2nd Annual Carrot Award showdown
Last year about this time we needed some positive motivation/energy/whatever to counterbalance a stick situation [don't ask] and I came up with the super fantastic CARROT AWARDs. No pressure but I think that all recipients went on to have great seasons, huge prs, AG wins, Kona and Clearwater trips, etc. Just seeing someone else's award has been known to increase ftp a watt or 2.
Rules are really simple...anyone raises their FTP by 10 watts and posts the file to this thread and gives me their address will receive a super awesome incredible CARROT AWARD...for any lil peeps out there, 6 watts are enough.
Get some rest this weekend, it is GAME ON for Monday!
Last year the majority of them went to the mid west, lets see some east coast west coast crushing this year.
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Chris this is great! I predict the Midwest to take it again this year!
Maybe also give a regional award - Top carrot goes to the region with the highest overall average % improvement in w/kg? That may be too much work/analysis. Just a thought....
Again, thanks!
SS
The midwest is weak this year, heck the Matts are barely able to run, Trent is likely to develop lockjaw and noodle is wasting his time with nordic skiing
I think the north east will be a contender this year.
Phillip and I will try to take up some of the slack for Trent and Matt......
BTW, I still have my carrot award from last year. It was a great source of motivate not only to try and earn it but as something to look at when I was suffering through the last few weeks of the OS.
I will for sure be trying to put a dent in that 10 watts and represent !
you know what they say about excuses...
Have not confirmed it but I have heard that a carrot award was sold on ebay for big dollars last year
I was thinking of course about Dave "The" Halligan in the heavyweight division. Odds on favorite following his recent 2/2's. He's been very quiet lately....
Flyweight has to go to Leigh " Outta My Face" Boyle. Pound for pound, toughest out there. Serious shot over the bow last week. Kitboo (same division) has been super quiet lately. Word on the strip is she's ready to pounce.
Men's bantamweight I'm picking a midwest guy, Trent "The Toolguy" Plough. He's been drillin it lately.
Middleweight, Shaun "Steady" Simmons. He's keeps working. He will shock the world.
Grizzled vet division, top contenders year in, year out: Chris "The Ringleader" Gleason, a true gamer. Linda "The Truth" Patch. Rested and ready to throw down.
Anybody esle? I'm leaving a bunch off but gotta get out to the hurt barn for the sweat/freeze cycle.
Fine... no excuses...please see this thread: http://endurancenation.us.dnnmax.co...fault.aspx
Love it.
Keith "The Professor" Buell
Carrie "The Sandbagger" Chavez
Chris "The Joker" Malone
Matt "The Myth" Ancona
Mike "The Predator" Graffeo
Keep 'em coming...
I think we need
Chris "Berman" Malone
and
Chris "The Schwam" Waltz
just for those nicknames! Love it!
-The Predator
And Chris M- you crack me up! HA HA HA HA!
Seriously- you need to go into standup !
@Nemo - bang out the test and I will be happy to send you one
@P - only 322, were you sick or something? With the adjustment for the ergomo thats about 270 right?
Man I gotta find another 50 watts or lost 20 pounds or something.
@Chris G - I was wondering what the carrot awards were but was too lazy to ask. Great idea, now I have extra incentive to get 10+ watts. I'm going for 15 watts so I really have no excuses not to get a carrot award.
Gordon
FTP Test:
Duration: 42:19
Work: 544 kJ
TSS: 78.2 (intensity factor 1.053)
Norm Power: 220
VI: 1.03
Pw:HR: n/a
Pa:HR: n/a
Distance: 14.522 mi
Min Max Avg
Power: 0 454 214 watts
Cadence: 30 105 83 rpm
Speed: 0 26.5 20.6 mph
Pace 2:16 0:00 2:55 min/mi
Hub Torque: 0 199 68 lb-in
Entire workout (191 watts):
Duration: 55:20
Work: 635 kJ
TSS: 92.4 (intensity factor 1.001)
Norm Power: 209
VI: 1.09
Pw:HR: n/a
Pa:HR: n/a
Distance: 17.728 mi
Min Max Avg
Power: 0 454 191 watts
Cadence: 29 105 82 rpm
Speed: 0 28 19.3 mph
Pace 2:08 0:00 3:07 min/mi
Hub Torque: 0 233 63 lb-in
Lovin' this! So fun! I've never had a nickname before--at least one someone would use to my face!
Ready to lay it down, and give it a go!
Do we get an award if we decrease our FTP 10%???
@Greg - I may be finding out myself.
Will admit to being pretty banged up from an unfortunate incident trying to slide one of those white plastic rail/mailbox things yesterday. Hurts to raise my left arm over my head and most of my left side, mostly my hip, is pretty tender. Should be interesting. I would blow off the test but with all the smack I have been laying down the last few days that is really not an option :-)
More importantly.....how come i didnt get a nickname?!
'cause we all know it's Greg "Elvis" Van!!!
"X Games" Gleason,
You know what they say about excuses.....
Good luck.
Snagged myself a Carrot Award with a watt to spare! What a great to start the week (in a sick kind of way).
endurancenation.us.dnnmax.com/Commu...aspx#14293
Go team!
-Chris
@ Chris - Looks like I was sufficiently motivated to get the carrot. Thanks again for adding a little extra motivation. You are going to be busy as there is a long list already. Here's the results:
FTT test Feb 1 2010:
Duration: 42:00
Work: 548 kJ
TSS: 82.9 (intensity factor 1.095)
Norm Power: 220
VI: 1.01
Pw:HR: 5.71%
Pa:HR: 6.72%
Distance: 13.517 mi
Min Max Avg
Power: 23 270 218 watts
Heart Rate: 86 173 158 bpm
Cadence: 76 141 88 rpm
Speed: 4.2 20.7 19.3 mph
Pace 2:54 14:25 3:07 min/mi
Crank Torque: 0 257 209 lb-in
Gordon
About 15K into the day we're cruising along past a few slow pokes. Going up a slight grade I hear Noddle say, "fast skier coming up". Not one to just concede, I step it up and we hold the guy off for 1K or so. Then we come to a road where we have to take off the skis and walk across. The guy pulls up next to us and turns out to be at least 60 years old. We exchange pleasantries, talk about upcoming races, etc. I mention that it's our first year skiing, and he says, "what do you guys do in the summer". "Triathlon," I reply. "Well, you guys look really athletic out there." Then off he goes and it's the last we see of him.
It was only afterwards that I realize what he was really saying was, "gee guys, you're REALLY bad skiers"! Too funny!
Im getting there slowly but surely. 7 watt bump up to 168. Is that a baby carrot? You know what, I have a better idea. I award myself the brussel sprout award for a watt bump between 5-9!!!! For those you dont know, me and b spout go way back.
We could make this even better by making it a drinking game. How about a shot of Tequila for every 5 watt bumpage. You get an extra shot if you can bounce your water bottle into a trash can ten feet away after the ride.
@ Nemo: Stil have that salt? Oh, rumor has it....Elvis Returns in CDA 2011.
GV
Sent you a PM with my address.
Thanks for providing the carrot needed to really push hard!