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There's no reason you can't if you have a power meter, although I wouldn't recommend it. The mobile version of Zwift wasn't designed with riding outside in mind. They should probably make an outdoor mode that just gives you power targets and intervals.
What I mean is that if you want to ride outside on any given day, you can click a button (at least in the PC version) that gives you credit for the workout. So you can attempt it outside if you want.
Oh, it is. Of course, I am nowhere in the same league as your stepfather, but it is quite sad I can't do a sport I actually enjoy and could do when I am on a business trip.
Actually, for hill climb repeats that sounds about perfect. My local training hill has roughly the same elevation difference and I have three options with different gradient profiles. The default one is intermediate (5-8 % on average with a steep ramp and a flatter bit), the second one has a super steep section in it and the third one is more drawn out. And the 5-10 minutes sound like a great warmup. (That's pretty much the same distance from my lab to "my" hill — I always arrive warmed up.)
Right, got it!
Right now, all I'm doing on Zwift is hitting the numbers it's asking for. So, come to think of it, an outside version would be good for that.
But I may try some races in the winter. For a bit of motivation.
A few friends do the "Japan morning zwift race" every morning from 5:10. I was going to do it this week but the futon always feels heavy at this time of year...
Andy
After six months I have only attempted one event. Holy hell, the pace! I gave up after a few minutes....
I suppose I should have done a race separated by watts/kilo instead of a mass-start race with no classes.
I just find the solo workouts so compelling. I don't even "just ride" that often unless I am trying to recover.
Nice one! The mythical 300...that's one of my long-term targets.
I'm pretty sure a bear on an aero bike would have be chasing me to actually do 300 watts for an hour.
29 mph on the flats is ludicrous speed. How many watts does that take? I assume it's easier to do it when people are drafting off of you, since that reduces your drag slightly, which at that speed has to be quite a lot of watts. That has to be part of the reason why the pro peloton is so damned fast. That said, the air is so thick at that speed its like pedaling through molasses.
I changed my bike fit a bit on a whim the other day. I think moving the seat back (I basically had it slammed forward) might have, counter-intuitively, actually reduced pressure on my hands, which was a problem. So I went back to my old longer (by 10 mm) stem and flipped! My back and neck are still sore, but my bike has never looked cooler and I am pretty sure I did the fastest ride around the lake (78 km) that I've ever done!
Still having problems with my right knee on long rides... probably need a full bike fit.
Also, damn, triple zwift sessions? You hardcore.