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That's a reasonable pace, with a reasonable bit of elevation and a very high ave HR. I would have thought you could easy do 50-80k if you just slow things up a little, ride more Z2?
My HR has always been high to be honest, compared to runs on zwift etc it’s still around that.

It’s very hard for me to ride z2 anywhere outdoors, where ever I turn, there’s a climb which quickly bumps it up.

My vo2max is quite low too, slowly getting out of “poor” but not great still and I believe that kills my efficiency hence the increased avg hr.

I’m sorta hoping over the next 5-6 months it’ll slowly drop as my cardiovascular fitness improves.

Zwift, outdoor rides etc have dropped already over the last few weeks so I’m heading in the right direction.

Think I was too focused on heavy lifting for many years and completely abandoned anything cardiovascular which has resulted in my body being quite inefficient..

It also makes me wonder if my really bad hospital stay last year did a lot more damage than I thought. I nearly died there due to infection and while I feel good now, I also wonder what the real impact was and how much it hit my fitness. I was out of everything for 6 months before I was able to pick up a dumbbell.
 
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It’s very hard for me to ride z2 anywhere outdoors, where ever I turn, there’s a climb which quickly bumps it up.
The ride you link is maybe just a little lumpy. My point is what you might determine a 'climb' (165ft over 7 mins) near the beginning, your HR reaches over 180, cadence touches 110 and you ave 13.6mph. I'm saying... just go a little slower :)

I think when I started I was consumed by my speed and what others might think. Even perhaps trying to justify if I had a slower ride, somewhere in the title maybe, but these days, I don't care. It's not a race. I know I'm slower than most, that's fine. (This morning perhaps a good example, I did 32 miles, but averaged only 14.2 mph for the whole ride... but also ave only 116bpm HR :cry: )

**EDIT** Also, Merry Chrimbo everyone!
 
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The ride you link is maybe just a little lumpy. My point is what you might determine a 'climb' (165ft over 7 mins) near the beginning, your HR reaches over 180, cadence touches 110 and you ave 13.6mph. I'm saying... just go a little slower :)

I think when I started I was consumed by my speed and what others might think. Even perhaps trying to justify if I had a slower ride, somewhere in the title maybe, but these days, I don't care. It's not a race. I know I'm slower than most, that's fine. (This morning perhaps a good example, I did 32 miles, but averaged only 14.2 mph for the whole ride... but also ave only 116bpm HR :cry: )

**EDIT** Also, Merry Chrimbo everyone!

Haha yeah they’re not proper climb but for heavy me they feel like that.

I’ve noticed that in a high cadence cyclist in general, to be real with you I’m not chasing any numbers at all. Don’t even have average etc speed on my computer, just cycle to what I feel “comfortable” and that’s it. Even if my heart rate seems to show as me working hard.

Garmin watch has adjusted over the time and my max hr is at 197 so all in, heart rate zone wise I spent most of it in “tempo” which I don’t think is bad. But yeah z2 is no go for me currently. Zwift for example is the only way I can control zones properly.

I think as I get used to it and get comfier pushing near 90kg up climbs, I’ll be fine and will end up working “less” and able to cycle further.

My Christmas all! Was hoping to get out for a ride but no time…

3D printed this storage bottle





Fits :

Two tpu tubes
Chain link
Two tire levers
Extra Alenkey
Patches
Rubber gloves
4 cable ties - never know
Multi-tool with chain breaker etc.

Prefer this combo over saddle bag.
 
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