. Only got the Über Pretzel to do and that’s all the courses done for me.
this morning
/checks time/
That wasn't morning that was midddle of the night!
Full prl in 5.5 hours and fasted blimey that’s some going. I start to feel somewhat ill after an hour and half fasted.
I think that's fairly short compared to some of Andy's IRL rides😮 Still, doing it fasted is something else. Chapeau
Back on today. Almost did a race but realized with 20s before the start my HRM wasn't paired, tried to pair in time but failed. Was only 1 lap of Innsbruck but my boy Figg was racing too so would've been cool
Arguably it's a good thing though as I'm not convinced I should be at flat out effort just yet.
https://zwiftpower.com/events.php?zid=1915406
Enjoyed this mornings race, a nice win in C. But not ridden that course for AGES and was great to race something different that suits my riding profile. Dictated the pace a few times and tried to split the big group i was in, but they kept coming back. It was interesting though to try and push on up Horseguards hill each time to try and hold/gain position, it's a layout i've often blown races on just on that particular little incline, but yesterday, i was OK, i was right in there. I then came around the roundabout in 3rd place with a Van draft, but even though my 30s power was decent enough i simply don't have enough of a sprint.
good work weeksy - you're obviously back fit again
... and still secretly a B 😂✋👊
LOL i wish mate... on both sides.. I'm still 10-20w down on my best days, but that's sometimes skewed by the racing, yesterday i was on power, off power, cruise, then power.... it wasn't a consistent power effort you get in some races, my HR was lower than usual so clearly that race suited me, i guess it was helped with a few lighter riders in there. I was happy though when i tried to split it up and was able to hold the power for a decent effort.
As for B.... man i wish, i'd love to race consistently in B, but i'm VERY much a 1 trick pony when it comes to racing....
nice ride @weeksy, great to see you not just winning but trying to dictate the racing as well.
I had an idea of a group cat and mouse race up the Alpe, for some time in the future, which would act as pacing ride for people to achieve their own target times.
So could set of in 3 or 4 bands of times which would result in hopefully the majority of riders to come together at the summit.
Ie 1hr target riders depart at the first meet up time let’s say 9am
55 min target riders at 9.05
50mins target riders at 9.10.
Could be split to more time options if there was a larger number of riders but the above could work as 3 meet up rides or just roll out at 5 min intervals with the same steady paced neutralised leadin to the alpe start.
Just an idea for those that might like to improve their Alpe time by way of some added help from riding in a group with a touch of competition.
Is there a new Zwift racing thread?
I don't often scan the Zwift forums, but earlier I saw this thread about testing of a new race auto-categorisation system by organised by WTRL.
https://forums.zwift.com/t/autocategorization-test-events-faq
Don't know if there are spaces left, but there's an event tonight at 1930. 3 laps of Watopia Hilly Reverse.
You need to be signed up on Zwiftpower and WTRL, it looks at your recent race data and assigns you to a group.
I'm a very low end ZP catB on a rare good day these days, system put me in cat4 of 6, if I was to enter.
Would have taken a look at that other than having beasted myself in one of the crit city races earlier this afternoon and small matter of a football match kicking off shortly.
Yeah I saw the test events. Great move IMO.
I did a bit of climbing today as I've got Snowdon coming up so need to do some climbs for a while.
Anyone joining the quadruple header Zwift Insider tiny races that start at 0900?
All done by 1000.
Two custom distance today on Serpentine 8 and London loop, 5.5/6Km respectively.
Another series of four at 1500 this afternoon.
Would have gone with that if it was tomorrow. Might manage the afternoon ones but I've packing of a bike to do today
I'm planning to do the 3pm ones. In B (thanks auto cat).
I did the 4 last weekend on 3pm. But this weekend I was busy.
Great races last weekend but I was toast in race 4 I must admit
I got third in race 2 today but was toast in race 3. Family still away next week so will try again.
B pack speed is s.l.o.w even in these events (not that that helped get good placings).
I barely managed races 2 and 4 at pre-illness recovery pace this morning, thought I was going to do races 1 and 3 in the afternoon, but I went out and did more than the hour I expected.
Hopefully these continue into winter, decent sized fields for what can be good little z5 blasts. Just need my legs to come back over the next couple of weeks or so, or for my CE pen allocation to drop from B, although I don't think post-illness resets are an option yet.
They definitely make interval training more fun 🤪.
Found the kiss 100 B a 2:15 if anyone fancies it (hangover put paid to outdoors for me as I didn't want to drive).
17.05 sorry nixie
It was brutal. I'm now googling ways to stop the rapidly onsetting cramp.
If it helps @nixie I rode to the pub for Sunday lunch and back, no cramp. So I'm going to guess one or all of deep fried cheese, belly pork and lemon tart fended off the cramp, maybe try those?
🤪 I'd love too. Went for heavily salted chips, recovery drink, oj and a banana. Pub lunch would have been preferred.
With my Stages SB20 immanent is Zwift still the way to go? As it's nearly summer it will be a lunchtime pootle until the winter as i'll spend most of the time outside until winter comes again.
Since we've all cancelled Zwift now, can you still ride the Alpe Du Zwift on the free 25K miles? Will it save the ride properly? If it does, I guess doing the Alpe twice a month could be good for free
That should still work. In fact, if you don't save the ride and keep it open then you can ride "indefinitely".
Loving the thread resurrection. I need to get it all set up again. Can't go out riding much now but indoors? Doable.👍
No longer just weather dependent for me as I'll sometimes do a Zwift session if I'm pushed for time
Mine is permanently set up, though I'm currently using Tacx rather than Zwift. I'd already stopped using the latter before the recent price hike. I find it handy for workouts as it's easier to monitor and conform to power requirements indoors without traffic, hills etc. I'm also enjoying just using it in "ride" mode. It's like touring various part of the real world rather than the cartoon world of Zwift.
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Mine is permanently set up,
Mine should be but the room has somehow morphed into an "assorted hobby storage area."😑
Still doing two two-hour Zone 2 sessions a week with Coco, now have the Dauphine to watch at the same time. And yes permanently set up (Ti bike to avoid the corrosion, maybe). The group rides at XXX W/kg have been my revelation. I alternate between Kickr and Rollers. The great garage roller injury of 2023 has healed (fell onto a spare chainset lying at 45 degrees. Chicks dig Zwift scars).
Having not needed the hybrid for commuting since covid in late September '22, it has rarely been disconnected from the Saris H3. One less thing to faff with before a turbo ride, but I still manage to miss some events, the biggest cause being under-estimating how long the Surface Pro 4 takes to load up Zwift and get to the world/pen!
Just like outdoors, I've been very focussed on zones 1 and 2 since March, with my backside starting to tolerate 1.5-2 hour turbo rides for first time in over two years. I quite like beaming between a number of robopacer groups. Another option I look for is "rubberband" group rides, looking at the schedule at https://zwifthacks.com/app/events/?key=621b895261613 (clicking cycling; ride; plus rubberband from "rules" tab).