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Forum: "The 33"-Road Bike Racing
04-19-24, 11:43 AM
Replies: 17,813
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Posted By TMonk

Lol, this sound like you are stuck in erg mode -...

Lol, this sound like you are stuck in erg mode - but in real life!

I'd encourage you to try and be a little less reliant on the computer. You should be able to do these with current power,...
Forum: "The 33"-Road Bike Racing
04-19-24, 07:55 AM
Replies: 17,813
Views: 1,458,658
Posted By TMonk

I think I'm fighting something off, a bit of...

I think I'm fighting something off, a bit of opaque mucus and some congestion. I wanted to go hard today and tomorrow and rest next week, but I'll have to play this by ear. I think I'll do some...
Forum: "The 33"-Road Bike Racing
04-19-24, 07:44 AM
Replies: 17,813
Views: 1,458,658
Posted By TMonk

Team events (TTT, TP) are also interesting too...

Team events (TTT, TP) are also interesting too since it's all about execution.... especially on the track. There is some choreography there. I have never raced a TP or IP but would like to try. I'd...
Forum: "The 33"-Road Bike Racing
04-17-24, 12:17 PM
Replies: 17,813
Views: 1,458,658
Posted By TMonk

Couple photos of last week's ITT. They put the...

Couple photos of last week's ITT. They put the photographer right near the S/F area which sucks because you need to leave aero a bit to navigate traffic. I promise I look better on other parts of...
Forum: "The 33"-Road Bike Racing
04-16-24, 04:58 PM
Replies: 17,813
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Posted By TMonk

Got some miles in this morning. Stayed mostly...

Got some miles in this morning. Stayed mostly coastal, so not much climbing. Sat in on the Tuesday morning Fiesta hammer ride for a few laps till it was more than what I wanted (I can't not pull...
Forum: "The 33"-Road Bike Racing
04-15-24, 10:39 AM
Replies: 17,813
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Posted By TMonk

Lovely morning on the MTB, unstructured, mostly...

Lovely morning on the MTB, unstructured, mostly EZ. Felt lazy at first and just enjoyed being outside in the cool morning. I rode the techy bits in the middle quite nicely and even cleaned a tough...
Forum: "The 33"-Road Bike Racing
04-14-24, 02:33 PM
Replies: 17,813
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Posted By TMonk

Light TT adaptation ride today, 1 hr of z2/3....

Light TT adaptation ride today, 1 hr of z2/3. Weather is nice, and it's a weekend (low traffic), so I thought this time that I'd venture out to a local frontage road near my place, instead of doing...
Forum: "The 33"-Road Bike Racing
04-13-24, 11:43 AM
Replies: 17,813
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Posted By TMonk

bampilot06, following up on what Hermes said, I...

bampilot06, following up on what Hermes said, I took a look at the HR and agree, if it is dropping half way through, you might actually be dropping your power too. Maybe the pedals are correct.
Forum: "The 33"-Road Bike Racing
04-13-24, 06:47 AM
Replies: 17,813
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Posted By TMonk

Do you make your own? If so, mind sharing your...

Do you make your own? If so, mind sharing your recipe? I've been considering doing this to save some $$$
Forum: "The 33"-Road Bike Racing
04-13-24, 06:46 AM
Replies: 17,813
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Posted By TMonk

Sounds like it might be the pedals. Did you see...

Sounds like it might be the pedals. Did you see anything weird with you HR?
Forum: "The 33"-Road Bike Racing
04-12-24, 10:07 AM
Replies: 17,813
Views: 1,458,658
Posted By TMonk

How long have you been riding again? A 22 bump in...

How long have you been riding again? A 22 bump in FTP is freaking massive. I will probably never see 22+ watts on my current FTP, ever. And that's including being ~7-10 watts down on where I was last...
Forum: "The 33"-Road Bike Racing
04-12-24, 09:57 AM
Replies: 17,813
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Posted By TMonk

Looks like a ton of my SDBC teammates registered...

Looks like a ton of my SDBC teammates registered for the 40k ITT tomorrow, and I'm stuck in the 35+ 20k, dang. I've never actually raced a full 40k ITT... sounds miserable. But, I think it would be...
Forum: "The 33"-Road Bike Racing
04-12-24, 09:52 AM
Replies: 17,813
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Posted By TMonk

In general, I think this is my approach to...

In general, I think this is my approach to intervals. With a reasonably accurate FTP, you should still get some adaptation at the lower end of zone targets, and it's easier on the head. If you some...
Forum: "The 33"-Road Bike Racing
04-12-24, 09:01 AM
Replies: 17,813
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Posted By TMonk

15 min warmup with the A-bot, then this race on...

15 min warmup with the A-bot, then this race on Glasgow Rev. Lordy that was hard! Basically we would smash the hilly part of the course and then coast in between. Effective power for the race was...
Forum: "The 33"-Road Bike Racing
04-11-24, 09:32 PM
Replies: 17,813
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Posted By TMonk

Weekend riding plans - about 3 hours total: ...

Weekend riding plans - about 3 hours total:

Tomorrow - 1 hr on Zwift, might do a race or two
Saturday - Club ITT
Sunday - Probably more TT bike time on the trainer, but lighter/endurance pace. ...
Forum: "The 33"-Road Bike Racing
04-11-24, 09:30 PM
Replies: 17,813
Views: 1,458,658
Posted By TMonk

haha thanks for joining BAM. I also dislike the...

haha thanks for joining BAM. I also dislike the cars that seem to be a ubiquitous feature in training after work during the middle months of the year. I typically have better legs and more responsive...
Forum: "The 33"-Road Bike Racing
04-10-24, 09:51 AM
Replies: 17,813
Views: 1,458,658
Posted By TMonk

Sweet Do they happen regularly? Day off the...

Sweet Do they happen regularly?

Day off the bike, just finished my strength work. Gonna do my weekly jog this afternoon. My club's second TT is this weekend, gonna race the 35+ 20k ITT.
Forum: "The 33"-Road Bike Racing
04-04-24, 09:41 AM
Replies: 17,813
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Posted By TMonk

Rare opportunity for a double ride day, before...

Rare opportunity for a double ride day, before and after work. Just hopped off the trainer for a routine hour on the TT bike, 1x30 and 1x15' pretty light, just keeping my body used to being folded in...
Forum: "The 33"-Road Bike Racing
04-03-24, 08:11 AM
Replies: 17,813
Views: 1,458,658
Posted By TMonk

Day off the bike, gonna head out for my weekly...

Day off the bike, gonna head out for my weekly jog in a minute. I had intended on this being a sunrise jog, but I got caught up looking at stuff I wanted for me new MTB :)

Strength workout later
Forum: "The 33"-Road Bike Racing
04-02-24, 09:27 AM
Replies: 17,813
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Posted By TMonk

10th / 13 starters in Three Villages A race, man...

10th / 13 starters in Three Villages A race, man what a hard course. I wanted some steady hard pedaling but this was basically three 4-5' zone 5 / zone 6 climbs with coasting in the middle. I...
Forum: "The 33"-Road Bike Racing
03-30-24, 02:15 PM
Replies: 17,813
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Posted By TMonk

Zwift games 82 km "Epic" - DNF / 21 starters in...

Zwift games 82 km "Epic" - DNF / 21 starters in the A race. Got dropped.

Not much to say, but I came unattached after ~70 min on the climb out of the jungle. 9th person to get dropped I guess....
Forum: "The 33"-Road Bike Racing
03-29-24, 10:33 AM
Replies: 17,813
Views: 1,458,658
Posted By TMonk

I just use the onboard power on the Saris H3. ...

I just use the onboard power on the Saris H3. Too lazy to put my power meter pedals on there. It does measure ~3% higher than my Faveros that I ride with outdoors, but that doesn't bother me too...
Forum: "The 33"-Road Bike Racing
03-29-24, 08:45 AM
Replies: 17,813
Views: 1,458,658
Posted By TMonk

2nd on my segments so far. Seems like a prophecy...

2nd on my segments so far. Seems like a prophecy for me at this point, coming in second. Gonna find the A bot after a little cooldown and attack the group for another 15ish min. The bot is on...
Forum: "The 33"-Road Bike Racing
03-29-24, 08:45 AM
Replies: 17,813
Views: 1,458,658
Posted By TMonk

muscle mass?

muscle mass?
Forum: "The 33"-Road Bike Racing
03-27-24, 05:53 AM
Replies: 17,813
Views: 1,458,658
Posted By TMonk

procrit ya I hear ya. Fortunately, this is more...

procrit ya I hear ya. Fortunately, this is more about skills and practice than it is about hard training. Might only be 3 or so (4 miles) laps with some debriefing in the middle and at the end. ...
Forum: "The 33"-Road Bike Racing
03-26-24, 06:32 PM
Replies: 17,813
Views: 1,458,658
Posted By TMonk

from this morning's (virtual) TT on "Triple Flat...

from this morning's (virtual) TT on "Triple Flat Loops". Was super low energy last night for some reason so I felt tentative about going hard today. Aimed for a reasonable target and ended up...
Forum: "The 33"-Road Bike Racing
03-26-24, 05:25 PM
Replies: 17,813
Views: 1,458,658
Posted By TMonk

impressive watts procrit! 4:30 AM wake up...

impressive watts procrit!

4:30 AM wake up call for me tomorrow morning, gotta get the TT bike ready (and associated gear) for TTT practice at 6 AM on Fiesta Island. Hopefully we have a low key...
Forum: "The 33"-Road Bike Racing
03-24-24, 04:16 PM
Replies: 17,813
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Posted By TMonk

TT bike work in the garage, light endurance. Did...

TT bike work in the garage, light endurance. Did one of the "Big Spin" rides, and got the helmet again.

First IRL TTT practice on Wednesday next week - looking fwd to it
Forum: "The 33"-Road Bike Racing
03-20-24, 10:40 AM
Replies: 17,813
Views: 1,458,658
Posted By TMonk

Nice ride out there today. Tightened the brakes...

Nice ride out there today. Tightened the brakes on my TT rig which helped a lot in getting down to the island. I think the pad compound is super soft - gotta switch back to Reynold blue.

Ran...
Forum: "The 33"-Road Bike Racing
03-19-24, 10:00 PM
Replies: 17,813
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Posted By TMonk

gonna ride my TT bike outside tomorrow. its so...

gonna ride my TT bike outside tomorrow. its so much harder to ride that damn thing out in the wild (vs on the trainer or on a race course). It is NOT configured or setup nicely to navigate traffic,...
Forum: "The 33"-Road Bike Racing
03-18-24, 10:06 PM
Replies: 17,813
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Posted By TMonk

Think I have a negative enough TSB to actually...

Think I have a negative enough TSB to actually need a rest week.... first time in the 6 months since LIlly has been born lol. MIL was visiting for a long weekend and I took some time off work on...
Forum: "The 33"-Road Bike Racing
03-14-24, 11:56 AM
Replies: 17,813
Views: 1,458,658
Posted By TMonk

Zwift "Big Spin" ride again this morning. Got the...

Zwift "Big Spin" ride again this morning. Got the earphones this time.

Did it on my IRL TT bike with zero resistance so I could get some time in position. My club has their next TT in about a...
Forum: "The 33"-Road Bike Racing
03-12-24, 09:59 AM
Replies: 17,813
Views: 1,458,658
Posted By TMonk

Yeah I use the glowing Tron bike most of the...

Yeah I use the glowing Tron bike most of the time. If doing an event up AdZ or something - i'll select lightweight stuff. I actually configure the Cadex TT bike with disc wheel setup fairly regularly...
Forum: "The 33"-Road Bike Racing
03-12-24, 09:38 AM
Replies: 17,813
Views: 1,458,658
Posted By TMonk

Pretty sure I just PR'd my walk to work, 0.95 mi...

Pretty sure I just PR'd my walk to work, 0.95 mi in 15:26. Had to jog twice briefly to make crosswalk that were turning against my favor. Does it still count?
Forum: "The 33"-Road Bike Racing
03-12-24, 09:16 AM
Replies: 17,813
Views: 1,458,658
Posted By TMonk

Zwift "big spin", on Suki's Playground, finished...

Zwift "big spin", on Suki's Playground, finished in group two somewhere and then a little more time with the A-bot to get a half hour in zone. Lilly woke up twice last night and needing soothing,...
Forum: "The 33"-Road Bike Racing
03-12-24, 08:56 AM
Replies: 17,813
Views: 1,458,658
Posted By TMonk

same for me today, got the helmet. I also want...

same for me today, got the helmet. I also want the wheels - I wonder if they are faster than the DT Swiss disc combo
Forum: "The 33"-Road Bike Racing
03-09-24, 08:34 AM
Replies: 17,813
Views: 1,458,658
Posted By TMonk

yikes, glad it wasn't worse. Let us know how the...

yikes, glad it wasn't worse. Let us know how the next races go!
Forum: "The 33"-Road Bike Racing
03-08-24, 10:34 AM
Replies: 17,813
Views: 1,458,658
Posted By TMonk

Segment ride today, threshold-y, one long below,...

Segment ride today, threshold-y, one long below, on short above. Channeled my inner Sagan / Wout and got second on both :)

On the second one (FF reverse), I had a sprint in me to grab the overall,...
Forum: "The 33"-Road Bike Racing
03-07-24, 10:46 AM
Replies: 17,813
Views: 1,458,658
Posted By TMonk

After this mornings indiscretions.... Doesn't...

After this mornings indiscretions.... Doesn't look so new anymore lol. Fezzari (D2C brand) carbon frame, 120 / 115 Fox Factory suspension, Sram GX with carbon crank. The rest of it is crappy and...
Forum: "The 33"-Road Bike Racing
03-06-24, 06:32 PM
Replies: 17,813
Views: 1,458,658
Posted By TMonk

off day on the bike, strength work AM, weekly jog...

off day on the bike, strength work AM, weekly jog PM, 7:45 pace today on z3 HR.

tomorrow - maiden voyage on the new MTB
Forum: "The 33"-Road Bike Racing
03-05-24, 09:59 AM
Replies: 17,813
Views: 1,458,658
Posted By TMonk

Sounds like hard racing! On day 2 - what the hell...

Sounds like hard racing! On day 2 - what the hell was that start like such that you averaged 400 watts for 8'??? Wild. Straight up a climb? I know you're a larger rider than me but 400 is like over...
Forum: "The 33"-Road Bike Racing
03-05-24, 09:56 AM
Replies: 17,813
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Posted By TMonk

Attacked 'em 10' in and stayed OTF for the next...

Attacked 'em 10' in and stayed OTF for the next 20'. "Flat Route" course, so I thought I would get caught by the group (of ~12) on the long downhill of Ocean Blvd. Hard for a smaller guy like me to...
Forum: "The 33"-Road Bike Racing
02-25-24, 04:16 PM
Replies: 17,813
Views: 1,458,658
Posted By TMonk

Looks like things are looking up for my legs! ...

Looks like things are looking up for my legs! MIL visiting all week, which is awesome for me and Liz since we got more time to ourselves. So I'll most likely be able to get a couple of long rides...
Forum: "The 33"-Road Bike Racing
02-24-24, 08:54 AM
Replies: 17,813
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Posted By TMonk

how old are you kid(s)? are you still going to...

how old are you kid(s)? are you still going to race local events for fun?

I have a 5 month old at home, so my typical week is about 6-7 hours. I do seem to be able to get in a long ride a couple...
Forum: "The 33"-Road Bike Racing
02-19-24, 09:29 AM
Replies: 17,813
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Posted By TMonk

Go get em procrit, make sure to share your...

Go get em procrit, make sure to share your results. I don't think we have a 2024 Race Results thread yet.... maybe I can start it! Usually I get the first post with my club's first TT in the...
Forum: "The 33"-Road Bike Racing
02-18-24, 02:59 PM
Replies: 17,813
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Posted By TMonk

TdZ Stage 5, UCI course Innsbruck, 1st / 120. I...

TdZ Stage 5, UCI course Innsbruck, 1st / 120. I think you gave me good luck genejockey! Man, that was the most fun I've had in a Zwift event in a long time. Having a ~20 min climb in the first half...
Forum: "The 33"-Road Bike Racing
02-18-24, 02:59 PM
Replies: 17,813
Views: 1,458,658
Posted By TMonk

Body weight is back up a couple lbs, but for all...

Body weight is back up a couple lbs, but for all the right reasons. I resumed strength work last week and I already feel a little more muscular and swollen. Things are happening in there, legs core...
Forum: "The 33"-Road Bike Racing
02-16-24, 11:37 AM
Replies: 17,813
Views: 1,458,658
Posted By TMonk

Ha, I was using the term "constitution" loosely,...

Ha, I was using the term "constitution" loosely, hence my use of the quotes. Now that you mention it, I do recall that being used in reference to bowel movements, rather than general well-being. I...
Forum: "The 33"-Road Bike Racing
02-16-24, 10:29 AM
Replies: 17,813
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Posted By TMonk

I wasn't exactly bursting at the seems with...

I wasn't exactly bursting at the seems with enthusiasm when I entered my first segment, so I didn't force the issue too much. Felt better on the second longer one that was only slightly over...
Forum: "The 33"-Road Bike Racing
02-15-24, 10:35 AM
Replies: 17,813
Views: 1,458,658
Posted By TMonk

Also yesterday, I tested the waters with my...

Also yesterday, I tested the waters with my strength exercises before the hernia op. Everything that doesn't directly target my lower abs is ok, nice. Leg lifts etc will still need to wait. Going to...
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