tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18615538.post4426350071030381799..comments2023-12-28T21:22:10.935-07:00Comments on Jill Outside: Strava hubrisJill Homerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02983065990450931943noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18615538.post-22918956081783139432013-05-20T22:04:22.901-06:002013-05-20T22:04:22.901-06:00strava kills!strava kills!leahnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18615538.post-53847773135875330282013-05-20T20:56:19.239-06:002013-05-20T20:56:19.239-06:00Strava - so everyone can own a world record.Strava - so everyone can own a world record.Durango Joenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18615538.post-71801504347386797272013-05-20T15:57:34.634-06:002013-05-20T15:57:34.634-06:00I think Strava is funny. I think Strava is funny. Dannihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02201053516148787578noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18615538.post-54679974486456343482013-05-20T08:34:16.692-06:002013-05-20T08:34:16.692-06:00To each his own. I agree with you on the Strava t...To each his own. I agree with you on the Strava thing.<br /><br />What really did it for me was losing all the computers. It brought the joy back to cycling for me. Just the open road and riding for the experience is something I think we all could use a little more...even racers.<br /><br />You are right, it doesn't have to be all or nothing. It also doesn't have to be a computer on every ride though. Sometimes riding without a sense of time or speed is a good thing.<br /><br />I get the sense you get it Jill, I am just not sure we as a biking community do. Strava seems like a big step in the wrong direction to me, and I predict those KOM obsessed users will burn out on it eventually (hopefully before they injure themselves trying). <br /><br />Just my 2 cents.The Slow Cyclisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02422879809392827913noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18615538.post-69729907859512765992013-05-20T06:45:32.324-06:002013-05-20T06:45:32.324-06:00Slow Cyclist — It doesn't have to be all or no...Slow Cyclist — It doesn't have to be all or nothing. I don't consider myself all that competitive which is why Strava failed to capture my imagination early on, but I enjoy the occasional race with old me. Strava is a good archivist in this regard. It keeps all kinds of records that I don't otherwise have.<br /><br />How people use Strava is their own thing, just like everything else we do. I guess I don't understand ire against Strava because if you don't care, then you don't care. It seems obvious to me that no one else cares. I suppose a case can be made that it causes some people to act like jerks, but they would probably act like jerks with or without digitalized justification.Jill Homerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02983065990450931943noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18615538.post-87915153774515365392013-05-20T06:03:42.966-06:002013-05-20T06:03:42.966-06:00Nobody is going to erect a memorial to your racing...Nobody is going to erect a memorial to your racing career when you are done. Nobody cares more than you how fast you go. The notion that going fast matters is in your head. <br /><br />This is supposed to be fun and keep you in shape, while buoying your spirits. If it ain't doing that for you anymore then WTF?<br /><br />After a tiring race season a couple of years ago, this thought occurred to me. I mothballed my garmin and haven't looked back. Am I as fast, no but I wouldn't trade the last few seasons adventures for those old race results that no one but me cared about. <br /><br />Strava is just feeding the collective insanity that other people care how fast you go, when all they really care about is how fast they go (and that is fueled by the myth that others are watching and give a s?!$.)<br /><br />Stop the madness. Try a month with no computers and see how it feels.<br /><br />The Slow Cyclisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02422879809392827913noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18615538.post-14054084692255042052013-05-20T02:00:27.058-06:002013-05-20T02:00:27.058-06:00Good to hear JillGood to hear JillChickaloonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07894477228911057314noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18615538.post-17769348771780391512013-05-19T20:10:19.209-06:002013-05-19T20:10:19.209-06:00I have confidence and body mechanics issues that d...I have confidence and body mechanics issues that discourage me from pushing my speed limit in most situations (meaning, mainly, whenever I try to run "fast" I feel like I'm out of control and will tumble onto my face at any second. Same goes for downhill cycling, both road and mountain.) But I love hill climbing. I feel I do push myself hard on hills and inject some high intensity into my routine that way. I realize I could probably get faster with more focused speed work and rest intervals, but I at this time I am not interested in injecting more routine into something I do as an excuse to have regular adventures outside. As long as I am fit enough to have a great adventure from time to time, and not unhealthy or unworkably injured, that's all I ask of my fitness routine. <br /><br />Chickaloon — I complain too much. I've engaged in this near-daily-activity/ endurance lifestyle for almost eight years now. I almost can't imagine living any other way, and genuinely remain quite conservative in how hard or far I push myself, to avoid having a prolonged period of inactivity forced upon me. When it comes to general fatigue, I feel I know my body quite well. Whenever I dip too far toward being overtrained in an unhealthy way, one of my first symptoms is severely exacerbated insomnia. Ever since those first two recovery weeks after Alaska, I've been sleeping great. <br /><br />Jill Homerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02983065990450931943noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18615538.post-28060035484185311292013-05-19T16:54:11.333-06:002013-05-19T16:54:11.333-06:00Jill, I'm sensing a recurring pattern to your ...Jill, I'm sensing a recurring pattern to your posts lately: "it hurts", "I'm tired", "I felt completely empty". Time for a change? A break maybe?Chickaloonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07894477228911057314noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18615538.post-75833937201539216302013-05-19T16:17:51.760-06:002013-05-19T16:17:51.760-06:00I used to be a long, slow distance runner, stuck a...I used to be a long, slow distance runner, stuck at the same pace for every single run. Now I'm enjoying pushing myself a little bit with speed work. It is a totally different feeling and I never feel more alive than I do running a 5K where I feel like my body is going to explode. Speed is fun. :)Karenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01212228308225991239noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18615538.post-25644807377782361462013-05-19T10:36:54.897-06:002013-05-19T10:36:54.897-06:00One theory is that even for extreme endurance athl...One theory is that even for extreme endurance athletes a little speed work once in a while is good - if you can go really fast for a short time, it teaches your body to recruit more muscle cells which can also be an asset when in economy mode, one more tool in your belt when you're in the pain cave. <br /><br />A lot of pros have their own personal Montobello Road which serves as a baseline for gauging their fitness throughout the year. A typical route would climb for 30-45 minutes or so, the plan might be to attack it once every six weeks or so on a day when you are well rested and ready to go full gas. The disgraced Lance used to use the Col de la Madone in southern France for such purposes....Durango Joehttps://plus.google.com/photos/105434736275263996045/albums?banner=pwanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18615538.post-57041497310442849572013-05-19T08:52:53.503-06:002013-05-19T08:52:53.503-06:00I used to care about running speed. A lot. oh, tho...I used to care about running speed. A lot. oh, those track workouts. Oh, the tyranny of the watch. But I like what you say about effort. Now I have a slower but sustainable pace and I enjoy it so much more. I do miss those medals sometimes, though.Maryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11166776565191771729noreply@blogger.com