Comments on: Urgency

By: CoCreatr

CoCreatr — Tue, 21 Apr 2009 11:02:20 +0000

Yup. They call it sprint. In racing, that is.

By: CoCreatr

CoCreatr — Tue, 21 Apr 2009 06:02:20 +0000

Yup. They call it sprint. In racing, that is.

By: Megan M.

Megan M. — Mon, 20 Apr 2009 22:25:51 +0000

AGREED!!

By: Megan M.

Megan M. — Mon, 20 Apr 2009 22:24:13 +0000

I think that's one of the best comments I've ever gotten. Thanks, man.

By: James | Dancing Geek

James | Dancing Geek — Mon, 20 Apr 2009 21:34:23 +0000

Megan, the more of your rants I read the more I like you.

By: Tanya

Tanya — Mon, 20 Apr 2009 14:09:57 +0000

I'm on the side of it being exactly what needs to be done. Once I get this last class over and done with, I'd like to sit with you and talk about it some more. I think there are ways to get it done that don't involve us burning ourselves out.

Here's the key: I think we need to stop trying to do it all ourselves. When we're burning out, it's because we're doing more than one person can/should do. There are so many people out there who can help us, but we have to ask them to.

By: Megan M.

Megan M. — Mon, 20 Apr 2009 14:05:29 +0000

Even in singing, they say to sing at 80% most of the time, and only push to 100% to make that BIG IMPACT —then drop back to 80% and make that “normal”. That way, 100% has far more impact than it would otherwise, and you don't exhaust yourself.

Great comment, dude. Thank you. :}

By: CoCreatr

CoCreatr — Mon, 20 Apr 2009 14:02:23 +0000

Dear Megan, it may feel tempting to use your light and do the heavy lifting, and you are not alone. But we do not want you to burn out. So as every cyclist knows the first rule of winning the race: arrive.

Even when racing yourself just to exercise and build the power: There is a comfy speed, a sweet spot, fast enough to cover the distance in reasonable time and slow enough so you arrive in one piece.
Doubling your power is not easy to do and it would add only 26% to your speed.
Halving your power may be too comfy, yet you lose only 21% of speed.

Just as eating to 80% full feels about right, so does pedaling to 80% of your personal peak power.
Keeps you cruising at 93% of your personal peak speed.