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Tobey91 - 2010-06-07 2:18 PM
Pacing question:  I did a 30+ mile ride on Sat, and was generally thinking of trying to keep my HR in zone 2.  I have a Garmin 705, which shows speed, cadence, HR, etc.  But when I kept it in what I thought was Z2, I was absolutely crawling along.  When I was going what I thought was an appropriate minimum RPE, I was in what I had understood to be middle to high Z3.  This leads to several questions:

1. Am I identifying my HR zones correctly?  My max HR on the bike is about 180 or 181, which I get doing hill repeats on a certain hill.  My Garmin says (and I thought it was accurate) that my zones are as follows:

Z2 is 110 to 130
Z3 is 130 to 149
Z4 is 149 to 168
Z5 is 168 to 185

2. Assuming that I am identifying the zones correctly, and even if I am not identifying the zones correctly, I would really appreciate any insight in how to keep myself in the right zone without feeling like I am going so slow that I will almost fall over.

3. Any other input/insight to how I should think about this stuff would be welcome.  I am working on preparing for longer races and everything I have read/heard is that you want to stay in Z2 for as much of the bike as possible.  I am having a hard time doing that.


Thanks.

TrevorC - 2010-06-07 3:50 PM sorry three in a row, but found this good article on OWS drafting.
Timely. http://www.active.com/swimming/Articles/Key-Principles-of-Open-Water-Drafting.htm?cmp=306&memberid=30578115&lyrisid=20688374

TrevorC - 2010-06-07 3:50 PM sorry three in a row, but found this good article on OWS drafting.
Timely. http://www.active.com/swimming/Articles/Key-Principles-of-Open-Water-Drafting.htm?cmp=306&memberid=30578115&lyrisid=20688374

tahrens - 2010-06-07 1:57 PM

Thanks Trevor.  This is something I'd like to work on this year.  In fact, I have a 1 mile OWS race this weekend and I'm going to try what the article says.  I'm thinking since I breath most comfortably to my right I should position myself to the front and right of the pack and just keep picking up people as they pass me and try to hang on as long as I can.

velcromom - 2010-06-07 7:51 PM okay, just thinking about this VT thing.  In an IM, don't the men's top times usually beat the women's by an hour or so?  The Boston Q time difference is 30 minutes or so......

So what's our differential?!?!

velcromom - 2010-06-07 7:51 PM okay, just thinking about this VT thing.  In an IM, don't the men's top times usually beat the women's by an hour or so?  The Boston Q time difference is 30 minutes or so......

So what's our differential?!?!

DougRob - 2010-06-07 1:31 PM What topics relating to bicycle maintanence does everyone want to know about?Changing flats (quickly on the road)?Adjusting brakes?Adjusting derailleurs?Adjusting bicycle hubs?Cleaning the drive train?Adjusting the headset?Something else?Doug

SSMinnow - 2010-06-07 8:47 PM

Zero.  We told the guys we were going to put them under the table fair and square.  I am kind of amazed they are winning by so little, especially since they have Ryan on their team!  We're not dead yet, I do have the chance to improve my times this Sunday, but aint no way I can make up that much time on my own. Who can push themselves a little harder? 

The last thing I want to do is stand on a ladder bow down and kiss any @SS in Vegas, but I'll do it if I have to....

kkcbelle - 2010-06-07 10:23 PM

I need to add up my fastest 12 consecutive miles from my race this weekend... I really do myself a disservice by having hills every time I ride my bike, though. My race had two hills in it, so those will count in my average, sadly. Dunno what I will do about the 5K. I wanted to use my race this weekend but the run ended being sooooo short... only 2.7 miles. I do not plan to do a 5K TT -- I could probably chug out an 8:15 pace during a training run (but when I did a 5K early in training I had a 7:23 pace so hate to lose more than 30 seconds... arrrrgh!). But the timing is what it is so I'll do my best but also not muck up my REAL tri!!