tabblo test

yes a big group of keen as punch, breveters showed up early in the morn to partake in this event, and a bunch of the peña went along for the ride.
below you can see my good mate Molina who drove me there in his taxi.
... See my Tabblo>

more on cycling

some weeks back, when I was on the trainer Lourdes came and took some photos.
Doesn't really do much justice to the suffering but there you go.
oh I don't know what I want to say here, or, more accurately, don't know how to go about saying what I want to say.

I mean, why do I do it? Why do any of us amateurs and enthusiasts do it? It's a hell of a lot of suffering and sacrifice for, well, nothing, or just about nothing. I mean the closest I could go to describing why I do it would be that it's a hell of a lot of suffering and sacrifice. full stop. (redundant)
It gives me a feeling of accomplishment and, I suppose a feeling of superiority but the overall effect would hardly be called positive. The practice of cycling as a sport means that every sat and sun are completely taken up by first the early rising, the dog walk, the actual cycle outing (four hours or so now, much more in the coming months) and then the long afternoon of suffering; so called recuperation!
of course I have to take the doggy out again for an extended walk in the afternoon, to make amends for the hours that he has to spend waiting for me to come back.
And a couple of weekdays have to be about the same!
all that time that I could be painting or studying or fucking or sleeping or any of a number of other worthwhile pursuits. Dog knows I could just be watching television. But the same could be said of the time that I am here writing this. (not that I spend much time doing this, not at all.)
(and I don't watch television as a conscious act, or choice, just as I don't spend much money as a conscious choice, and because I don't have any of course.)
but it is a mystery.
anyway, I am not really saying what I want to and I have remembered another cycling related chore that I must do, so I think I might just leave it at that and go to put a sleeve in my front tire, after just one and a half outings, or about 200 kms, on a brand new tire, I got a puncture which was actually a cut, and although I didn't realise it was a cut and repaired it without a sleeve, I have a bit of a bulge there and would be happier if it was sleeved. so knowing that by the time I get around to having a coffee and organising the repair and so forth it will be time to get ready to go take my Monday classes.
so on that note, I wish you well tao and hope to come back soon with something to actually say.
love from Scott

hey-di ho

I don't know if I will be doing much of a post.
I really should be doing something else with my time, I suppose.

but seeing as I am not in so bad a mood as normal and I have been feeling guilty for not posting...

maybe I could write you about cycling.

as you probably know I do a bit of cycling. 3123 kms since the first of jan. plus 17 hours on the trainer. what is not so apparent maybe is the level at which that cycling is done. I could point out the average speeds from outings, (between 30 and 34 km/hr) but that also might not mean much

I have recently received a new cycling computer, (a gift from some very good friends of mine) and it's a doozy and it has some tests, fitness and recuperation etc.
anyway it does a resting heart rate test and then estimates VO2 Max. and it gives me an estimate of 68. and tells you to compare with this

Fitness Level Classes

Your OwnIndex is most meaningful when comparing your individual values and changes in them over time. OwnIndex can also be interpreted based on gender and age. Locate your OwnIndex on the table below, and find out how your aerobic fitness compares to others of the same gender and age.

Top athletes typically score OwnIndex values above 70 (men) and 60 (women). Olympic-level endurance athletes can reach values as high as 95. OwnIndex is highest in sports that involve large muscle groups, such as running and cross-country skiing.

Men

Age / Years_Very low_Low_Fair_Moderate_Good_Very good_Elite

20-24____< 32__32-37__38-43__44-50__51-56__57-62__> 62

25-29____< 31__31-35__36-42__43-48__49-53__54-59__> 59

30-34____< 29__29-34__35-40__41-45__46-51__52-56__> 56

35-39____< 28__28-32__33-38__39-43__44-48__49-54__> 54

40-44____< 26__26-31__32-35__36-41__42-46__47-51__> 51

45-49____< 25__25-29__30-34__35-39__40-43__44-48__> 48

50-54____< 24__24-27__28-32__33-36__37-41__42-46__> 46

55-59____< 22__22-26__27-30__31-34__35-39__40-43__> 43

60-65____< 21__21-24__25-28__29-32__33-36__37-40__> 40

Women

Age / Years_Very low_Low_Fair_Moderate_Good_Very good_Elite

20-24____< 27__27-31__32-36__37-41__42-46__47-51__> 51

25-29____< 26__26-30__31-35__36-40__41-44__45-49__> 49

30-34____< 25__25-29__30-33__34-37__38-42__43-46__> 46

35-39____< 24__24-27__28-31__32-35__36-40__41-44__> 44

40-44____< 22__22-25__26-29__30-33__34-37__38-41__> 41

45-49____< 21__21-23__24-27__28-31__32-35__36-38__> 38

50-54____< 19__19-22__23-25__26-29__30-32__33-36__> 36

55-59____< 18__18-20__21-23__24-27__28-30__31-33__> 33

60-65____< 16__16-18__19-21__22-24__25-27__28-30__> 30

The classification is based on a literature review of 62 studies where VO2max was measured directly in healthy adult subjects in the USA, Canada and 7 European countries. Reference: Shvartz E, Reibold RC. Aerobic fitness norms for males and females aged 6 to 75 years: a review. Aviat Space Environ Med; 61:3-11, 1990.

so although I am just about to turn 41, it tells me I am elite level for a young man. so that makes me feel pretty good. of course it's only an estimate and I haven't got the bucks to do a real sports medicine test to find my actual VO2 Max.
still what do I care.
look tao, I'm going to have to take my little buddy down to the street and stuff, and then I suppose I better get on and study, top athlete status not with standing, nothing that I do that isn't being a good little worker cog pays the bills.
so I will continue this at another time.
bye for now