It is good to hear the advice of an experienced cyclist. I, for one, appreciate you taking the time to share your thoughts. thanks bert
On Sat, Sep 1, 2012 at 10:24 AM, Chris Smith <[email protected]> wrote: > Well, picking an arbitrary number, I'd say 99% of cyclists don't do > "true" recovery rides. Most end up doing a ride that is between zone 2 > and 3, and/or ride too long/far. But when I was reading through the > posts, I noticed Bob's post here said "real recovery," which I thought > made the distinction between "real" and what most people do. Like I > said, I wasn't trying to get into anyone's business, but > constructively pointing out that if someone thinks the ride described > is a real recovery, it is NOT. No way to say 100% without power > numbers, but I think it's safe to generalize here and say it's likely > a zone 2-3 ride and I imagine probably too long s well (but he didn't > say how long he rode). > > Which brings me to the question, why do people not do REAL recovery > rides??? I think they are the single most enjoyable ride(s) I do all > week!! Ride should be a maximum of ONE hour. I usually end up with a > 70-100 watt average,which typically equates to 13-15 mph average > depending on winds. And when you finish the ride your lgs are so warm > and tingly it's scary! So warm and tingly and relaxed that I MUCH > prefer a recovery ride to a massage any day of the week!! > > Anyway, not trying to sound like a know it all...just trying to offer > some constructive feedback. As we start to lose daylight I'm going to > need to find some folks in Wilson to ride with on days have to work. > > On Sep 1, 7:55 am, Marian Mathews <[email protected]> wrote: > > None of the COWS that post on this site ever do a true recovery ride. > The > > word recovery is used extremely loose with this group. > > > > > > > > On Sat, Sep 1, 2012 at 7:44 AM, Chris Smith <[email protected]> wrote: > > > Not to get in your business, but a HR of 130-150 is not recovery unless > > > you have a god awful high resting HR. And unless you had a 15-20 mph > > > tailwind, an 18mph avg is not true recovery either. Sounds like u did a > > > zone 2ish ride, and depending on how strong you are, possibly a zone > 3, or > > > mix of both based on HR. I mean this constructively, hope I am not > out of > > > line posting this. > > > > > -- > > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > Groups > > > "CyclistsOfWilson-COWs" group. > > > To view this discussion on the web visit > > >https://groups.google.com/d/msg/cyclistsofwilson-cows/-/00npN2qz_PYJ. > > > To post to this group, send email to > > > [email protected]. > > > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > > > [email protected]. > > > For more options, visit this group at > > >http://groups.google.com/group/cyclistsofwilson-cows?hl=en.- Hide > quoted text - > > > > - Show quoted text - > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "CyclistsOfWilson-COWs" group. > To post to this group, send email to > [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/cyclistsofwilson-cows?hl=en. > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "CyclistsOfWilson-COWs" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/cyclistsofwilson-cows?hl=en.
