The Pink Tron: Recent Episodes
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Three semi-drunk Brits, and a Canadian, (sometimes with other friends) talk about Zwift Racing - in particular the Herd Racing League.
Craig, Chris, and Sean get together to chat about the week in herd racing, the announcement of the new Scotland courses, and the Zwift initiative to cull the public race calendar, including a discussion of what Herd races might be in trouble.
Alan joined Kees, Chris, and Brent to talk about how Zwift and outdoor riding work together for him, time trials and how he got into Zwift and the Herd!
Antoinette, Brent, and Sean get together to chat about the week in herd racing, and how the Zwift Insider Tiny Races have enhanced rider rankings.
Antoinette, Brent, Craig, Lauren, and Sean gather to discuss the week in herd racing, what's coming up for the remainder of the year in Herd Winter Racing and Herd Beginner Racing, and how/why we do our warmups.
Brent, Chris, Lauren, L'Rainique, Sean, and Taitem gather to talk about the week in herd racing, meet Nigel Bearington, and learn from Brent that doing a recon before racing a new course is never a bad idea.
Craig, Lauren, and Sean get together an chat about the week in Herd racing, including an incredibly spicy HWR, the World ICR racing series, Craig's current shedload of broken bikes, and Sean considers racing cyclocross.
Darren Scott (D HCC Winner), Christine Barr (Mixed B Women's Winner), and James Bailey (Mad Scientist Emeritus) join a gaggle of Pink Tron regulars in an effort to figure out what the heck we all just did last week.
Si Bradeley, lifelong cyclist, former Guinness record holder, and Zwift content creator, joins the crew (Brent, Lauren, Sean, and Taitem) to talk about how to TikTok, tips for riding smart on Zwift, the Underground Race series, the future of Zwift racing, and his Level Velo indoor kit company (https://www.levelvelo.cc/)
Brent, Chris, Craig and first-timer Ben discuss the start of Herd Winter Racing, the insanity of the Herd Club Championship, and throw the new home-brew Zwift racing ranking system at ZwiftRacing.app around the horn
Brent, Chris, Craig, and Sean talk Herd Club Championships, and what comes next: Herd Winter Racing and Herd Beginner Racing
Brent, Chris, Lauren, Sean, and Taitem (who was up until the wee hours) discuss the week in Herd Racing, ZRL for 10/18, the embarrassing noises some of us make when racing (arguably) too hard, unexpected strong odors during Zwift races, and a brief discussion of the Herd Club Championship race we are most looking forward to.
Antoinette, Chris, Craig, and Sean gather to talk about the week in Herd Racing, the upcoming Herd Club Championships, and the potentially imminently ban-able Sauce for Zwift
This week, the gang (Jeff, Lauren, Chris, L'Rainique, Taitem, and Brent) discuss all your Herd Racing options, take a brief dip into ZRL chat, and then get a bit silly in discussing recovery strategies, including our best business idea yet- Beer Yoga!
Craig, Chris & Antoinette talk about some of the new stuff from the latest update and the week in Herd Racing.
Lauren and Sean welcome Antoinette to the Pink Tron family, and chat about the week in Herd Racing, ZA baseline rides, the start of ZRL, and Antoinette's journey to the Herd.
Brent, Jeff & Craig chat about the craziness of 2022 Medio Fondo as an HSRL route and the rest of Herd Racing this week, and spend a bunch of time on NEW THINGS coming in Herd Racing League!
Brent, Chris, Craig, Lauren, and Sean discuss the week in Herd racing, the announcements of new Zwift features coming soon, and hear a word from our sponsors.
A full clown car of Brent, Chris, Craig, L'Rainique, Lauren, Sean, and Taitem discuss the week in Herd racing, our experiences with Category Enforcement, TT bikes in TTTs, and a preview of what Herd Racing will look like in the Fall/Winter.
Sean, Lauren, Craig, and Chris welcome Jeff Aldrich to the Pink Tron! We discuss the week in Herd racing, the Zwift Insider Tiny Races, the final week of the Zwift Classics (Bologna, anyone?!) and do a mini Tronversations with Jeff as our around the horn for the week. We're all please to have Jeff on the PT, so give him a warm welcome!
Brent, Craig, Chris for a moment, Lauren, Sean, and Taitem gather to chat about the week in Herd Racing, the Zwift Insider Tiny Races, and what to do when you're injured or lacking motivation.
Brent, Craig, and Lauren discuss so much Zwift racing, starting with the week in Herd races, the Zwift Classics courses for this weekend and next week, and the recently announced ZRL courses.
Brent, Lauren, Sean, and Taitem gather to talk the week in Herd racing and gasp the prospect of racing with other clubs! Also, a fond farewell to James as the Herd Racing mastermind. Hopefully the ragtag team of misfits who've taken over the various race series will be just as devious!
Craig, Lauren and Sean discuss the week in Herd racing and the Tours de France, including how excited we are for the first TdF Femmes avec Zwift
Brent, Chris, L'Rainique, Taitem, and Sean gather to discuss the week in Herd Racing and the persecution of the indoor specialist. The verdict? Don't yuck my yum, or with an afrikaans flair, be lekker.
Brent, Chris, Kees, Lauren, and Sean discuss the week in Herd Racing, wrap up the end of SHE/HEries with a long segment of the podiums for all time zones, and discuss whether or not we'll be racing the Zwift Classics starting July 11.
Brent, Chris, L'Rainique, Sean, and Taitem discuss the week in Herd racing and how we match setups indoors vs. outdoors.
Brent, Chris, Lauren, and (eventually) Sean gather over pancakes to discuss the week in Herd racing as well as optimal race timing.
Brent, Lauren, and Sean discuss the week in Herd racing, why all three of us either did or plan to do the absurdity that is 100 km on Bologna for the Herd Summer Racing League, and our longest rides and/or races on Zwift.
Chris, James, and Kees talk with Cori and Marius about the birth of the Herd, Cori's awesome kit designs (go get your Herd racing kit!), James' "good" ideas, pushing your cycling boundaries, and the camaraderie and support among Herdlings.
Brent, Craig, Lauren, and Sean talk...expansively... about the week in Herd Racing, what our ideal final HSRL stage would be, using Zwift racing in summer to support other goals, and heck, should we even be Zwifting at all over the summer?
Chris, Craig, Lauren, and Sean imbibe, inform, and whinge about the week in Herd Racing, and how Zwift's physics could affect racing for the better.
James, Craig & Kees are joined by Brent and Chris immediately after HSRL to discuss SHEries/HEries, HSRL, and most importantly, lay out what we'd do if we were in charge. Of course, none of this has been thought through at all........
Brent, James, Kees, and Taitem talk to Barry (Baz) Nixon about consistency, improving racecraft, getting to A+ and trying to stay there, and whether or not running is ok. (Note- weight and weight loss are discussed in detail throughout the episode.)
Chris, Craig, Lauren, and Sean discuss the week in Herd Racing and which fan/headphone combination works best to keep cool and be He(a)rd.
Chris, James, Kees, Lauren, and a late-appearing Brent discuss the week in Herd racing, how we felt about ZRL in Innsbruck and readying for those finale races, and how (or whether!) we maintain our trainer setups.
Taitem, L'Rainique, James, Chris, and Brent discuss the week in Herd racing, why everyone on the podcast should really move to California, Chris sprinting at 3.2 w/kg, Brent's favorite KQOM, the return of the SHEries, and a special surprise coming next Wednesday!
Chris, James, and Kees talk to Blair about her introduction to Zwift, the Herd, TTTs, racing in ZRL, and her fantastic ride with the Rockhopper Penguins in Scotland.
Brent, Craig, Lauren, and Sean discuss the week in Herd Racing and the benefits of racing up a category.
James, Brent, Chris, Craig, Lauren, L'Rainique, and Taitem gather to chat about the week in Zwift Racing.
This week (well, last week, but who's counting) we talk with Anna(conda) Wood about fitness and nutrition, DSing, motivation for racing in ZRL when you're going for finish points only, and balancing Zwift races and outdoor rides
This week we're even meaner as we make Chris participate before he's finished HSRL. We talk about HSRL, James's latest strategy to torture people with Climber's Gambit series, ZRL and are joined by a special guest for a sneak preview of Tronversations.
Taitem wasn't able to get away from work this time, so sent an upgrade. We ambush Brent at the finish line of HSRL, and we have an argument: sprints good vs. sprints bad.
A little ZRL week one recap and we're done.
James, Chris, Kees, and Sean pick the bones out of the Omnium, discuss the start of the Herd Summer Racing League, and twiddle our thumbs waiting for James to do some cleanup.
A crowded van full of weirdos talks (and talks, and talks) about the Omnium this weekend.
The Omnium is James' latest attempt to kill us all, with 6 races over 2 days.
This week we talk with Carrie McBride, Zone 18 (17? 14?) Meerkat extraordinaire about Zwifting next to your spouse, getting into racing as a "not-sporty" person, and the proliferation of America's West Herders.
James, Brent, Craig, Taitem, and Lauren discuss this week in Herd racing and next week's omnium. And also, apparently you're allowed a sprint handicap if you're small now.
This week Kees, Chris, Brent and Craig discuss HWR, what's coming up this week (or maybe what was coming up this week last year), and what to do now that ZRL is done for all of us except those teams in the playoffs.
Brent, Craig, Lauren, and Sean sit down with Herd coach Stuart Barrington. Stuart was one of the Zwift beta testers (Zwift ID 411!), an ultra marathon runner, and triathlete who now focuses on Zwift and has begun a coaching business. When it comes to ideal training, it depends!
James, Kees, Brent & Chris discuss HWR, TT bikes and supertuck, category enforcement, and of course, James' shoes.
Brent, Craig, Chris, Lauren, and Sean discuss the week in Herd racing, and nutriting (Craig-ish for the act of taking in nutrition) during long rides, for good and ill.
The early crew talks with Kev Fowler, relatively new Herd racer who's quickly gotten very fast.
Craig, Lauren, and Sean discuss this week's courses and urge you to record your races in order to learn from them. Just maybe watch with the sound off.
Tronversations this week is a double feature, with Richard Haigh, famous flogging DS, and Michael Bowser, whose race tactics have become a verb.
We have a fascinating conversation with Herd member / alumnus Dan. We talk training, racing, and get a glimpse of the tactics at the front of the A races.
Also, Dan still has his first road bike from 1989.
The early crew does the Tron this week, and James is looking for opinions on a new bike.
Since we haven't mentioned for a while - Thanks to Gavin for the theme music.....
Alright Stop: Chamois Time! This week on the Pink Tron, Brent, Lauren, and Sean discuss why ATP/OTR has decided to punish the folks who are just trying to sit in to survive all 7 HWR's and ask how it is possible to get through the weekend without a clammy chamois.
We talk with herd racer Brian O'Conner about his racing history on Zwift and off, as well as his goals for the future.
Craig, Chris, Lauren, and Sean gather to talk Herd Winter Racing, Zwift Racing League, and challenging ourselves to really dumb things, and James' aiding and abetting.
New special episodes of the Pink Tron featuring interviews with people we want to interview*.
Ange Quapp joins Lauren, Sean & Chris to talk about her crazy volume of riding, how she got into Zwift & the Herd, and lots of other topics.
I also have to apologize to Ange for mispronouncing her name for the past 18 months. Sorry.
*I tried specifying who those people are, but if I categorize who we're going to interview, we'll just break it.
Taitem, James, Brent & Kies talk Zwift Racing League, Herd Winter Racing, and discuss how to come back from a layoff.
Obviously not what any of us do, but nice to know what we're supposed to do.
Taitem, Kees, Brent and Craig talk about the great event sign-on disaster, ZwiftPower upgrades, and try to give race tips.
Craig apparently decided we needed to stretch things out at that point - but there are some nuggets in there.
We talk about the present with 61 Herd teams in Zwift Racing League for Season 2 21/22, hope for racing future, and are visited by a Ghost of Trons Past.......
Cast of Chris, Brent and Lauren discuss Innsbruckring (again?) HWR, the race week coming up, and looking mostly forward with Zresolutions for the new year.
And something about a onesie I didn't catch.
We battled through the time zones to get Lauren and Kees into the same episode.
As usual, we talk about HWR & what's coming up this week. Then James plays a prank on us while recording, we discuss WTRL's bizarre idea of Queen stages for TTT over the holidays with Bologna and the Alpe, then finish off with our Zwish lists as we go around the horn.
Kees is back from Training Camp, we talk about London Loop in HWR, and in classic Pink Tron storytelling style, we eventually get to our Zwift origin stories.
For the video of me giving 'the wave' at the finish last year: HBR London Loop finish January 2021
More new blood! We bring Lauren to the Tron to talk about ZRL and the Little Penguins' triumph. Turns out all the races are in Innsbruck this week, and Sean gets the last word.
And the race is flat. Celebrations are in order.
This week on the Pink Tron:
- Welcome Tallest Sean and Kees to the Pink Tron
- Craig is back to the Mullets
- The high-test Red Star might not have been a good idea
In what is possibly (well for Steve and James anyway) the last ever Pink Tron, we discuss Zwift Racing and in particular the events run by the Herd Racing League.
This week; Hoodies, Drinkies, and what do we think of Neokyo one week on?
Thanks, as ever, to Gavin for the theme tune!
James is joined by Craig and Chris to discuss ZRL regular season wrap, an even-shorter-than-usual HWR, and10-12 Herd teams in the ZRL playoffs!
Join James, Becca, Craig and Steve as they continue to talk nonsense about Zwift, the Zwift Racing League and all the Zwift events run by the HERD.
Thanks again to Gavin for the theme tune!
Look - you've got the sound, ok? Don't be fussy about how noisy we are (or aren't).
This week, James, Craig and Steve discuss the HWL and ZRL events, and how you will definitely win if you follow our advice*
Didn't put the theme tune on, but thanks as ever Gavin!
*almost certainly won't
Join James and Brent, and possibly some other people, as we discuss all things Zwift Racing, and in particular the Herd Racing League and the Herd's efforts in the Zwift Racing League!
Thanks to Gavin for the theme tune (which might not be on this episode, but thanks anyway Gavin!)...
Join James, Chris, Craig and Steve as they discuss all things Zwift racing, and in particular the Zwift Racing League and Herd Racing League Events.
Thanks, as ever, to Gavin for the theme tune!
What is a 'mix of domestic and international grapes'? Is this ZRL course just silly long for a mid-week race? Why did ZRL only do 2 Fastest Through Segment primes? We have no answers, only these questions and more, followed by baseless speculation.
Brent and Craig join James from the Old Country to discuss Zwift Racing League and silly names for seasons, Herd Winter Racing, some Bullseye recap, and strangely Zwift isn't what annoyed anyone this week.
TWO RECORDINGS IN A ROW!
Sadly no James tonight, but Steve, Craig and Chris manage to muddle their way through.
Join us as we talk all things Zwift, and in particular, Zwift racing in the Herd Winter Racing League and Zwift Racing League.
Also, CHRIS HAS NEVER HEARD OF STAR WARS!?!?
We talk about the first week of ZRL and a preview of week 2, cover this weekend's HWR, and other upcoming events. James is upset at course selection by someone else for a change.
James is joined by Brent and Chris while Steve has to cry off unwell (not covid thankfully).
Cheers Gavin for the theme tune!
People now say that 3 laps of Chain Chomper is worse than 10 laps of hilly. I blame recency bias, but I haven't done the race yet.
We talk about this weekend's HSRL with Chris and James having already done the race, Zwift nerfing the new Cervelo road bike (but it's still the best!) and how much we're all loving the Herd Club Championship so far.
Hey - it's a special pod (recorded earlier) covering the Herd Club Championships.
Now because I was asked "Why are you doing podcasts, again?!" by the good lady indoors, I haven't had the time to find a bit where I ask Craig to repeat himself. I hope you don't hold it against me...
Thanks, as ever, to Gavin for the theme tune!
This week, on the Pink Tron:
- Why does James think that three laps on London Loop is a good idea?
- Why does Zwift think that nerfed bikes are a good idea?, and:
- Why do Craig and Steve think an ITT round Innsbruck UCI actually IS a good idea?
Thanks, as ever, to Gavin for the theme tune.
Join one tired Brit, a drunk Brit, a semi-competent Canadian, and - heads to Facebook to see where Chris is from - someone from Connecticut as we discuss Zwift racing, and in particular the events hosting by the Herd Racing League.
What evil or stupid things has James done been this week?
How long will we take to let Craig actually speak?
and, after a long day at the beach;
Will Steve actually make any sense?
Thanks, as ever, to Gavin for the theme tune!
Brent and Chris join James & Craig for a second week in a row.
We preview the Herd Summer Racing League on Casse Pattes for this weekend, talk about ZRL, Autocat, Stampede, and other, unrelated topics.
Steve will be upset to find out that we actually supported a bike swap strategy without him.
Join Craig and James, with special guests Brent and Chris, (while Becca and Steve decide they have 'friends' and 'better things to do') as they discuss all things Zwift Racing, and in particular the Herd Racing League.
Who won the epic battle between Brent and Chris in tonight's HSRL Race 1, and who will win the equally epic battle between Brent and James in the Stampede? What drinks are everyone consuming tonight? And, most importantly, why are you still listening to this rubbish?
Thanks, as ever, to Gavin for the theme tune!
This week, it's only Steve and Craig, but at least Craig has his sound on.
As ever, we discuss all things Zwift Racing, and in particularly the event put on by the Herd Racing League.
We're quite nice about James Bailey, except when we're not, and we're definitely rude about Becca and Shawn.
Thanks, as ever, to Gavin for our theme tune!
Join three drunk Brits, a semi-competent Canadian, and a highly-competent Brit living in Canada, as we discuss all things Zwift Racing, and in particular, the HERD Racing League.
We're joined by special guest Martin Carew, from WTRL, who talks to us about the TTT, the Zwift Racing League, and an exciting partnership with the HERD.
For the new Stampede reporting pages James mentions, visit:
www.wtrl.racing/herd-stampede/
Thanks as ever to Gavin for the theme tune!
Join one sunburnt Brit, one drunk Brit and one holidaying Canadian, as we discuss all things Zwift racing, and in particular, the Herd Racing League events.
This week in the Herd Summer Racing League, it's all about the climbs, as we tackle Hilly, Epic, and the Volcano in the Three Sisters route.
Also, trawling the Facebook pages this week brings us onto a discussion about descending. We talk a lot, and say very little (plus ca change) - and if we help you get better at descending, that's purely an accident.
Thanks as ever to Gavin Ions for our theme tune!
More about the Herd: http://theherd.club/
Join one quite drunk Brit, one mildly drunk Brit, a tea-total Brit and a semi-competent Canadian, as we discuss all things Zwift Racing, and in particularly the Herd Summer Racing League.
This week, aside from discussing where the New Brunswick ham comes from, we discuss the HERD Sheries, and Zwift's new 'Autocat' function.
Also, my cat makes an appearance.
Thanks, as ever, to Gavin Ions for our theme tune.
This week, one newly married (and quite drunk) Brit, join a tired sober Brit, and another slightly drunk Brit, sans Canadian, to discuss all thing Zwift Racing, and in particular, the Herd Racing League.
Thanks as ever to Gavin for our theme tune!
This week we're down a Steve due to a bad case of matrimony, and a Becca due to mysterious circumstances - so Craig and James talk to Shawn McAfee of DIRT about DIRT & HERD history, and various race series. James continues to float his insane idea for the Herd Club Championship multi-stage event, and we have nothing that has annoyed us. Best wishes to Steve on his wedding day!
This week, one very tired Brit, one idiot on a bike, an idiot who designed a stupidly long Zwift event, and a semi-competent Canadian get together to discuss all things Zwift, and in particular, the final race in the Herd Summer Racing League (Season 1 anyway)...
Hear Steve dying on a bike, and James feeling all rather smug about it.
Thanks as ever, to Gavin for the theme tune!
If you want to join the Herd Racing League, we're here:
www.facebook.com/groups/zHerdRacing
This week we're down to one sniffling Brit, and a semi-competent Canadian, as Becca and James fail to get into the pod grupetto and miss the time cut off. Don't worry though, they'll be back next week!
As normal, we discuss all things Zwift racing, including training tips, fuelling and hydrating on longer rides, and riding with hay fever - and in particular how these all work around the Herd Racing League.
Let us know what you think by joining us on the Facebook page: www.facebook.com/groups/zHerdRacing
Thanks, as ever, to Gavin for our theme tune!
Once again, three drunk (and one rather echoey) Brits and a semi-competent Canadian, sit down to discuss Zwift racing, and in particularly the Herd Racing League.
This week HSRL takes on London Classique, which to be perfectly honest, isn't the most technical of courses... We also preview the ZRL playoffs, which feature several HERD teams.
You can watch the playoffs, on Youtube:
Saturday:
https://youtu.be/OI5NxqUQH8k
Sunday:
https://youtu.be/Wt0vuupCd4A
Finally, apologies to your ears, and Gavin Ions... No work this week meant I recorded on a laptop so my sound is really bad, and I don't have the intro music files :(
Join three drunk Brits, and a decreasingly competent Canadian, as we discuss all things Zwift Racing, and in particular, the Herd Racing League.
This week, we (as usual) preview the Herd Summer Racing League course, discuss the ZRL finale, and in a new exciting segment, talk about the Herd's women-only Zwift race - the SHE-ries, which this week is Bologna ITT.
Thanks as ever to Gavin Ions for our theme tune!
Join three drunk Brits, and a semi-competent Canadian, as we discuss all things Zwift racing, and in particular, the Herd Summer Racing League.
This week, we also preview the upcoming HERd SHEries, a women only racing event from the Herd Racing League.
Also, we (Steve) makes lots of bad Aladdin puns, as we discuss A WHOLE NEW WORLD in Zwift. James has ridden all of the new routes - check out his videos!
https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLYc427LePpYNDNdmCKJ10DeJF0h4PwX0-
Thanks, as ever, to Gavin Ions for our theme tune.
This week we change things up, as its two really tired Brits, one who's still slightly drunk, and a frankly high Canadian, who discuss Zwift racing, and in particular the Herd Summer Racing League.
Join us for some tips and tricks as we consider 'Out and Back Again' and probably speak the most nonsense since we randomly shouted animal names at Innsbruck... We're also joined by Nate Holme, to find out more about his journey to the HERD.
Thanks again to Gavin for the theme tune!
This week, we're still in Watopia, as the HSRL takes on Figure 8. Join three drunk Brits, and a semi-competent Canadian, as we discuss Zwift, and in particular, the Herd Racing League.
This week's special guest - Clare Spencer - tells us all about the cool female riders in the HERD, and some of the great team events they're taking part in.
Thanks again to Gavin for the theme tune!
Oh my god, we're back again. That's right, we're going to bring the flavour, and show you how to ride this week's HSRL course.
Are we original? No. We're three semi-drunk Brits, and one semi-clothed Canadian, who talk all things Zwift, and in particular, the Herd Summer Racing League.
Week 5 sees us head to the desert, where apparently there is a train. And that's it.
Thanks, as ever, to Gavin for our wonderful theme tune.
Now 200 of you have listened, and frankly, I worry for all of you.
This week, join one drunk Brit, two very tired Brits and an increasingly-competent Canadian, as we talk all things Zwift racing and in particular, the Herd Summer Racing League.
Week 4 sees us move from Paris to France, and stay tuned to hear about the real beginnings of the HERD, with one of the founders, Marius Midtskogen.
Thanks to Gavin Ions for our wonderful theme tune.
So far, 100 of you have decided to listen, so, we're back. Join three drunk Brits, and a semi-competent Canadian, as we talk all things Zwift racing and in particular, the Herd Summer Racing League.
Week 3 brings us to Paris - and Craig has a dastardly plan in store. Plus, we hear from HERD regular Lord Orange about his time on (and away from) Zwift.
Let us know what you think!
Thanks to Gavin Ions for our wonderful theme tune.
Well, we've made another one. Join three drunk Brits, and a semi-competent Canadian, as we talk all things Zwift racing and in particular, the Herd Summer Racing League.
This week - we've only gone and got a bloody theme tune! Thanks to Gavin Ions.
James has set us a fresh hell - all 70km of Big Foot Hills. How early does Steve think he'll get dropped? What does Craig mean when he says 'HTP!'? And will Becca even bother...
Normally, we'd be three drunk brits and a semi-competent Canadian waffling on a livestream about the Herd Racing League. Since Herd DS (and all round nice guy) James Bailey has now decided on some frankly ridiculously long rides, we thought we'd avoid those long sessions, and instead condense our chats down to a weekly pod.
Let us know what you think!