I will join you in just a few hours!
Monitor +1 7x6min rollling sweet spot w/ 1 min breaks. Just a solid hour of discomfort.
Compared to December:
+23W NP
+80 kJ
+1 bpm avg
+4 bpm max HR
Nice one! I had regular Phoenix today and that was bad enough! And then the wind nearly blew me off my feet during the brick.
3x1 mile run with my dog followed by a 20ish minute break, and then Boarstone. I was planning on the ride, the run was rather spontaneous. I was going to do another 2x1 mile run, like I did last week, and then felt great after the 2nd mile, so thought weād keep going. I was thinking Iād take a bit of a break before getting on the bike, but then felt plenty motivated when I got inside.
Took a little bit to get my things together before I started riding, but felt pretty good for the first hour. Started to feel like I was running out of fuel right at about 90 minutes. I had grabbed a bunch of bananas for my mid ride fuel. I donāt think it was sufficient. Definitely wouldāve benefited from better fueling.
Tomorrow is a race day (I guess a b or cā¦I dont have any a races this year) so today was a coffee spin⦠A coffee spin involving Strava PRs on a route we travel extremely regularly⦠May the wind direction forever be in your favour.

Spencer +2 ⦠hurt
eclipse +3 (4x20 sweet spot averaging 280). although my basement temp is still lower 60s, I think the higher spring humidity is making things more uncomfortable. But otherwise got through it just fine, HR stayed below 160 which is always a good sign for me.
Mary Austin -1, except my (Elite Qubo Digital Smart B+) trainer choked after the first set and stopped giving me power targets to hit (in ERG mode), and when I tried to fix it, like the tech industry professional that I am, I managed to overwrite my progress through the workout. ![]()
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So I finished all three sets, but my workout log only shows two.
They were really freaking hard. Thatās a really freaking hard workout. I shudder to imagine OG Mary Austin. Coach Chad was like ok this time come out of the saddle at the beginning of each step and I swore at him and did not come out of the saddle.
Carpathian Peak +2 for me today.
First time Iāve actually managed to complete this workout. First interval felt horrible, second wasnāt much better. Third felt surprisingly manageable - must be that psychology of it being the last one ![]()
Pleased to see the all time PBās - means the plan is working ![]()
Love Carillon. Not the most challenging IMO but it always feels really nice!
Havenāt we all?
Spanish Needle +2 today. I think I can safely say that Iāve never done anything quite like that in any sport. Kind of weird to do on a dumb trainer. Reminded me of running 3000s on the track, but every 60 meters you get down and start from the blocks. Loved it! After Thimble +5 on Thursday I think I really love these short work, short rest, high rep workouts.
But again, I think I had a little more in the tank; maybe felt like I had another set in my legs, or couldāve tried for higher target power each interval. Is the 150% target very specific or just a floor for anaerobic power? I didnāt want to bump up the intensity, being my first time through the workout but maybe I should next time.
And a zoom on the last set.
was trying to do rubicon+1 but the trainer seems broken it doesnāt change the power anymore ![]()
Are you using a smart trainer or dumb trainer + PM/virtual power? You might want to try a support chat to help troubleshoot. The agents are always very helpful.
The weather finally got reasonable here for me to get outside. 80km of fixed gear goodness
Nice! This winter I became very familier with doing sweet spot after a long days on my feet. Seems like the first interval is always a very rude awakening for the legs.







