Silly STRAVA Racing

[Andrew_Culture]

I thought that I had clocked a good time on a segment today, only to find that some git had flagged it as hazardous and that Strava doesn't show leader boards for hazardous segments

Out of interest which one was that? I headed out and got a few personal bests around Lattice Barn end of town last night but the results show that my legs weren't pumping as hard as I thought they were!

 

[mattobrien]

It was the Colchester Road Sprint, starting at the Westerfield Road roundabout and going on to just before the Rushmere Road roundabout.

I guess roundabouts are too much for people to use their judgement as to whether or not it is safe to proceed on. Darwin and all that.

I'll tell you what was a hazardous segment today. It was the Tide Mill Way Climb in Woodbridge. I am currently joint KoM and half fancied a crack at getting there on my own. It's a fast and short segment (current KoM is 32.6mph), so a bit of a power blast is required. I had managed to ensure that there was no traffic in front that would hold me up and was winding up for the required effort, only to be greeted by two elderly folk deciding that it was safe to cross the road in front of me completely buggering up my attempt. To say I was unhappy was an understatement. Segment aborted, unhappy rider.

I do find it slightly ironic that on that segment other than suicidal pensioners, the main obstacle to a good time is getting held up behind a car.

 

[Andrew_Culture]

Oh I totally know what you mean, I came so close to winning back the three island dash KOM but got held up by pesky cars

I'm still doing all this on a mid-70s touring bike with fat tyres, I'm itching to try some of these segments on a racing bike!

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[Edwards80]

Got a KOM back on the way home tonight Tailgated by a bus despite me being at the speed limit. Might have spurred me on a little

 

[400bhp]

Get yourself on Stravaviewer-would be interested to see how many segments you have done.

 

[Hacienda71]

I got a KOM today where I was joint KOM before. It never showed on my list of KOM's so I had to improve it.... by...........13 seconds

 

[Edwards80]

Get yourself on Stravaviewer-would be interested to see how many segments you have done.

Just contacted the guy. Looks like an interesting site. I expect I have done the ones on my commute MANY times

 

[jefmcg]

I noticed something last night: Strava has QOM! So I've changed my gender from "not saying" to "female" and due to the fact that so few women use Strava, I may be able to move from several hundred down the rankings to a few Queens!

Wooooo!

(yes, I am a woman!)

 

[Mushroomgodmat]

Tried it for the first time today - there is a 1km section of road that 35 strava users have rode on. On my first attempt im 2nd in the leaderbord.

Averaged 27mph apparantly.

Quick question...I did go as fast as I could, I found me legs held up fine what didn't was my ability to breath. Is that a common problem to have your legs outpace your lungs?

 

[Andrew_Culture]

That happens to me with MTB, on the road the legs are always the weak point.


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[Rob3rt]

Tried it for the first time today - there is a 1km section of road that 35 strava users have rode on. On my first attempt im 2nd in the leaderbord.

Averaged 27mph apparantly.

Quick question...I did go as fast as I could, I found me legs held up fine what didn't was my ability to breath. Is that a common problem to have your legs outpace your lungs?

If you ride beyond your sustainable limit, yes.

It is called going anaerobic and can only be sustained for short periods. You were riding beyond your aerobic limit, hence going into oxygen debt, if you continue then your legs would say no very quickly. Either than or you were holding your breath, essentially the same thing will happen, except your legs will give out even faster.

 

[Mushroomgodmat]

If you ride beyond your sustainable limit, yes.

It is called going anaerobic and can only be sustained for short periods. You were riding beyond your aerobic limit, hence going into oxygen debt, if you continue then your legs would say no very quickly. Either than or you were holding your breath, essentially the same thing will happen, except your legs will give out even faster.

I would estimate that I could have kept going at pace for another 0.5km, then I would have had too stop. As it was I was able to slow to my normal speed and recover. I was totally fine after 5 mins.

But on every ride iv done (outside of my commute - which is easy now) my ability to breath is always a struggle over leg power. I'll look up anaerobic limit and see what I can do to improve it (or any advice would be apresiated )

 

[Hacienda71]

Have you got a heart rate monitor? Good for knowing if you are pushing too hard. When I have my HRM on I will back off on a longer segment to a bit off my max hr It let's me keep the power going far longer with not much of a drop in speed and recover quicker.

 

[gaz]

4 seconds and 6 seconds off a top 10 finish on two segments this morning. Both of those put me into a 30th place :/

 

[MrJamie]

Strava must be getting more popular round here. I had 10 KOMs barely a week ago, a couple with 30ish people on, now im down to 5 and a couple more I had my eye on have improved beyond my ability.