WattsHartvig

WattsHartvig

My goal is to show the an avarage D cat racer on Zwift trying to win a race, and eventually getting to C cat. Push those watts all year round.

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  • @loulew07
    @loulew072 күн бұрын

    3:00 PM on Monday, June 24, 2024 # 396 OA Zwift - # 9 Oh Hill No in Watopia Your PR 24:06 27 /131 < mens age div 65-69 I have done it now 11 times . I would ask you what is your age ? HR seems very very high , I'M around 75 to 80 % HR AVG Im not going all out for my 24 mins .Im 67 HR for my ride was 124 which was 81% of my max .

  • @WattsHartvig
    @WattsHartvig2 күн бұрын

    The ride was done approx 1 1/2 hour after having dinner in the evening. It was pretty hot and unplanned. And I was going all out at the last bit of the climb. My age is 47. Generally my HR is in the higher end during races or events like this. I'm amazed that you can keep your HR at 81% in a climb like this. Just show that I need to get in better shape maybe. Well done. 💪👍😎

  • @loulew07
    @loulew07Күн бұрын

    @@WattsHartvig Thanks for responding back. I have used a HRM since 1987 and over the years my body sticks around 80% . Two Ironman champions few weeks back both had open heart surgeries and are few years older than me . And both trained long and hard , which that is 4 former Ironman triathlon champions who have had open heart surgery . The HR formula I have used came from Dr Phil Maffetone . Take 180 minus 47 = 133 = 80% take another 10 =123 = 70% . Plus Girlfriend is a 30+ yrs as a cardio othro rehab RN . See's all of the local athletes get struck down . " Fine line between fitness and health " Dr Phillip Maffetone . If you want to be doing this 20yrs from now like me , slow down the HR to 133 to 123 . 37 yrs training smart , not hard , train to last , not to go fast.

  • @patrickflanagan317
    @patrickflanagan3173 күн бұрын

    Every one suffers bon this climb, Super effort, I'm always in awe how you can ride seated, I have to stand to be at my best. 💪💪👍👍

  • @WattsHartvig
    @WattsHartvig2 күн бұрын

    Thanks a lot. I don't know if it's a physical thing being seated versus standing or if it tracks back to me riding more mountainbike than road bike. I feel that I can push more watts seated, where my cadance is really low when standing, and grinding those big gears tires le out. But I guess its a thing you can train and get better at. 💪👍😎🚴

  • @WarHammerWH
    @WarHammerWH3 күн бұрын

    Good that you pushed through it and thank you for this video. I was planning to do this in the next few days, so now I know what to expect to pace myself better.

  • @WattsHartvig
    @WattsHartvig2 күн бұрын

    Thanks a lot. Go for it, I'm sure you can do it and beat my time. 💪👍😎

  • @WarHammerWH
    @WarHammerWH2 күн бұрын

    @@WattsHartvig Ha-ha... yes from what I can see we seem to be similar in fitness so yes, need to beat 21:54 and 208 grade with a lower finishing heart rate than 177! Just kidding... 😁

  • @markanderson7833
    @markanderson78335 күн бұрын

    Nice work! I have done it twice and its not easy for sure!

  • @WattsHartvig
    @WattsHartvig5 күн бұрын

    Nice. Well done. I'm still waiting for my next try. 💪👍

  • @alleywatson
    @alleywatson5 күн бұрын

    I think this definitely requires you to get into a rhythm and just keep going at a manageable wattage. We don’t know if you had already warmed up also.

  • @WattsHartvig
    @WattsHartvig5 күн бұрын

    Yup. I'm just afraid that the average will be too low if I start at a managed pace. I did mention in the video that I did 7 km warm........I actually did 8 km before doing this. 💪👍😎

  • @drumtoe
    @drumtoe7 күн бұрын

    Valiant effort. Just keep trying. You stayed in the front pack for the majority of the race. Next time don't push so hard to be in the front of the race, so you have energy left in the end when it turns spicy

  • @WattsHartvig
    @WattsHartvig7 күн бұрын

    You are right. I had an opposite race this Saturday where I felt like I had to push on the hills to see if I could shake some riders from the frontgroup. So spot on, its a fine line between when to preserve your strength and when to try push. 💪👍😎

  • @99cya
    @99cya11 күн бұрын

    As swiss i do not understand the fuss about this. Its neither steep nor long 😂😂 just go up to your abilities and its over very quickly.

  • @WattsHartvig
    @WattsHartvig11 күн бұрын

    😂 It's flat as a pancake where I live. So the climbs in Zwift actually provides a bit of fun for me, even though it might not look like that on the video. 😎

  • @99cya
    @99cya11 күн бұрын

    @@WattsHartvigyeah it surely did not 🤣

  • @99cya
    @99cya11 күн бұрын

    @@WattsHartvig hey you should go cycling in switzerland once. before i go riding i need to decide whether i want to go up the mountains, along lakes, through forests, speeding on the road, or a combination of those things. all accessible in less than 20 minutes. when i think about it, its quite spectacular. you would like it.

  • @kawesipastorholland
    @kawesipastorholland11 күн бұрын

    WELL DONE MATE. LOOK TOUGH, BUT YOU DID IT 😂

  • @WattsHartvig
    @WattsHartvig11 күн бұрын

    Thanks. 👍

  • @BigBailBikesandBeer
    @BigBailBikesandBeer11 күн бұрын

    managed it in 20.11 . Happy as I am a chubby 103kg 50 year old who did a 45 miler the day before . Will do it again with fresh legs as I enjoyed it

  • @WattsHartvig
    @WattsHartvig11 күн бұрын

    Nice. That's my next goal. 💪20.11

  • @user-rz6kc8gr1h
    @user-rz6kc8gr1h12 күн бұрын

    Blew myself up on the first try vecause i forgot to yse the virtual shifter. Trying again tomorrow

  • @WattsHartvig
    @WattsHartvig12 күн бұрын

    You need the gears man. 😎 Couldn't do it without them. Unless you put your trainer difficulty on 0% I guess. 👍 Have a great second try. 💪

  • @bonn1771
    @bonn177113 күн бұрын

    Amazing work and you sound like me. Only a few more sections.. Just sub and happy training

  • @WattsHartvig
    @WattsHartvig13 күн бұрын

    Thanks. You have to motivate yourself somehow when you are about to blow up. 😂👍😎

  • @Joshua-dx7zn
    @Joshua-dx7zn13 күн бұрын

    That doesn't look fun at all. I will have to try it today or tomorrow though. I will have to see if I can beat your time but that looks like a solid effort.

  • @WattsHartvig
    @WattsHartvig13 күн бұрын

    I'm sure you can. Go for it. I came in totally unprepared. Just suppress the feeling of stopping that you get 1/3 up the climb. 💪👍 😉

  • @Joshua-dx7zn
    @Joshua-dx7zn12 күн бұрын

    @@WattsHartvig Just finished the climb. I finished in 16:01. I should put my 34 tooth cassette on my trainer for that. That was brutal.

  • @WattsHartvig
    @WattsHartvig12 күн бұрын

    @@Joshua-dx7zn wow great job. You rocked it. I need to loose some weight before I can beat that time. 💪 Well done. 👍

  • @Joshua-dx7zn
    @Joshua-dx7zn12 күн бұрын

    @@WattsHartvig I'm 135lbs and more of a climber so I kind of have an advantage. Still came in 38th of the people around me. I did run 2 miles this morning so that probably didn't help.

  • @SteakandChains
    @SteakandChains14 күн бұрын

    Solid effort! Great job

  • @WattsHartvig
    @WattsHartvig14 күн бұрын

    Thanks 👍

  • @dczwifter
    @dczwifter14 күн бұрын

    Great effort 👌. I did it myself and blew up the first time and a little better the second time. It takes a bit of getting used to.

  • @WattsHartvig
    @WattsHartvig14 күн бұрын

    Yep. I almost blew up myself as well. I will plan it a little better next time. 👍😎

  • @chrisoliver6690
    @chrisoliver669014 күн бұрын

    I'd do it again, only this time pace yourself, as AW65 said.

  • @WattsHartvig
    @WattsHartvig14 күн бұрын

    Will do. 👍

  • @aerowilly65
    @aerowilly6515 күн бұрын

    You did well to hold on until the end there and your average power did not drop too badly. But my bit of advice would be this: when doing any maximal effort,for example a time trial ,you should set a deliberately easier pace at the start,for at least the first quarter. I’m sure you realize now you went off too hard at the start. I would be pretty confident if you do it again and you start easier, say at 215w W for the first few minutes, your FTP will end up higher

  • @chrisoliver6690
    @chrisoliver669014 күн бұрын

    Yep, we all learn that the hard way.

  • @WattsHartvig
    @WattsHartvig14 күн бұрын

    Thank you. You are absolutely right. I had no real plan but just to take a stab at it. Now I know the climb and I will follow your advice next time and see if that can improve things. 👍

  • @fraserp2377
    @fraserp237716 күн бұрын

    Good effort 💪👍

  • @WattsHartvig
    @WattsHartvig16 күн бұрын

    Thank you 👍😎

  • @JoseLCiclista
    @JoseLCiclista29 күн бұрын

    Super punchy course! These are super fun but super tough for me as a lighter rider😢

  • @JoseLCiclista
    @JoseLCiclistaАй бұрын

    Loved the stage! It was more suited for punchy climbers but it was a fun one👍🏼

  • @WattsHartvig
    @WattsHartvigАй бұрын

    Indeed. Tried it twice now. Man its a hard one for me. 👍

  • @johnstypa8974
    @johnstypa8974Ай бұрын

    Nice strong finish! Tough course to be sure…

  • @WattsHartvig
    @WattsHartvigАй бұрын

    Indeed and thank you. Thought I had a shot at catching the rider in front of me at the end.........but I didn't 😀😎👍 So maybe I should just have relaxed a little bit more. 🤘😂

  • @inthedrops
    @inthedropsАй бұрын

    Fantastic video! Welldone.

  • @WattsHartvig
    @WattsHartvigАй бұрын

    Thanks a lot. Making the video was not as hard as the actual climb though. 😂👍

  • @JoseLCiclista
    @JoseLCiclistaАй бұрын

    That last kilometer is brutal!

  • @WattsHartvig
    @WattsHartvigАй бұрын

    Indeed. But at least one other rider suffered more than me. 😉

  • @JoseLCiclista
    @JoseLCiclistaАй бұрын

    Fenomenal Job!! The power graph was mostly orange and red!💪

  • @WattsHartvig
    @WattsHartvigАй бұрын

    Thank you. Not my favourite colors in Zwift because then you know that it eventually will hurt 💪. But I managed to get through it and then only relax a little bit on the last lap. 🚴😎👍

  • @RyanCondon
    @RyanCondonАй бұрын

    Congrats Mr Hartvig! 🎉 Strong performance sir. First win of many now.. 💪✅🙌

  • @WattsHartvig
    @WattsHartvigАй бұрын

    Thank you Ryan. And right back at you. Hope you will find time for some zwifting between all the running and IRL races. 🤘👍😎

  • @EvoZwifts-ex4nf
    @EvoZwifts-ex4nfАй бұрын

    Nice 🎉 Strong Finnish Well Done Buddy 💪💪

  • @WattsHartvig
    @WattsHartvigАй бұрын

    Thanks 👍

  • @JoseLCiclista
    @JoseLCiclistaАй бұрын

    Close to podium again! 💪

  • @JoseLCiclista
    @JoseLCiclista2 ай бұрын

    That looked like it hurt! Fenomenal effort!!

  • @WattsHartvig
    @WattsHartvig2 ай бұрын

    Not as much as going up the Alpe. But a little pain is always good. Thanks. 👍

  • @JoseLCiclista
    @JoseLCiclista2 ай бұрын

    Next time will be podium 💪

  • @WattsHartvig
    @WattsHartvig2 ай бұрын

    Thanks. I hope so. 👍😀

  • @JoseLCiclista
    @JoseLCiclista2 ай бұрын

    Good effort on hanging in there for as long as you did! One tip, if I may, would be to hit the punchy climbs with some speed. The momentum makes the climb easier. Also great job on powering over the crest of the hill, that is a mistake I would always make.

  • @WattsHartvig
    @WattsHartvig2 ай бұрын

    You are absolutely right. Its the repetition of the punchy climbs that gets you in the end. So I'm basically hiding them with more speed to at the start of the race, and then I blow up near the end. But I just have to keep going at it. Thanks for your advice. 👍

  • @JoseLCiclista
    @JoseLCiclista2 ай бұрын

    Really good time on the race. Keep up the great work!💪

  • @WattsHartvig
    @WattsHartvig2 ай бұрын

    Thank you. Will do 😎

  • @JoseLCiclista
    @JoseLCiclista2 ай бұрын

    Great race. Good attacks and spectacular finale 👍🏼

  • @WattsHartvig
    @WattsHartvig2 ай бұрын

    Thanks a lot 👍

  • @ruth8967
    @ruth89672 ай бұрын

    thank you for recording!

  • @WattsHartvig
    @WattsHartvig2 ай бұрын

    You are welcome. Hope you enjoyed it. 👍

  • @johnstypa8974
    @johnstypa89742 ай бұрын

    Nice finish!!

  • @WattsHartvig
    @WattsHartvig2 ай бұрын

    😀 Thanks..... I guess. 👍

  • @johnstypa8974
    @johnstypa89742 ай бұрын

    @@WattsHartvig you maintained a good position in that race. you did quite well! how long have you been doing zwift racing? Keep working hard!

  • @WattsHartvig
    @WattsHartvig2 ай бұрын

    Thanks. I have been on Zwift for 2 years. But I have only been seriously about racing for the last 6 months or so. Right now I'm trying a combination of racing and zone 2 training to improve. 🤘👍🚴

  • @CyclingwithVovo
    @CyclingwithVovo3 ай бұрын

    Did that today on C cat....I hate the climbs, haha

  • @WattsHartvig
    @WattsHartvig3 ай бұрын

    Yep. They really drain you for energy quickly 🤘

  • @TheGamer-nj6lf
    @TheGamer-nj6lf3 ай бұрын

    🔥

  • @susbka2035
    @susbka20353 ай бұрын

    best ytr