The "Heads We Win / Tails You Lose, Post Your Test Results" Thread
The NovOS'12 will be TeamEN's 6th or 7th round of outseason group training. One of our longest, most fun, and lucrative (for the coaches) tradition is the Heads We Win, Tails You Lose Bet. Here's how it works:
The Heads We Win, Tails You Lose Spreadsheet
- Sign in and enter your information in the Base Data Table sheet of the spreadsheet
- When you complete your tests this week, come back and enter your testing results in the spreadsheet AND post them to this thread so we can all see where everyone is starting from, jumpstart the accountability and team cammaraderie mojo
- RnP will look at your results and set end of the OS goals for you, The Bet.
*Edit: when posting your results to this thread, please include age, weight, and w/kg, if you are riding with power. Thanks, just helps everyone get a picture of everyone else.
How the Bet Works -- it's very simple:
- Meet or beat the goal we give you by the end of season? You buy us coffee, putting $5-10,000 on each of our Starbucks cards, entered on Sheet 1 of the spreadsheet, for your convenience.
- Fail to meet your goal? You buy us coffee.
See? Very simple! 
Thanks and don't forget to:
- Sign in on the spreadsheet
- After you test this week, enter your results on the spreadsheet AND in this thread as a post below.
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Entering my data now, because I tested recently (enough) and will be travelling for work M-W this week, so I'll be missing those tests. Yes, I coordinated my work travel and customer outage time, opting to miss the tests and not the subsequent workouts
Bike FTP - 249 (based on FTP test on 9/26 at end of GF plan)
Run VDOT - 51 (based on half marathon 10/21)
Weight - 172 lb
W/kg = 3.19
EDIT: Rich - I noticed on the base table that the years running and years biking show up blank, even though I entered in a value. Not sure if that is intentional or not.
V02: 278
FTP: 225
Weight: 168
Age: 40
W/kg: 2.95
Vdot: 47
Hmmm, I'm not sure I like this game
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I'm thinking: If I meet the PnR goals, I get to buy race wheels in the spring!
Yeah there's something suspicious about it, I just haven't quite figured it out yet.
Most people get faster and somehow forget to do all the math at the end other than "how long should I "technially" wait for my old riding buddies?"
Bike FTP - 322
Run VDOT - TBD
Weight - 204 lb
W/kg = 3.48
Age: 38
I'll update the run later this week. Psyched to have finally gotten started.
Aaron, do the test on a measure course, ie, run an actual, no joke 5k. I use a Garmin, others measure a course, go to a track, etc. Get your time and extract your VDot from that. We have a VDot calculator ^above^ under the resources tab above.
The History of the Heads I Win Tails You Lose Bet
One of my uncles introduced me to this "bet" when I was about 8 or 9. It took me about 20' to figure it out. I wasn't a very bright kid.
Weight: 169
w/kg: 2.2
Run vDOT: TBD (38.2 earlier this year, but I've lost a lot of fitness since then)
Age: 39
Age: 38
Bike FTP - 253
5 min - 311
20 min - 266
Run VDOT - 47.5 ( will retest later this week)
Weight - 177 lb
W/kg = 3.15
Bike FTP - 275
Bike VO2- 330
Run VDOT - TBD Weds
Weight - 178 lb
Age: 44
Sign: Taurus...I like walks in the high grass and kitties...hey wait that is another forum!
Great to get started...loving this EN already...
No power yet, should have it by the weekend!
40min TT on trainer:
LTHR = 183 bpm (max 187)
Avg speed 16.0mph (10.68mi) Avg cadence 103rpm
vDot - 44 (43.6) 22:24 min - 7:13 min/mi
Avg HR - 190bpm, max 195bpm
1st mile - 6:51
mile 1-2 - 7:19
mile 2-3.1 - 7:28
Bike:
Indoors, because that's the season we're in - nice views of the hurricane from my garage cave.
Config: KK Road Machine, PowerTap, TrainerRoad, in the dungeon
LTHR: 151
5mp: 294w
20mp: 238w
FTP: 226w
Weight: 172# = 78kg
W/Kg = 2.897
CompuTrainer setup, IMLP real course video
Bike VO2 test: 211
Bike FTP: 155
Weight: 149
w/Kg: 2.28
Age 41
VDOT: (was 41.25 before hospital...) TBD
Bike VO2:280
Bike FTP: 226
Weight: 200
w/Kg: 2.49
vdot: 32
Age: 67
Bike LTHR: 153
FTP: No power (yet
Weight: 168
w/Kg: ??
vdot: 47 (last 10K test, retest on Wed)
Age: 51
For HR athletes, should we post speed? Guess it only matters if you know the course. Recent Oly, 1:16.
spreadsheet updated...and ...
Vo2 = 201
FTP = 197x.95 = 187
W/kg =3.05
Weight= 135
age = 44
RUN TEST:
3.1 Miles = 27:43
Mile 1 = 8:50
Mile 2 = 9:10 (little bit elevation gain/loss)
Mile 3 = 8:50
.10 = 8:33
VDOT = 34
Vo2 = 298
FTP = 250
Wt = 194
W/Kg = 2.84
Age = 47
Did it on a trainer:
age = 42
weight = 183
Avg HR = 149 (max = 160)
Distance = 12.2 miles
Avg Speed = 18.2 mph (max = 22.5)
Avg Cadence = 91
I don't see where we enter our bike test info for HR-based athletes in the spreadsheet.
Chad
I did the bike test on Monday and came away with the following:
5Min Power: 239
20Min Power: 224
FTP: 213
Watts/Kg: 3.02
My run test i did a couple weeks back by way of a 5K time trial. Finished in 19:56 for VDOT of 50. Quite honestly, I left it all out on the track, so i can't imagine running any faster, but i'm here to work and see what happens.
Excited to be kickin off the OS....New Season...New Test....first time with PowerMeter...did the test indoors....FTP set @ 200.
Will do run on Thursday.
Weight - 240
vDot - 30
FTP (virtual with TR) - 224
5min (virtual with TR) - 270
w/kg - 2.05
Treadmill test this am
2%
5k @ 20:40 = VDot 47.5
LTHR = 166
HR max = 176
Now it is time to build a bigger engine. At the same time, maybe I'll learn to be a better driver during races too.
Just did my very first 5k run test on the treadmill (2%):
Time: 20:20
Weight: 182 lbs
Age = 42
vDot: 48.9
Avg HR = 147 (Max HR = 158)
Faded a little bit in the last .5 mile. I was surprised my Avg HR was not higher. It seemed like my limiter to go faster was my ability to turn over my legs quick enough to keep up with the treadmill. I suspect this will get better over time as i focus on cadence and LFS.
Chad
Ok, looking for some goals!
Bike test: No power meter data but did 40min. HR test. 14.7 miles at 22mph pace. Avg HR 145.
Run Test: 5K 23:20 ( 7:31 pace) vDot 42. Avg HR 161
weight 146 (want to loose 8!!)
Age: 35
Weight: 180
vDot = 53
FTP = 215W
VO2 = 290W
2.6 W/kg