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Yeh i get a satisfaction from totally ignoring one of my random stalkers.

I wish there was a way you could punch someone in the face over strava. Getting increasingly missed off with people giving me kudos for a pathetic failed training session or a commute. OR if they're just some fuckwit who you've never even interacted with who have just randomly started stalking you

that's ace/ are you based overseas now or still in the uk? and what's your company called?

I have sort of done this...

Was working in finance / strategy at a charity in London and had been living in town for 10 years. Although the job sounds fancy, it wasn't City pay (charities don't pay big); i was on a comfortable-ish income for a modest lifestyle that basically just funded my riding. I have no family or girlfriend to look after. Although the job wasn't too stressful, I was so bored of it and demotivated, and had grown to hate London.

So 6 months ago, I binned the job and moved out to Henley on Thames, where I had a good group of mates. The plan was to work as much as possible at tri shop and chiropractors Athlete Service, and do some freelance writing and just see what happens.

Turns out i'm not getting enough work at Athlete Service to tide me over, but have got bits of pieces of other work to supplement it, and the writing portfolio / exposure is growing. My income is pathetic and I have to be very careful. it can be pretty stressful and I'm definitely not looking forward to the renewal of my car insurance (can't go without the car unfortunately)...

However, I way prefer my life in general. I have flexibility and freedom, and all the work i do is really interesting. Given that nearly all my work is based in the cycling industry I get a fair bit of kit / components / events etc at a good rate, which is a massive blessing.

It may not be a long-term solution for if i ever pull my finger out and get a serious girlfriend, but for now, i'm pretty happy with it, and the businesses i'm working with are young, growing and ambitious, so the seeds are there.

That's me.

edit - oh and leaving london instantly makes everything 10000 x better.

They did that to me too. I emailed them and demanded a refund to get the effective payment back to the discounted rate i signed up to and they sorted it in 24 hrs.

So yeh, cheeky as, but at least they rectified soon enough.

thanks - will have a look. it's ridiculous how much different my two outputs are and the different ways it affects my body. i reckon over 20 mins i can push about 10% more...
Partly because i seem able to get so much more power out when i stand out of the saddle, even if i do it for a long period

I've noticed that my power when doing longish efforts (c. 15mins) on flat roads is way different to that when I climb. And doing those efforts totally fucks my hip flexors and hamstrings too... leaves them really fatigued and mashed. Is this because i'm shit at pedalling?
I've got a double sided PM and had a nerd out at the torque and efficiency etc and admittedly it's not so good when i'm riding on the flat compared to climbing, but still reasonable (per what i've read at least)
Ideas?
Tips?
Trolling?

+1 on this.

You've gotta take TSB with a pinch of salt, especially if you've been changing your FTP every so often to reflect your form.

Sometimes your TSB may be high and you 'should' be good to go, but if you're stressed or tired or something it won't happen... Or if you've started doing different sessions to those your normal. i.e., more intense, or more about volume etc. Your body can respond differently to different things and TSS doesn't reflect this always

They used to offer long leg shorts in the mille S5s, but as far as i'm aware they don't anymore.

Shame as those s7s feel brilliant, i just can't help but feel they're a bit too short for my willowy thighs. More incentive to bulk the fuckers up a bit!

Is it just me or are assos shorts a bit short in the leg?

I tried some on today and they feel super comfy, but the legs are about an inch too short. Maybe not too noticeable for some, but I have pretty long legs and it feels pretty noticeable that i have 'short shorts' on...

That sounds horrible, even fully fuelled. I used to do threshold stuff before breakfast and I always was shit. Only ever z2 now and I sometimes think it has energy repercussions the next day . But then I'm a wuss

Done it for years. So good. Love the horror reaction it engenders in others too

PB, jam / honey / marmalade, mashed banana sarnies for the ultimate win.

Haha i don't go anywhere near any upper body stuff beyond core. You definitely won't find me doing bicep curls in the mirror

I am a very weak and puny man with legs like twigs. I write enjoy 'strength' work in the gym for the legs an core conditioning for variety and to add a little power and robustness.

I do sometime question why i'm doing it though...
It can occasionally feel detrimental. The DOMS if i've not done a session in a while or if i've upped the weights can fuck me the next day, but if you get a regular routine its ok. If i had less training time i would ditch the gym though.

May be too far for you but try Henley Practice (Henley on Thames)

Got back from helping guide at a training camp on Saturday (albeit putting in a lot of my own efforts and doing a lot of my own training at the same time).

TSS for the week was about 60% higher than my usual week.

Appetite is approximately 10000% higher than normal. Initially it was fun, but it's getting boring now

Sound like a right berk. Not to be trusted.

What bell end wrote that?

Yep same. I struggle to sleep when my heart is pounding like that and did last night.

Normal service seems to be resumed this morning

My normal testing HR is around 36-38. Did a tough 4 hour ride today and it's now 44bpm when comatose on the sofa...

I presume a sign of fatigue? Have noticed higher HR on the evening after hard rides before. Sorta feels like my heart is pumping harder in my chest too .

I know all the stuff that HR will be higher when generally fatigued but not heard of the sensation of the beat being 'harder' so to speak

Mine do that too! Bit of a basic problem eh. Good idea doing two weighs. You do them consecutively I presume?

Just had some quinoa with my dinner, the recommended portion size. is it just me or does it basically not even touch the sides?

https://twitter.com/EC1Collective/status/830823925990977536
'cafe stop like this'... looks like they're having lots of fun. crossed arms, bowed head.

That's interesting. What do you mean first and second reading? You weigh yourself, turn them off, then go again?

And yeh it is annoying me a lot now. You can't really track trends too easily either as you never know exactly what your weight actually is