Hope to see you tonight!
Fast group endurance ride. 2.7-3.0 watts/kg on the flats, 3.5-3.8 watts/kg on the climbs
Whoa !
This is beyond my capability to sustain.
I can hold 2.8-3.0 for about 20 mins at full gazā¦with a few power punches at 4.0ā¦but then Iād be smacked. Like going with Group 1 to the end of Crowsfoot on a Thursday night.
But one day Christopherā¦one day. I might just show upā¦just to say I did.
A.
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@Francqlife Iām just coming back from some back to back illnesses (watch me jinx that and end up with something else now!) but Iām hoping to start running something between the rec rides and the fast rides in Zwift soon on a weekend. Probably in the 2.5 W/KG with sprints for those who want to go (so a bit lie a Thursday gentlemanās ride).
If you or anyone wants to run these (or I can set it up and not partake until Iām up to speed) then let me know.
Thanks @Oliver_Smith . Could do.
As mentioned there is a group of usual suspects group 3 (G3) in the 2.0-2.5 range that ride 2 times per week.
We just text each other and agree to join a large (250+) C or D ride around 7:00 on Tuesdayās and Thursdayās.
I was invited to the Barrie Cycling Club zwift private ride last night. They had a dozen people out. Used the elastic. They have a DISCORD channel, but only Orrin and i were on it.
A few G3 people did try the rec group with @HappyOne but it was a bit slow for them. Just as @ChrisP 's ride would be too fast for us. But the attraction was/is there to ride with other club members.
Its definitely a goldilocks selection, exactly like real life. You have to pick the group whose pace makes sense for you.
But to your point. 2.5-ish is a sweet spot for G3.
Iād like to see a group 3 like we have on the road on Thursday and Saturday. There may be appetite for that.
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@Francqlife How about I set something up and people can join if they like? Maybe we split the difference between 2.0 and 2.5 and call it a 2.3 w/kg ride? That gives us a middle ground between the other two rides and allows folk to use it for different purposes depending on their fitness levels?
Maybe set something up for a Saturday AM to start? Iām not sure we can do the elastic thing on our rides for some reason (maybe only the āofficial ridesā with Zwift can do that). @HappyOne @ChrisP can you confirm that?
Hopefully Iāll be able to attend but if not it can run without me. I have a very annoying mucusy cough which I have had for nearly a month. It really comes and goes, when my chest is clear Iām golden and Iām at normal full speed but if not I get all hacky and my HR shoots up 
Maybe it is time to see the doc but given the overloaded medical system at the moment if feels silly to take up resources on something pretty trivial.
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I donāt think you can use the elastic for āeventsā. That was a meetup feature.
I find setting a range for the flats and a range for the climbs works well to help keep people together and set the upper limit on watts/kg to help keep people together.
Using Discord is also really handy too as it doesnāt really matter where you on course. For example I joined a world late with G and Lance last night. They were in a fast pace partner group and I was doing a Z2 workout and we just chatted. It was great 
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I think what you mean is the ākeep the group togetherā setting. It exists in meetups and seems to exist in some of the Zwift official rides but isnāt currently an option with the club events. I have made the request of the Zwift development team to add it so maybe we will see it available in a future update. I know they have some big feature/function additions coming in the new year.
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Nice conversation everyone.
Iād be keen to try it @Oliver_Smith
Many below do Zwift on Saturday. Though I ride outside with Drew and a few others every Wednesday (tonight) and Saturday morning.
That said, Iām pretty sure we could get 6-12 people to try a 2.0-2.3 club ride. Anyone from the club can join in and see where it goes.
The usual G3 suspect include:
Alain
Drew
Orrin
Del
Corrie
Malcolm
Jason
John
Oliver
Maybeā¦
Yeah my take is that everyone should choose a group whose goals align with theirs for the ride. If thatās our āfastā ride at 3.5ish, awesome. If not, also awesome.
But, in Zwift land we have the advantage of being able to chat on discord together even if we arenāt riding ātogetherā. Like @ChrisP said, weāve done a few rides now where we arenāt together in zwift land, and are doing completely different workouts etc, but we get the added motivation/encouragement/āhelping the time passā from each other being on the same voice channel. So join the WCC discord people!
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