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08-28-20, 09:09 AM
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08-28-20, 09:11 AM
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Eh. Goals are best when they're significant and/or personally meaningful.... so shooting for the highest weekly mileage ever among our little group strikes me as more of a logistical goal rather than a cycling goal; it's more, "can I set aside 24 hours of saddle time this week (and not get burnt out)?" ….. but I think that those centered around personal growth/improvement are more significant.
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08-28-20, 09:27 AM
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Don't they have hills where you live? Natural intervals. Kill it on the way up, recover on the way down.
08-28-20, 09:28 AM
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08-28-20, 09:34 AM
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If I wanted to do intervals with out a heart rate monitor is that something that is feasible? I’ve thought about this for a long time on how would I even approach this. When I used to do intervals on a tread mill I would typically jog for 3 mins run hard for a min. I would change those times based on heart rate info that the machine provided.
I would assume it’s similiar on a bike, but I would be judging my heart rate by feel alone. And I have no way of judging going “hard”. Again this would be by feel. I could try to use speed but there are a lot of variables into play.
Goal wise, since I brought that up. Always want to go faster but that goes without saying. Long term goal, I would like to average between 750 to 1000 a month this time next year. I don’t know if that is sustainable but I can do over 500 now relatively easily, I would imagine my fitness and endurance will continue to grow.
I would assume it’s similiar on a bike, but I would be judging my heart rate by feel alone. And I have no way of judging going “hard”. Again this would be by feel. I could try to use speed but there are a lot of variables into play.
Goal wise, since I brought that up. Always want to go faster but that goes without saying. Long term goal, I would like to average between 750 to 1000 a month this time next year. I don’t know if that is sustainable but I can do over 500 now relatively easily, I would imagine my fitness and endurance will continue to grow.
But first figure out what it is you want to improve. That will help determine the type of intervals to do. There's a lot out there on interval training.
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08-28-20, 10:03 AM
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He must not have paid much attention to bampilot06's Strava.
08-28-20, 10:07 AM
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08-28-20, 10:18 AM
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08-28-20, 10:24 AM
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08-28-20, 10:32 AM
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08-28-20, 10:34 AM
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New guards at the garage at work insisted on swabbing my bike for explosive residue this a.m. First time since 2001.
08-28-20, 10:40 AM
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08-28-20, 10:42 AM
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08-28-20, 10:58 AM
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Hey, if I ride in on the SRT it's ok when paved, but I don't like it when it turns to gravel, so the map suggests I continue on Umbria St. Is that reasonable or is there a better way?
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08-28-20, 11:04 AM
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You don't want to ride the canal path when it's wet. When dry, it's actually rideable on road tires. At the end up the paved section you need to go under the bridge, up the hill and then make the (first) hairpin turn to the right if you wan to continue to Roxborough on road.
08-28-20, 11:19 AM
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You don't want to ride the canal path when it's wet. When dry, it's actually rideable on road tires. At the end up the paved section you need to go under the bridge, up the hill and then make the (first) hairpin turn to the right if you wan to continue to Roxborough on road.
08-28-20, 11:31 AM
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08-28-20, 12:07 PM
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08-28-20, 12:10 PM
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08-28-20, 12:11 PM
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Got a pleasant surprise this morning in the form of a follow request from my brother on Strava 
He'll be moving up here in October, unfortunately at the very tail end of the outdoor riding season, but I'm super excited at the possibility of riding with him.
He'll be moving up here in October, unfortunately at the very tail end of the outdoor riding season, but I'm super excited at the possibility of riding with him.
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08-28-20, 12:18 PM
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I’ve noticed my usual population of robins is missing too, however I can’t rule out the effect my rampaging puppy may have had on their normally peaceful neighborhood.
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08-28-20, 12:20 PM
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08-28-20, 12:43 PM
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