oh bugger, another fat newbie.....

TrainerRoad can give you an idea of the power you can generate (called FTP) if you have a speed & cadence sensor. It can also do a similar job via a HRM.  It has a wide variety of turbo plans and workouts, all scaled to your FTP.

For the $10/month it is a superb investment and I have seen some great improvements since I have been using it.

Regardless of what you're training for it can help you stay in the right training zone - endurance for IM, threshold for sprint & Olympic, etc.

And best of all, you can drop your Sufferfest videos in to it and find out how much you've been slacking

thanks cat, I'll think about it - I am guessing it will link with the garmin 910xt then via the  ant stick in the laptop? Might save it till next winter though when I hopefully start training for the full outlaw 2014

in concur IC5, trainerroad is the best 10$ I ever spent on  membership.

start now, build your base, storm 2014.

i just started trainer road last night, seems to be quite cool, just wish i had the fan set up and not done hill reps earlier. im donerkebab on TR. how many are on there - seen cat5 but thats all i know who use it atm

training effect only works with the 910 btw

mathschick wrote (see)

thanks cat, I'll think about it - I am guessing it will link with the garmin 910xt then via the  ant stick in the laptop? Might save it till next winter though when I hopefully start training for the full outlaw 2014

Do yuo have an ANT+ stick with your 910? That's what it links with. You do need the speed & cadence sensor. If not, you'll need to get both. You can still record the ride on the 910 but the main feedback is from your computer screen.

Doner Kebab wrote (see)

i just started trainer road last night, seems to be quite cool, just wish i had the fan set up and not done hill reps earlier. im donerkebab on TR. how many are on there - seen cat5 but thats all i know who use it atm

training effect only works with the 910 btw

 

I'll start a new thread for TR goodness.

Lesson learnt?

Good workout though.

Lunch recovery turbo here then swim tonight. RH quad is somewhat larger than the LH one...Hmm.

Like you say, GNBN.

I managed to get a swim at the pool that was 3.8km long! 152 lengths and well within cut off times.

I'm still miles away form the biking.

I also need another 22 miler this month.

I must get back on track now one of my challenges is addressed. back on track with the diet, back on track with the swimming and push the bike/run durations out a little every week.

Lesson learned and burned in. ( NB - Do not exceed the limit through the VSL area on any motorway at any time. be conservative and take your time !). A month on the train will drill home the consequences of being an arse again.

anterior calf(?) more than a little tender - and I should be running tonight. May have to trade for a 60 min turbo session. and my feet ache from walking miles to the train station/back again.  

Allegedly, they are re-opening my local pool *(2 yrs late ) . rumours of it being corrected to Olympic distance abound ( what use is a pool just shy of olympic distance ? ) no doubt it will need paying for

OOOH - get the quad checked - they are not supposed to be different sizes - maybe you got something amiss!  any other symptoms?

best wishes everyone