2014 goals (outlandish goals encouraged)
06-16-14, 11:15 PM
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Thanks for bumping this back up @mattm. Looks like I've checked most of mine
Also, bring that fancy TT bike down to Cascade, you can use it there!
06-16-14, 11:20 PM
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on one hand i have won two races (smaller races) and about a month ago i was in the best shape cycling-wise of my life. On the other hand, i've sorta come to grips with the reality of how i hard i'm gonna have to grind to get these upgrade points (not just within the race, but in training). seeing as how i am a racer with no particular strengths other than a willingness to attack and several weakness (no sprint/cant climb). its kind of a daunting thought. i so envy the guys that can hide for 98% of the race and peek out of the crowd at the end for a podium
and i have a touch of mid-season burnout having raced almost continuously since January
and i have a touch of mid-season burnout having raced almost continuously since January
I can feel the legs now after racing since January too, but a week "off" (~4 hours, only one race) helped a ton for me.
06-16-14, 11:22 PM
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As for power, don't worry too much about what "category" the WKO/coggan charts put you in - I'm outclassed by a lot of guys power-wise, but can sometimes still beat them. You just have to race a lot smarter than them.
06-16-14, 11:42 PM
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At least one century a month - Nope, but it was a dumb goal anyway
Do a few training crits (I had a bad experience a few years back and just stopped doing them) - Done
Compete in the local TT Series - Series hasn't started yet
At least 2 Road Races - Done.
Don't get injured - So far so good.
I was going to say Everest Challenge but I'm not sure if I'll be up for it. I'm going to take a serious look at my form in March and see if its doable. - Probably not this year (I actually want to compete and not be a tourist
Do a few training crits (I had a bad experience a few years back and just stopped doing them) - Done
Compete in the local TT Series - Series hasn't started yet
At least 2 Road Races - Done.
Don't get injured - So far so good.
I was going to say Everest Challenge but I'm not sure if I'll be up for it. I'm going to take a serious look at my form in March and see if its doable. - Probably not this year (I actually want to compete and not be a tourist
06-17-14, 07:20 AM
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My goal for 2014 is simply to race.
I missed almost the entire 2013 season recovering from knee issues. I only did two races - one I DNF'd because I was in too much pain and one I finished solidly in the field. But after both races, my knee swelled up enough to knock me back a lot in my recovery.
The one great advantage I have now is that I can race two to three times at each event, since most races around here have 35+, 3-4 and 3 or 1,2,3 fields.
I missed almost the entire 2013 season recovering from knee issues. I only did two races - one I DNF'd because I was in too much pain and one I finished solidly in the field. But after both races, my knee swelled up enough to knock me back a lot in my recovery.
The one great advantage I have now is that I can race two to three times at each event, since most races around here have 35+, 3-4 and 3 or 1,2,3 fields.
I'm still working to regain my full race form, but it's coming. Results are not great, but improving, which is nice.
06-17-14, 10:45 AM
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I don't think I have the desire to do a stage race right now. I'm not sure if I'll even hit all of the crits on the calender plus I would get blown up in the road stages down there
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Um, top 10 in a crit despite not racing for over a year, off the bike last 8 months of 2013, and riding 1-3 hours a week in 2014. (file under outlandish)
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06-18-14, 02:34 PM
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Lol, thanks! But I'm a small fish in the big Norcal pond.. Also it seems like @rideaz has had a helluva season so she should be in the running!
I definitely have better goals for next year!
06-29-14, 04:06 PM
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Hmm.. Well I know how I will base next season at least.. 2 more races and I can upgrade to 4 I think, no rush tho. The podium thing - yeah thats gonna be a bit harder than I thought. I crashed in a team training ride - maybe that doesn't count 
... So at least one goal achieved lol.
... So at least one goal achieved lol.
06-29-14, 08:07 PM
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I learned a lot over the season anyway, esp. with all the reading I have done here. I have no doubt I can easily make Cat 3 and should be able to get to Cat 2 in a few seasons. Right now, I am stoked to be riding my bike and training again.
Cheers.
06-29-14, 11:03 PM
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06-30-14, 05:42 AM
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Went ahead and updated my blog with goals, so here are mine for next year so far (may change the further into the offseason we get):
- Get better at crits: Start at least 5 and finish at least 3 P12 Crits
- Podium a P12 RR
- Do Joe Martin SR in the Spring
- Top 10 at Assault on Mount Mitchell
- Do at least 5 multi day Omniums/Stage Races
- Get more comfortable and fine tune aero positon on the TT bike
- Win a P12 TT
- Consistent training during the offseason, hopefully pushing that FTP higher than 4.8w/kg.
- Don't burn out/Have more fun. Do more group rides, more rides with the team. Take a more lax approach on training.
- Don't wreck! Rubber side down!
- Get a freaking new road bike. Stop being cheap and buy the %@#$ thing, even if the team doesn't cover it. The $300 frame has 25,000 miles, it's time.
- Upgrade to Cat 1 (long shot, but if I could get some results, it'd be peachy)
- Get better at crits: Start at least 5 and finish at least 3 P12 Crits
- Podium a P12 RR
- Do Joe Martin SR in the Spring
- Top 10 at Assault on Mount Mitchell
- Do at least 5 multi day Omniums/Stage Races
- Get more comfortable and fine tune aero positon on the TT bike
- Win a P12 TT
- Consistent training during the offseason, hopefully pushing that FTP higher than 4.8w/kg.
- Don't burn out/Have more fun. Do more group rides, more rides with the team. Take a more lax approach on training.
- Don't wreck! Rubber side down!
- Get a freaking new road bike. Stop being cheap and buy the %@#$ thing, even if the team doesn't cover it. The $300 frame has 25,000 miles, it's time.
- Upgrade to Cat 1 (long shot, but if I could get some results, it'd be peachy)
I'll probably recycle these goals for 2015 though.
06-30-14, 06:53 AM
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I think he's talking about the Mt Graham HC in SE AZ? If so, it's October 5th, this is the segment:
Strava Segment | MT Graham
Strava Segment | MT Graham
06-30-14, 06:54 AM
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06-30-14, 10:23 AM
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I think he's talking about the Mt Graham HC in SE AZ? If so, it's October 5th, this is the segment:
Strava Segment | MT Graham
Strava Segment | MT Graham
do I have to live there to be a state champ?
That's my kind of climb! Make it 40 miles and I'd be happier.
06-30-14, 11:19 AM
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