BR7 - AlpeDueEast ride

kyra Wrote:
I was there at 7.35am... you guys had already gone! spewing... I just
rode down to kew boulevard for 2 loops and rode back home... 62km for
an early sunday was ok.

bummer. if you had gone the regualr route you woulda caught us at KGrd
cos of the extra loop we did

We were discussing doing Beach Rd next Sunday
(cos Tony's gal is back from OS so he'll be 'training' during the week
)


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flyingdutch

flyingdutch Wrote:
bummer. if you had gone the regualr route you woulda caught us at KGrd
cos of the extra loop we did


Thought I might try to find this mythical bunch on the road so headed
out from Northcote to Warrandyte via Ivanhoe / Templestowe / Porter St;
got to W/dyte a bit late (8:10?) so just kept going up to Kanga Grd,
down to Wattle Glen up to Yan Yean Rd and out to Doreen then home via
Wollert and Epping. Didn't spot anyone but had a great ride anyway
(thanks for suggesting the route!) and weather was fantastic (except
for the frozen toes which finally thawed about 2.5 hrs into the ride).


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flyingdutch Wrote:
bummer. if you had gone the regualr route you woulda caught us at KGrd
cos of the extra loop we did


Thought I might try to find this mythical bunch on the road so headed
out from Northcote to Warrandyte via Ivanhoe / Templestowe / Porter St;
got to W/dyte a bit late (8:10?) so just kept going up to Kanga Grd,
down to Wattle Glen up to Yan Yean Rd and out to Doreen then home via
Wollert and Epping. Didn't spot anyone but had a great ride anyway
(thanks for suggesting the route!) and weather was fantastic (except
for the frozen toes which finally thawed about 2.5 hrs into the ride).


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We crossed the river at warrandyte at about 7:50am. This week the optional
Doreen loop was replaced by the optional Watsons Creek loop. If you were
going south along Plenty Rd (between South Morang and Bundoora) between 9:40
and 10:00 you may have seen me heading north on the way home. I do recall
seeing a lone rider or two going the other way.

Geoff

Geoff Wrote:
We crossed the river at warrandyte at about 7:50am. This week the
optional
Doreen loop was replaced by the optional Watsons Creek loop. If you
were
going south along Plenty Rd (between South Morang and Bundoora) between
9:40
and 10:00 you may have seen me heading north on the way home. I do
recall
seeing a lone rider or two going the other way.
Wimped those last few hills on Plenty Road and took the all downhill
route via Epping instead

Re your comment in another post about "power at AT", just out of
interest how does your coach define "AT"? In my mind it's something
like the exertion level you can maintain for a reasonable period (15 -
60 minutes?) without totally blowing up, but I've read so many
definitions (including statements that there's no such thing) I just
get confused.


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Geoff Wrote:
We crossed the river at warrandyte at about 7:50am. This week the
optional
Doreen loop was replaced by the optional Watsons Creek loop. If you
were
going south along Plenty Rd (between South Morang and Bundoora) between
9:40
and 10:00 you may have seen me heading north on the way home. I do
recall
seeing a lone rider or two going the other way.
Wimped those last few hills on Plenty Road and took the all downhill
route via Epping instead

What hills on plenty road??? It's (with the exception of three slight rises
and one steeper rise at Bundoora) all down hill until you get to Reservoir
where there's a slightly longer rise after which it's all downhill to
Northcote. What you meant to say was you took a longer loop out toward
Epping rather than heading the direct route back to your start point, Yes???


Re your comment in another post about "power at AT", just out of
interest how does your coach define "AT"? In my mind it's something
like the exertion level you can maintain for a reasonable period (15 -
60 minutes?) without totally blowing up, but I've read so many
definitions (including statements that there's no such thing) I just
get confused.


AT (Anaerobic Threshold) Heart Rate, as I understand it, is the point at
which your body can no longer remove accumulated Lactic Acid from the body.
The lactic acid then breaks down to form Lactate and Hydrogen Ions. The
accumulation of the hydrogen ions then causes the onset of fatigue. The
theory goes something like "Once you know the HR at which your AT is you can
then use this information to determine the maximum intensity of exercise you
can maintain for a long period". Over a period of training there should be
decrease in the amount of Lactic acid produced for the same intensity of
exercise. Therefore at same heart rate you should experience a higher power
output.

Geoff