ChrisG
Unapologetic Lifer for Rock and Roll
Effort is still effort, regardless of the output.
It's just a training blog bro
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Pearl
THIS CHANGES EVERYTHING
Boom! Keep it up. I wonder how underfueled I was during the bigger rides/races I've done. Or how I was able to eat solid foods during extremely hard efforts lol
Lets start this man a gofundme for a powermeter for real
I realized this at the 4 hour endurance race at Dickerson. It was to technical to take a hand off and eat. Save for one area leading back to the start finish. By lap two the damage was done. Also when I tried to eat it was just a PITA.
Good luck with your High carb mix.
Pearl
THIS CHANGES EVERYTHING
This week and next weeks M-F schedule are all the same, which makes for a pretty boring work week, but I guess that is fine. The seated standing sprints are simple enough to do and dont take a lot out of ya. I usually take Finn for a trail ride on one of the lifting days to keep things interesting. He enjoys it and I try and keep my "skills" fresh.
amazes me how he can stay on the trail like that. the sniffer must pick up that rubber smell.
amazes me how he can stay on the trail like that. the sniffer must pick up that rubber smell.
out some electrical tape over the mic.
and stop leaf blowing the trails man. don't you know about erosion? lol.
ekuhn
Well-Known Member
My goal is to get my dog to run the trails with me, or behind me, but I need to get her to be more spot on with listening.
Awesome time including the pup!
Pearl
THIS CHANGES EVERYTHING
I didn't think any of those would come out good honestly...
Big debate about that in these parts, most of them get blown... not sure why when everything closes for 24 hours after it rains. it would probably benefit from not blowing.
We cheated and sent him to a 2 week boarding e-collar training. It also helps that Vizslas are complete velcro dogs and the thought of NOT being by you causes sheer panic. He may get distracted by a squirrel every once and a while but he usually keeps an eye on me. When we first start he likes to lead the way, towards the end he enjoys to keep the pace "normal" lol
I'm pretty perplexed at why people get so Triple Boner worked up about blowing or not. Whatever. It all works out.
Well that is the thing, most people have not tried to see what happens from blowing/not blowing. I did some testing at mercer over a 2 year period on the same section of trail. I actually changed my approach based on the result. That being said, the control is off because weather is never the same, soo.....
Funny, I thought Vizlas were sight hounds, but they arent. I guess they just have the sight hound look/build. In which case, I wouldnt think they would make very good off leash biking companions. But thats awesome if he listens and stays with you! My goldens were awesome at the recall and stay with me part....but running for any length of time? GO FUCK YOURSELF 😂
Have you looked into the Israel/Gaza situation? Way too complicated to argue about, way too easy for someone to pull out a fact you're unaware of while trying to support your side.
Blowing or not blowing leaves on the trails is way easier to pick a side on without ruining Christmas dinner with the family.
its really quite simple
Not as simple as a bicycle shed.
Pearl
THIS CHANGES EVERYTHING
Well that was an interesting one.
Been trying to find a time to do longer rides in the winter, but not take away from family squad time. I always say that I have all the gear to ride in the winter, I really need to make use of it. I also have lights, so...
Even though the temperature was near freezing, I wanted to do 4 hours because Sunday is a complete washout. As always, consult with @stb222 on clothing and off I went, an hour before sunrise.
I also planned to do this without stopping as I just found a loop I made and went with it, I also thought having a pack would keep my water from freezing. OH THE FORESHADOWING
Sun was on fire this time around.
I've been enjoying these open ended sweetspot workouts. I decided to wait until the sun came up to start, and once it did I let it rip. 1 hour at 252w and I'm just finishing up my bottles. I go to drink out of my pack and woops, I forgot to blow the water back into the pack, rut roh. I blow some more but I'm not making any headway. I hear some crunching in the nozzle part but man, I'm not getting anything. I see that I'm coming up to a gas station, roll in and go checkout the bathroom in hopes that it has a hand dryer, instead of asking if I can put my pack on the roller dog machine. I do and scoop a rice crispy treat as a thank you.
Now my body adjusted from the 5 minutes in the store and my hands are wet, not good. Takes a while to get them back to the right temp. I take a swig from my now unfrozen pack and the rubber nipple is cracked, squirting valuable carbs all over my gear and my gloves. Would have been gross on a warm day, but just a huge suck fest on a cold one. I realize I will have to stop and twist the nipple (lol) and drink, then close it to keep on going.
Then I notice my garmin saying "memory is full". Not sure what that means, but it's still showing me things, so I keep on keepin on. I don't think I have too much crap on it, but I'm not stopping to figure it out now
Needless to say I'm running a little lean on my fuel and keep going, but still smash another 250w for an hour. It's just starting to warm up as I get closer to home and I can unzip the jacket and "warm" down.
All before 10am. Whats for lunch?
Bike Check 3
Do you need 3 drop bar bikes? Absolutely not. I kept seeing this bike come up on an add somewhere and realized I had to have it. I had a full on gravel bike, full on race bike, but what about the bike that can do both if need be? The Blackheart All Road is just that. Reading the "about" of the company and the bike really drove it home. The creator of the bike wanted a CAAD10 that could ride dirt roads... sounds a lot like me. It's also the first new (read "not new to me") bike I have bought in quiet some time.
This thing fits 38s (40s if you are careful enough) and still has somewhat roadie geometry. More of a roadies gravel bike. I guess that's an endurance bike? I'm not sure what it is, but its comfortable and still fast enough to join group rides with. I do most of my riding on this bike because of that. Of course the China carbon wheels I got used from some guy local. I risk my life with the Enve knockoff carbon bar, almost makes me want to buy a real one... ALMOST. I pieced together the AXS kit. 46 tooth chainring with the 10-44 in the back is more than enough gearing to go fast and still climb stuff if need be.
Been trying to find a time to do longer rides in the winter, but not take away from family squad time. I always say that I have all the gear to ride in the winter, I really need to make use of it. I also have lights, so...
Even though the temperature was near freezing, I wanted to do 4 hours because Sunday is a complete washout. As always, consult with @stb222 on clothing and off I went, an hour before sunrise.
I also planned to do this without stopping as I just found a loop I made and went with it, I also thought having a pack would keep my water from freezing. OH THE FORESHADOWING
Sun was on fire this time around.
I've been enjoying these open ended sweetspot workouts. I decided to wait until the sun came up to start, and once it did I let it rip. 1 hour at 252w and I'm just finishing up my bottles. I go to drink out of my pack and woops, I forgot to blow the water back into the pack, rut roh. I blow some more but I'm not making any headway. I hear some crunching in the nozzle part but man, I'm not getting anything. I see that I'm coming up to a gas station, roll in and go checkout the bathroom in hopes that it has a hand dryer, instead of asking if I can put my pack on the roller dog machine. I do and scoop a rice crispy treat as a thank you.
Now my body adjusted from the 5 minutes in the store and my hands are wet, not good. Takes a while to get them back to the right temp. I take a swig from my now unfrozen pack and the rubber nipple is cracked, squirting valuable carbs all over my gear and my gloves. Would have been gross on a warm day, but just a huge suck fest on a cold one. I realize I will have to stop and twist the nipple (lol) and drink, then close it to keep on going.
Then I notice my garmin saying "memory is full". Not sure what that means, but it's still showing me things, so I keep on keepin on. I don't think I have too much crap on it, but I'm not stopping to figure it out now
Needless to say I'm running a little lean on my fuel and keep going, but still smash another 250w for an hour. It's just starting to warm up as I get closer to home and I can unzip the jacket and "warm" down.
All before 10am. Whats for lunch?
Bike Check 3
Do you need 3 drop bar bikes? Absolutely not. I kept seeing this bike come up on an add somewhere and realized I had to have it. I had a full on gravel bike, full on race bike, but what about the bike that can do both if need be? The Blackheart All Road is just that. Reading the "about" of the company and the bike really drove it home. The creator of the bike wanted a CAAD10 that could ride dirt roads... sounds a lot like me. It's also the first new (read "not new to me") bike I have bought in quiet some time.
This thing fits 38s (40s if you are careful enough) and still has somewhat roadie geometry. More of a roadies gravel bike. I guess that's an endurance bike? I'm not sure what it is, but its comfortable and still fast enough to join group rides with. I do most of my riding on this bike because of that. Of course the China carbon wheels I got used from some guy local. I risk my life with the Enve knockoff carbon bar, almost makes me want to buy a real one... ALMOST. I pieced together the AXS kit. 46 tooth chainring with the 10-44 in the back is more than enough gearing to go fast and still climb stuff if need be.
From here I heard his road shoes in the gas station as he was walking around.
I immediately pictured @Pearl standing there in some rando gas station defrosting his HYDRATION PACK during a RIOAD RIDE. Wtf! LOL