raining relatively hard over here in Park Slope, look sharp is canceled for today. We’ll try again next week. Find me on Zwift.

Workout Wednesday is back on tomorrow, June 26th. 6:30am GAP. The agenda will be race winning intervals (the perfect cure for not winning races), or perhaps a team time trial if there is sufficient attendance. 

Count me in!

Tomorrow. Look sharp. 6:00 @ GAP.

90ish minutes, social, mellow, easy peasy fun. If late, stop and wait, we'll orbit around.

Wear Kissena colors. Look Sharp, like this two national champions:

really sweet ride today!
Richard’s last ride as a bachelor, he is getting married a bit later today!!!

Looks splendid

A little Zenith City looksharp

back at it tomorrow 6:30am GAP. 

40/20s on tap. 3 sets, 10 minutes each. 

For those of us that have to work on Friday (ugh) look sharp is on (yay)

July 5th. 7:00am. GAP.

Notice new holiday bridge start time.

We'll ride mellow, easy peasy fun pace for 90ish minutes.

Wear kissena colors and come looking sharp like the fire.

LeMond.

Dayum.

Workout Wednesdays continue tomorrow! Tomorrow's workout is....[drum roll]....mystery box! No one can resist the mystery box. 



6:30am GAP. 

There

Unfortunately, I put on some weigh and no longer fit my team kit. Can I still attend?

Weight*

count me in!

Joshua Wilson said:

Unfortunately, I put on some weigh and no longer fit my team kit. Can I still attend?

yes, just need a positive attitude. and a bike. 

Awesome sauce...will dust of my positive attitude and make sure the bike is in working order.

Encouraging turnout this morning for some pyramid workouts. Let's keep the momentum going! 

@Will Kalbacker sorry I disnt make it yesterday. I did my first triathlon last night and wanted to rest up in the morning.

Tomorrow. Look Sharp Laps. 6:00 am. Meet at GAP

We'll ride 90 minutes or so, stupid mellow piano piano, while we chat about aliens, wout, and dan reiners' cycling caps. Simple easy fun.

Wear kissena kit and come looking sharp. Like these peeps:



related:
https://youtu.be/WILMI5-6IUU

RobertPeras said:

@Will Kalbacker sorry I disnt make it yesterday. I did my first triathlon last night and wanted to rest up in the morning.

No worries, we'll be back at it next week. Hope you crushed your triathlon 

sweet ride this morning 

I recently started one of the Tim C. training plans, and was wondering how people usually fit the training sessions in with Kissena group rides and races.  I’d like to start joining some of the PP morning rides, but the training schedule has me riding 5 days a week with 2 rest days.  Would it be advisable to do the group rides on rest days?  Or keep the rest days and replace the scheduled workout with a group ride once in a while.

I assume this this depends on individual goals, just wanted to get a sense of how people balance the individual workouts with getting on the road with the club.

Thanks!

@RichPolk this is an excellent question that the board is weighing. One of the benefits that we're proud to offer members is Tim's coaching plan. They're excellent and will get you fitter, full stop. 

Often, however, dedicating yourself to a personal training plan may mean conflicts with group training rides. Personally, I find group workouts to be fun, motivating, and an excellent way to communicate about race tactics, practice lead-outs, etc.  They're invaluable (*cough* plug for Workout Wednesday *cough*). Riding with people who are stronger than me makes me stronger. 

My opinion would be to trade a day or two a week from your plan to participate in the group rides. Swapping a day on your workout calendar isn't going to wreck your training. A bit of flexibility is fine. Plus, what's the fun of having great teammates if you rarely ride with them?

Others may have a different opinion, and I hope they weigh in, but those are my thoughts. 

@RichPolk I’m in the same boat. On Wednesday’s I typically trade my workout for whatever Will has on the menu for the day or I’ll do my prescribed workout and add an extra set or two with Will and whoever else comes out. My plan typically has active recovery on Fridays so Eloy’s Look Sharp is an excellent option for that (the pace usually is mellow and conversational with maybe a harder effort or two in there depending how everyone feels).

As far as weekends, I unfortunately haven’t been able to do any longer rides outside of the city lately between races and other obligations, but my plan typically has longer endurance/tempo rides, so once my schedule lets me, I plan on riding river road/9W for those workouts. Hope this helps/ see you out in the park in the mornings!

RichPolk said:

I recently started one of the Tim C. training plans, and was wondering how people usually fit the training sessions in with Kissena group rides and races.  I’d like to start joining some of the PP morning rides, but the training schedule has me riding 5 days a week with 2 rest days.  Would it be advisable to do the group rides on rest days?  Or keep the rest days and replace the scheduled workout with a group ride once in a while.

I assume this this depends on individual goals, just wanted to get a sense of how people balance the individual workouts with getting on the road with the club.

Thanks!

There will be days that are clearly labeled "Group Ride"

More realistically, some general rules:

• Depending on the training plan it is usually obvious, which are the hard/workout days, which are the easy days, and which are the rest days
• Easy days are probably best to use for prospect park group rides, specially obvious for the prospect easy rides. Friday's looks sharp, Sunday's Redbeard loops are easy(ish).
• Depending on a specific hard/workout day goals, you could replace it with a race or hard group ride, Will's Workout Wednesdays, or FBF Tuesday nights are hard (FBF is super hard)
• Keep in mind, Not all hard days are the same, some workouts aim to better your aerobic systems (like long 20 minutes intervals) some aim to better your short anaerobic efforts, you want to do your best to stay close to your plan.
• Also, worth mention, the biggest mistake amateurs make is going too hard on the easy days, so even if in a group, keep it mega mellow on the easy days
• Rest days, are probably best off the bike or doing something else (abs, gym work, sleep, naps, etc)
• Personally, I've found that hard specific workouts are better as a lonely pursuit, while hard loose workouts are best with groups/races, and easy days are built to ride with and make friends while eating ice cream.
• YMWV

Let's go ride bikes.

Eloy, Will, Matt: Thanks so much for the helpful feedback.  See you guys in the park!

Workout Wednesdays are on tomorrow 7/17

6:30am GAP

More 40/20s on tap, come get your anaerobic minutes in

Tomorrow July 19th. Look Sharp. GAP. 6am.

We will ride 90ish minutes, piano mellow, rotating and discussing crazy town gravel rides, Pocono wins, new cyclocross bikes, and Tourmalet dreams. 

It'll be easy awesome fun. Come join.

Wear kissena kit. Come looking sharp.

looking sharp examples:

sweet ride this morning... consensus was that thomas will likely benefit or even win today’s TT, also agreed on the high level of hotness of Powell’s new motorola themed bike. Otherwise, kissena rolling deep!