10 days of Alcohol - How Much Fitness Have I Lost? | Zwift - FZR Masters | R.G.V

[@MrPedel]

Excellent vid, Steve. That simple question of how much fitness ten days of debauchery cost you made it super interesting. It really hurt my racing brain when you let go of that group after the initial Aqueduc climb. I really wanted you to find the watts you needed and then take the rest afterwards. Would have saved you a lot of work later on 😂 But I guess you were sure your legs didn’t have it.

[@stevej_on_a_mtb]

Thanks Thomas, the legs were ok. It was more of a mental thing, I was regretting not going deep enough into the climb, and then surrendered. I needed that recovery time to regather and find a new purpose. Once found, It was fun chasing and hopefully has worked as a good primer. We almost chased them down, but I ended up without the group so backed off, then after pulling us back for a second time, I decided I had done all I wanted to.

[@MarkyMarkZwifts]

Great racing Steve, I thought you did a great job considering how many days you had off the bike, and all the extra eating and drinking too! I was expecting your HR to shoot through the roof and then have to give up early on, but there you were taking turns on the front and closing down attacks as if you hadn't had any time off 👊💪💪💪

[@stevej_on_a_mtb]

Thanks, Mark. Yep the HR was a bit better than expected, maybe 10 bpm higher than normal. I was supposed to have some cam footage too so you could see the pain, but hadn't actually pressed record. Even though I didn't hold the first two groups I was quite please with my 60 min power. Plus, I got a good amount of time at VO2Max.

[@lee-cycling]

You worked your socks off in that. It's a shame there weren't others prepared to work (besides Alexander). Strong riding! So, take 11 days off, finish 11th. Take 1 day off...

[@stevej_on_a_mtb]

Cheers, Lee. I had a fun workout in the end and more time at VO2Max than usual. I think on ZP I was actually 14th so got that wrong in the commentary.

[@warwickzwifts]

I did my first race since before Christmas today. I have done a few Z2 rides over that period but still had to increase my weight by 2.3kg for the race! 🤦🏻‍♂️😆