Dear all, I am in front of a dilemma,
I am in a TR Plan and I am in a planned recovery week just after a big 291 TSS race last Saturday and in front of a Speciality Phase next 3 weeks in coming.
For this saturday and sunday, so, TR planned endurance and easy ride.
I feel good do, I feel I could go and beat my PR on a hill Strava segment, so my question is> should I religiously follow wht is prescribe and do easy or I could accept a 20 min max effort just to feed my ego?
Thanks
Luca
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do you rely on your performance for your paycheck?
→ yes: follow the plan and don’t do anything stupid
→ no: do what you enjoy 
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I had a similar dilemma about going out last Tuesday for a club group after a ride on the Monday with friends. I went out as life is too short to sit in a hot garage, especially when in the UK we don’t usually get that many nice days
As @nvalphen says though, if the race pays the bills, stick to the plan
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Don’t think someone racing for a living would rely on TR Plans.
In that case: go go go 
@Luca_Bussolati for goodness sake, GO FOR THE PR!! But that, only, and no more. Next TR endurance effort, subtract one from the Endurance Progression Level of the scheduled workout & find another endurance workout with the decremented progression level but same duration…do the easier workout. So, for example, if you were scheduled to do Daemon, do Homer’s Nose -1 instead.
Also, if you decide to do this, you must get the PR. Don’t get to minute 18 and think ‘I can’t get it, I’m going to shut it down.’ No, no, no, my friend. You will not shut it down. You will get the PR. Afterwards you can hit the panic button on your Garmin and get life flighted out.
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This is the way. Get that mind right.
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I’d have to agree with everyone here!!
Sometimes life is just too short not to do it! 
Plus the nice thing is that you are at the end of your Recovery Week and have Monday off. So I feel like you should be good to go. In any case, you can choose a Workout Alternate for Tuesday’s workout.
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Hi all and thanks!
I feel a little under pressure now
…end of the day..weekend weather is getting on rainy days but in case I will keep you informed about PR Chasing result
Grazie
Ciao
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Hi all, I made it! PR and best 8 min power ever! I have made the ride shorter than usual to keep my TTS not so high and everything looks fine , not even got a yellow day for tomorrow…. 
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