The workout thread
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wrote on 1 May 2020, 14:57 last edited by Klaus 5 Jan 2020, 15:06
I usually don't pay a lot of attention to Strava KOMs etc., but I noted that today was the first time I got a time in the top ten in my age group in a rather popular segment with several thousand participants (and ~500 in my age bracket; usually I'm at least 100 or 200 places from #1).
Damn. Had I known before that I'd have such nice tailwind I would have given everything and would have maybe had a shot at the #1 spot. My average power was only 240W; I can sustain 350W over 5min if I'm not exhausted.
I also noted that I'd be QOM, even across all age groups, with the time I got if I'd identify as a different gender. Hmm...
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wrote on 1 May 2020, 15:35 last edited by
Two Martins, an Andreas and an Eicke. I assume that’s just the German users?
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wrote on 1 May 2020, 15:47 last edited by Klaus 5 Jan 2020, 15:48
No. It just happens to be the case that the dominant country of origin of cyclists in Germany is Germany. It's an odd coincidence
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wrote on 1 May 2020, 15:50 last edited by
Another factor is that cycling isn't nearly as popular in groups of the population whose name is more like Eylül or Berat. They usually prefer a 3series BMW over a road bike
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wrote on 24 May 2020, 21:06 last edited by
Back's healed. So, back at it.
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wrote on 24 May 2020, 21:24 last edited by
What happened to your back?
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wrote on 24 May 2020, 21:58 last edited by
@Klaus said in The workout thread:
What happened to your back?
Tore a muscle in it pretty bad, and then the same thing happened in my neck. I didn't work out for a month.
Sucked.
Better now, though, and I'm stretching multiple times daily to hopefully prevent future injuries.
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wrote on 25 May 2020, 11:07 last edited by
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wrote on 26 May 2020, 12:22 last edited by
@jon-nyc said in The workout thread:
@Klaus said in The workout thread:
What happened to your back?
Even Aqua’s getting old.
But you said his sister never gets old?
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wrote on 26 May 2020, 13:56 last edited by
Sometimes, but then you flip her over.
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wrote on 7 Jun 2020, 20:39 last edited by
Finally got off my fat ass and took a ride.
It has been a few years since I did this. I was feeling good the entire time. It was hot so i consumed more than 1/2 of a 16 oz water bottle on the ride.
I am going to do this humble route every day, for a week. Then bump it up to 10 miles maybe 15 depending on how a feel for q week. I will be back doing 20-30 miles a day in a month or less.
Back in the saddle baby!
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wrote on 7 Jun 2020, 21:01 last edited by
Good Job, Mark. I got out my bike as well though I haven't actually ridden yet. I need to do some maintenance - replace the brake pads and such.
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wrote on 7 Jun 2020, 21:49 last edited by
Nice, Mark! No biking for me, but I'm doing martial arts again. I stopped at the dragon pole way back in the day, so I'm doing forms again, getting my flexibility and fitness back up, and learning the pole. I go out daily.
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wrote on 14 Jun 2020, 21:16 last edited by
Went from the 7 mile straight to a 21 mile today.
Man! This feels great. Legs are definitely sore. Some nice hills on this ride.
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wrote on 14 Jun 2020, 21:30 last edited by
Yesterday's ride was a new record in terms of elevation for me.
This is the area where I rode. Man, that was beautiful.
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wrote on 14 Jun 2020, 21:43 last edited by
That´s great, Mark! Sore legs is a great feeling.
Klaus, I´m jealous of those views, but that looks like some tough biking.
I really do miss biking sometimes. I stopped doing it when I moved out of the country and never got back into it, mostly because of my dog (she runs/hikes/kayaks with me). My plan is to get one of those bike trailer things for kids when she can´t run with me anymore and take her out on rides. We´re not quite there yet, but at almost-10 years old I´m guessing we´re not too far off. In the meantime, I do still want to get my bike (my trusty old steel-frame Miyata touring bike) tuned up and start getting back into it. At this point, though, it probably needs a lot more than a tune-up.
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That´s great, Mark! Sore legs is a great feeling.
Klaus, I´m jealous of those views, but that looks like some tough biking.
I really do miss biking sometimes. I stopped doing it when I moved out of the country and never got back into it, mostly because of my dog (she runs/hikes/kayaks with me). My plan is to get one of those bike trailer things for kids when she can´t run with me anymore and take her out on rides. We´re not quite there yet, but at almost-10 years old I´m guessing we´re not too far off. In the meantime, I do still want to get my bike (my trusty old steel-frame Miyata touring bike) tuned up and start getting back into it. At this point, though, it probably needs a lot more than a tune-up.
wrote on 14 Jun 2020, 22:51 last edited by@Optimistic said in The workout thread:
That´s great, Mark! Sore legs is a great feeling.
I’ve always thought it depends on why they’re sore.
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wrote on 14 Jun 2020, 22:54 last edited by
True that.
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wrote on 15 Jun 2020, 00:13 last edited by
Wow Klaus! Awesome ride. I will get back to that level soon enough. Today was a stretch for sure. But the bar has been set.
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wrote on 15 Jun 2020, 01:21 last edited by
Nice, Klaus!
