Manatees - 2019 Edition - Practice Maximum Enthusiasm - CLOSED (Page 42)

1. Ride your bike and record said ride on a Garmin-type device.
2. Sync your Garmin-type device.
3. Log in to Garmin Connect or Strava (I'll assume Garmin from here on out) and download the GPX file
4. Go to What’s On Zwift (https://whatsonzwift.com/gpx-to-zwift-workout/) and upload the GPX file. The software will use the elevation data that you recorded and then use programmatically figure out how hard you will have to work to get you and your bike up and down that terrain. It creates a Zwift workout file making the uphill parts your course harder and the flat and downhills easier.
   
   For example, it might say, it took Janyne 10 minutes of hard work to get up the hill that's 40 minutes into the ride, Let's add 10 minutes of hard work there for her there to replicate that.  The file that it creates and Zwift reads is XML so it's human readable (or figure-out-able). 
   
   Here's one tough section:
   
   SteadyState Duration="139" Power="0.94124431607106"
   
   139 seconds at 94% FTP << punchy little bugger!

ETA: It didn't respect my quotes. Added the XLM back but without the < ... /> around it.

I believe that we are all set for an April Challenge. We'll start on April 1st. Do you want to end on April 27th or May 5th?

I'm backchanneling with Chris right now on a few ideas. We'll have draft spreadsheets out next week.

So Bataan was 100X better than when I did it two years ago. The weather was MUCH cooler and I was able to run it because I wasn't tied to an untrained teammate.  On a pretty cool note... the local paper picked up a pic of me and some RWB teammates as we crossed the finish line together (slide 40)

https://www.lcsun-news.com/picture-gallery/news/local/2019/03/17/bataan-memorial-death-march-photos/3196591002/#slide:3207896002

Came across this photo today after I bailed on my workouts. Wow!

So Bataan was 100X better than when I did it two years ago. The weather was MUCH cooler and I was able to run it because I wasn't tied to an untrained teammate.  On a pretty cool note... the local paper picked up a pic of me and some RWB teammates as we crossed the finish line together (slide 40)

https://www.lcsun-news.com/picture-gallery/news/local/2019/03/17/bataan-memorial-death-march-photos/3196591002/#slide:3207896002

The amazing thing about Bataan is the atmosphere. It starts with a ceremony to remember that fateful march nearly 80 years ago, and there is a celebration of the survivors. This year there were 3 remaining, and 5 that had passed since the last march.  Another incredible part is that the wounded warriors lead the race, they are the first wave to go. So at some point during everyone's day, unless they are moving at the same pace as the wounded warriors, they will pass the single, double, and even triple amputees, who are also out there doing 26.2 miles in the desert sand.  Lastly, the race is heavily populated by men and women in uniform. I spend a LOT of time with veterans so it gets pretty "every day" for me. But once in a while, when I hear "my guys" hooah, or when the medevac heli flies overhead, I think about how they, and my amazing son, signed that contract that says they will give everything, up to and including their life to defend this country, and my heart explodes with love, respect and gratitude. And I remember that my achy foot or back or... is a small price to pay to honor them.

The amazing thing about Bataan is the atmosphere. It starts with a ceremony to remember that fateful march nearly 80 years ago, and there is a celebration of the survivors. This year there were 3 remaining, and 5 that had passed since the last march.  Another incredible part is that the wounded warriors lead the race, they are the first wave to go. So at some point during everyone's day, unless they are moving at the same pace as the wounded warriors, they will pass the single, double, and even triple amputees, who are also out there doing 26.2 miles in the desert sand.  Lastly, the race is heavily populated by men and women in uniform. I spend a LOT of time with veterans so it gets pretty "every day" for me. But once in a while, when I hear "my guys" hooah, or when the medevac heli flies overhead, I think about how they, and my amazing son, signed that contract that says they will give everything, up to and including their life to defend this country, and my heart explodes with love, respect and gratitude. And I remember that my achy foot or back or... is a small price to pay to honor them.

So Bataan was 100X better than when I did it two years ago. The weather was MUCH cooler and I was able to run it because I wasn't tied to an untrained teammate.  On a pretty cool note... the local paper picked up a pic of me and some RWB teammates as we crossed the finish line together (slide 40)

https://www.lcsun-news.com/picture-gallery/news/local/2019/03/17/bataan-memorial-death-march-photos/3196591002/#slide:3207896002

The amazing thing about Bataan is the atmosphere. It starts with a ceremony to remember that fateful march nearly 80 years ago, and there is a celebration of the survivors. This year there were 3 remaining, and 5 that had passed since the last march.  Another incredible part is that the wounded warriors lead the race, they are the first wave to go. So at some point during everyone's day, unless they are moving at the same pace as the wounded warriors, they will pass the single, double, and even triple amputees, who are also out there doing 26.2 miles in the desert sand.  Lastly, the race is heavily populated by men and women in uniform. I spend a LOT of time with veterans so it gets pretty "every day" for me. But once in a while, when I hear "my guys" hooah, or when the medevac heli flies overhead, I think about how they, and my amazing son, signed that contract that says they will give everything, up to and including their life to defend this country, and my heart explodes with love, respect and gratitude. And I remember that my achy foot or back or... is a small price to pay to honor them.

Came across this photo today after I bailed on my workouts. Wow!

And I complained about something today! Shame on me.