Mt Coot-tha training

[jasonc]

headwind going up coot-tha this morning was unappreciated

It's been nasty. Any time there's a notable headwind on an average 9% climb you know it's significant!

Makes a huge difference to my times, can add a good 20-30 seconds if it's blowing at the wrong angle.

Felt the headwind on the first one so just took it easy today. Hopefully Friday is nicer

[jasonc]

there's glass between 1/3 and 1/2 way down the slip lane going down the front

[jasonc]

back burning on coot-tha. the smoke is unpleasant on the lungs

[Mr Purple]

back burning on coot-tha. the smoke is unpleasant on the lungs

Seemed to have cleared today.

Tried something different today and simply had '3 second power' rather than my usual segment data including estimated time.

Worked well for maximizing segment power (355W today). Not so well for the actual time (8:16). Mind you there was a headwind again and being colder air density makes a surprising difference. According to Bikecalculator the difference with that power up Cootha back between 25 degrees and 10 degrees is 7.2 seconds. That's remarkable.

[jasonc]

https://open.spotify.com/episode/5tyDJFvr3dcL1JWE6QtQPF

The backside podcast. Thename is a homage to the coot-tha back climb. They are suggesting we should be using a different segment as our yardstick. It's called "the backside"

[Mr Purple]

https://open.spotify.com/episode/5tyDJFvr3dcL1JWE6QtQPF

The backside podcast. Thename is a homage to the coot-tha back climb. They are suggesting we should be using a different segment as our yardstick. It's called "the backside"

Apparently I have 7:52/382W for that one - faster than half the guys on the podcast which surprised me!