Goals - May 2025

 Let's put a few things out there.

I'm back to Zwift and things are generally going pretty well.  I now have a 9wk streak in Zwift - just 3 more weeks to the back pocket squirrel (Scotty!).  I followed the ChatGPT generic plan pretty well, and I'm now in week 2 of a TrainerRoad AI-generated plan (but that's the subject to another post).

More importantly, I'm seeing some gains. A few weeks ago, I struggled a bit to pull a cadence above 80 rpm and 130 watts, with anything over 160 watts meaning a HR spike and blowup.  Today, I'm back to my "all day" historic cruising power of 140-150 watts.  When I pause the workout to go off plan, I can surge well north of 250 watts for awhile - without blowing completely up.  I'm excited to see where I land at the end of this initial TR 12 wk plan.

I am off today and spent more time than I care to admit diving through Zwift Insider scheming my upgrade path.  I have earned level 3 on the Zwift Steel frame, have just short of 1 million sweat drops in hand, and am about to kick over lvl37 ingame.  The next few levels have some interesting unlocks (Zipp 858/Super9 wheels, Specialized xxx).  This leads to some analysis paralysis.

• Do I continue to upgrade starter bikes and save my drops for upgrading the Tron?  It takes a mind numbing 10M drops to fully upgrade it.
• Do I change to upgrading Specialized bikes to unlock the Specialized Halo?  It takes a mind numbing 10M drops to BUY the frame, then another 10M to upgrade it.
• Do I take a middle path of upgrading the Canyon Aeroroad 2024 so that I have a reasonably 
• Depending which path above I take, should I spent the 750k drops for the Zipp 858 wheels or save my drops for frame upgrades?  

Ultimately, I think having the best 'flat road' wheels ingame is not a bad thing, and so I think I'll buy them when I kick over lvl37 tomorrow.  While 750k drops is nothing to sneeze at, I think there are many paths where I can use them to help gain more drops in the long run.

But here's the reason why I started this post:  Goals.

Weight loss is a goal but it's not the only thing driving me right now.  

1. Participate in the 2025 Festive 500 with the 1.8 watts/kg bot.
2. Have a reasonably 'good' bike to ride at the F500, i.e. an upgraded Tron (or absent that, the Canyon or SL8). 
3. Continue to lose weight, towards 225 lb.