Zwift meetups and social rides ?

Hmm… RE streaming.. on IOS it seems i can broadcast my home screen live, but as soon as i open an app (I.e. Zwift) it gets unhappy… will see what I can do..

DrP

If I up my average power to 320 W then I would complete

My attempt at heart failure in less than

49 mins and 14 seconds

My attempt at heart failure in less than

That based on my weight. Guessing you weigh a lot less so a lot less power required for similar times.

The hounds only have one target – whichever hare is the furthest in front.

I’m sorely tempted to join in this one but it’s sooo nice outside…

I’ll be in for a group ride if there’s one on Saturday though as the forecast really doesn’t look very inviting up here.

Guessing you weigh a lot less so a lot less power required for similar times.

Not sure on the first bit but, I’m fairly tall at 6’4″ so not very aero and on a flat course w/kg is a bit of a distraction.

Weight alone, at 300W I’d need to weigh 50kg less to make 6 min at the same W based on Geekery

It’ll be fun anyhow, and if I break myself this evening it’s a good excuse for the TTT 😉

237 watt will complete the course in 55 mins.

320 W would complete it in 49 mins and 14 seconds

80w increase to close the 6 mins😟

I not expect hounds pushing 80w more than comparable weight hare … I see front group of hares finishing a good 2 minutes ahead.

So far we’ve got 28 riders but due to a combination of some people not having updated their names and some names being too long for the companion app to display them I’ve no idea how many hounds there are.

There’s at least one hound though so that’s the main thing.

And discord voice channels for each team – no cheating and listening in…(if there is only one hound you prob don’t need to bother with discord!)

Discord

How do we get the discord channel? Who is setting them up?

Ok ignore that I am on it!

I’ve set them up, click on the link and sign into the appropriate voice channel – hares or hound and then go into settings and set it to push to talk.

If you don’t set it to push to talk everyone will hear you panting and wheezing and that’ll only get worse once we start riding.

(Ideally the panting and wheezing is going to be pay-walled onto our premium content patreon which DrP’s setting up now I believe so we don’t want to just give it away.)

I hope there more than me chasing the hares😟

If there isn’t it’ll be this post which is to blame!

“Ok ..10 min at 3.6w/kg …
Then when warmed up … Hammer down and try hold it till gap closes”

If you’d said “Ok ..10 min at 3.6w/kg … then settle down to 3w/kg for the chase” you might have had more help!

My trainer is pissing about at the moment so back to trying to fix it tonight so won’t make it after all.

I will ride hound but tbh not up for a deep ftp effort – I can drive the flats but you will drop me on any real climb if you go hard (96 kg). That’s OK – I’ll hang on as long as I can.

Is it this one – says 30 km here?

https://zwiftinsider.com/road-to-ruins/

I hope there more than me chasing the hares😟

I’ll be with you on the start line at least

Is it this one – says 30 km here

Oh drat, I had it confused with Thursday. Yeah that’s tonight I think.

I may have be over selling my ability then .. I just thinking how most Hare & Hound races go.

So we have to make up 6 mins in just 30k? That’s way more than 10%!!!

Also signed up as Hound although 3.6W/Kg is about my 60 minute limit.

so are we riding for 60 mins or 30k? big difference!

Hound here.. will change my name in app..

DrP

We’re riding the distance not the time – the time thing comes from me saying that Zwift Insider said a race lap of this course takes roughly an hour so setting an approx 10% headstart.

I’ve no idea how realistic this headstart is, I think it’ll be relatively close given the hills but there’s only one way to find out! Then next time we can say 5% headstart or whatever based on what happens tonight.

60 mins or 30k? big difference!

Hopefully about 6 mins!

Seems sensible Ivan, I mean the worst that can happen is the hounds all bury ourselves and that you have to pull the whole way round on Thursday. That’ll teach you.

Shall we make it 4 mins then? It is a 18 mile course.

Just looked at my Strava stats from the only ride I’ve done on this course, 30.45K in 1hr 06min (I think there’s a little ride to the start).  There’s a couple of big hills in it IIRC.  Av speed was 27.4kph.  Was riding alone.  Av Watts 183 (FTP then was 207 and I’m 80kg).

Gutted but can’t make this now but the timing today has ended up not working.

Let’s split the difference and go for 5 then, makes the timing a bit “neater” as well.

Also signed up as Hound although 3.6W/Kg is about my 60 minute limit.

– Me too, about 3.5kg/W. (Southside Johnny)

Let’s split the difference and go for 5 then, makes the timing a bit “neater” as well.

– Good plan, it’s a bit of an experiment so we just don’t know how it’ll work out.

Bah got to do a call at 6 now. That’s 2 I’ve missed because of bloody work. I really like the idea of these so hope I can join the next one.. Defo a hare tho!

5 minutes sounds like a good place to start.
A couple of people have said they’re on the cusp of C and B – if that’s the case I’d suggest they ride with the Hares – the Hounds are going to have to go at a very strong B pace to have a chance of ‘jugged hare’ for supper!

What route is it?

Road to Ruins – it seemed appropriate.

I’m in NY if anyone wants a warm up?

DrP

Do the hounds join at same time – and just wait on line 5 mins?

Warming up now and JOIN MEETUP icon there ..

Yeah join and wait 5 minutes

Zwift dumped me, at the world change I think as the event started.

I’ll make a solo effort so let me know what time I had to beat for first and last hare!

51.17

Ughh that hurt.

I liked that route.

Must try harder

that was great!
hard.. but great!

I’m going to see if I can run zwift on my laptop (Bluetooth connection ) so we genuinely can stream these events!

wonder if I can stream both the screen AND me sweating away, scratching my balls…..?!

thanks for organising ivan! pushed my ftp up…

DrP

That was tough – first hare home in 55.00………but 2 hounds went past me (at warp speed ☺)!

Realised that a 38T 1x set up is not ideal, couldn’t keep up with the group on the downs and once you’re dropped then its game over.