- Miles:
- 7835 total / 793 in 2013
- Goal:
To PR my Half Marathon Time To do another Half Ironman in 2013
Meagan Cutler rode: Slept in and did the ...
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- 16 miles
- 00:51 time
- 18.7 pace
- 926 calories
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Slept in and did the 5:30 ride today, which felt so good. I was armed with my new LTHR data so I focused on staying in the new zone. I had to remind myself to push sometimes, because it's just so easy to back off and ride easy. Got to ride with 2nd-time 70.3 finishers Roxy W. and Shannon B. and was amazed at their frogginess so soon after a tough race. I also got to ride with the Master of Numbers, Cason G., the Most Interesting Conversationalist, Charles M., and If-I-had-a-younger-brother-this-is-who-I'd-pick Chad B.. It was a good ride, and I like the numbers. I just hope they're officially within my aerobic zone. Avg HR=152 I missed the Girl from Ridgeland Farms, though. It's just not the same without my pookie, Sara A..
Good ride. Pookie?
about 1 year ago • Like • 1 person
You are awesome and absolutely one of my favorite people in the world. Great ride and run today! It was great to be back training with you!
about 1 year ago • Like
Great ride! Thanks for listening to the endless stories. Did you just make up HR target numbers that you like better?
about 1 year ago • Like • 1 person
Nice ride.
about 1 year ago • Like
That was fun. Good ride. What is LTHR?
about 1 year ago • Like
haha. No Roxy. I used Cason's Joe Friel website which took my avg HR in the race Saturday and multiplied by 81%-89%, which gave me my Lactic Threshhold Heart Rate (LTHR), which is the point at which my body starts to build up Lactic Acid. New zone is 150-165 for the bike. 158-165 for the run (85%-89%). Just want to check this info with Hardy.
about 1 year ago • Like
Geesh....I'd love to have those zones:)
about 1 year ago • Like
Great ride/workout, Meagan.
about 1 year ago • Like
Numbers! I'm curious to see what H has to say.
about 1 year ago • Like
My only concern is that sure we are below our lactic threshold HR, but that would mean we are spending some time in that in-between phase where we aren't completely aerobic or completely anaerobic. So, I'm torn. Need more research. Awesome pace though Mego!
about 1 year ago • Like
agree, Sara. Good news is, this ride falls into my old Z2, so I didn't do too much damage. The run was a completely different story.
about 1 year ago • Like
First, Joe suggests that you perform your tests solo and not at a race. Your numbers will be lower because you don't have the competitive juices flowing. That is debatable. Also, you want to do it a couple of times to get a more accurate number. Eliminates the flukes and variables. The way I understand it is you have 3 energy systems. One aerobic and two anaerobic. What is there between aerobic and anaerobic?
about 1 year ago • Like
Zone 3. Hardy always said that's where your body is having a hard time deciding between aerobic and anaerobic, so it's not completely in either stage.
about 1 year ago • Like
Ah. If you follow Joe, then stay away from 90% to 94% of LTHR. That is zone 3. I guess the arguement is are those percentages too high and could it possibly be in zone 3 according the 180-age formula that gets you in the "ballpark" for the average person. Joe's method is very close to the HR data on my VO2 test.
about 1 year ago • Like
I am pretty sure I know what Hardy will say. And pretty sure you will not like it. But I am pretty sure you already know that.
about 1 year ago • Like • 1 person