The 2015 "Heads We Win / Tails You Lose, Post Your Test Results" Thread
The NovOS'15 is about to begin. 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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The link in this section points to the 2013 outseason
It looks like the link here is correct.
Fail to meet your goal? You buy us coffee.
How exactly do I win?
See the name of this thread
The thread is inspired by an afternoon I spent with one of my uncles when I was 10. We played "heads I win, tails you lose," where the winner got to punch the loser in the arm. I got punched a lot before I figured it out...
VDOT = 50
FTP = 287
I'm a bit of a bike and triathlon newb. I did my FTP test today and was surprised (maybe ignorantly
) that my FTP has dropped from ~250 when I did IMMT 2013. this was my first IM and third triathlon. I signed up for IMMT 2014, did a couple months of OS and then due to health issues had to bail from the entire season. I pretty much haven't been on my bike since January of this year. I'm feeling better so I signed up for IMMT 2015 and hopped back on the bike. My FTP today was a disappointing 144! I didn't expect to see 250 but kinda expected to be in the +/-200 range. I havent done my run test yet as I'm trying to ease back in but intend to do that later this week. I'll post then.
Any feedback on this???? Thanks!
Happy to have tests done. Ready to place my bets.
Age 41
FTP 217 watts/kg 2.3
VDot 37.7
Nowhere to go but up. Let's roll.
10/27/14 bike test
vO2 = 336
FTP = 292
w/kg = 3.84
10/29/14 run test
5k 21:35
Vdot 45
Avg HR 157
Age: 48 5'8" @ 178 lbs
Bike: VO2: 257 FTP: 186
Run: vDot: 35 Avg Heart Rate = 169
Age 49, wt 198
Bike test: VO2 282 watts, FTP 237 watts, Avg HR 162 [w/kg = 2.63]
5K Run test: 25:30, vDOT = 37, Avg HR 166
I'm game!
Age 54, Wt 132 (blech...)
, Avg HR 148, w/kg = 2.2
Bike test: VO2 177 watts, FTP 130 watts
5K Run test: 24:37, vDOT = 39, Avg HR 169 (hmmm... that's quite a bit higher than bike FTP avg hr - guess that means I just can't push myself as hard on the bike, yet... I almost passed out at the end!) But, there were a few intervals during the 20' when I really slowed down.
I'm in and here's my date for this week:
Age 44, Wt 127.3
Bike test: VO2 209 watts, FTP 169 watts , Avg HR 171, w/kg = 2.96 [On the Kickr with my road bike cuz I didn't have my tri bike with me].
5K Run test: 22:15, vDOT = 44, Avg HR 181.
@Brad Thanks for the encouraging feedback! I felt much better after reading that...
I did my Vdot test today and looked down near the end of the test and I was running at max HR. Thats never happpened. I hope its just because I'm not in my previous shape after being out for 10 months other than some sporadic running.
Vdot 42 Run time 23mins AVG HR 170
Age 48, VDOT 27, FTP 191, Weight 219, Setting PR at Town Run Trail two weeks ago.... priceless.
Looking forward to NOS.
I did my tests this week and…
11/02/14 bike test
vO2 = 255
FTP = 206
w/kg = 2.57
10/31/14 run test
5k 24:46
Vdot 38
Avg HR 172
I have plenty of room for improvement
FTP=212
41 years old
168 lb
vDot - 44
Weight - 174
Excited to get some improvements.
VDOT 52
FTP 283
Weight 185 (this number needs a ton of work)
Age 56, 5'10" @ 161 lb
FTP = 194
vDOT = 45.8
5th OS
I'm in, better late than never. Hope I'm doing this correctly.
Wk. 8 data: FTP - 282; 5k run - 27:53; vDot - 33; weight - 247
I already beat Rich's FTP goal for the OS and have one vDot point to go to meet Patrick's vDot goal. This whole outseason thing is going pretty well this year!
So far I am winning on running, but have got to make some big gains in the next 7 weeks on the bike.
Week 1: Age 56, 5'10" @ 161 lb
FTP = 194
vDOT = 45.8
Week 8: Age 56, 5'10" @ 160 lb
FTP = 207 (3 watts short)
vDOT = 47.4 (0.6 points short)
Having trouble with the eating part....