Wrapping up HIM base and did Cumberland + 30min brick run for good measure.
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Donner today:
Upped the intensity by 5% for the last set. (background: dropped my FTP manually by 5%, after getting completely beaten by Kaweah and Geiger +2 last weekend). Wasnât easy.
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@grenhall Bashful + 2 is a bit of a killer! I managed to complete the first few intervals, although in order to complete the final repitition I had to drop the intensity from 100 to 98. Glad I slightly lowered the intensity and completed the full workout 
Did i say complete?! 
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NP was 242 with an FTP of 258, hell I was impressed!
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I was lucky to get it in and only got a 5min brick. 
Wife has the chest infection felling everyone in south east England so juggling kids and work and prepping for the Alps has killed week #3 Build.
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Going skiing?
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A few last minute hurdles to overcome but hope to be setting a course record on the Mausfalle at KitzbĂźhel soon!
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Well done! I thought about lowering the intensity but stubborn as I am kept pressing. But I had nothing left in the tank in the middle of the last set. Nothing. Easily the toughest workout Iâve ever done and I consider myself being strong in the VO2Max/Anaerobical-department. But those 1,5mins took their toll to say the least.
Man I really like Carpathian Peak. Awesome workout!
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I had Gibraltar scheduled for yesterday (Thursday) and I bailed on it. Between feeling tired and needing a rest, warming temps up to 40 F, a bright sun, and where it hasnât melted (in seemingly random places) generally slushy snow instead of ice, I jumped on the gravel bike. I hoped to do the TSS prescribed, but I still felt sluggish so I just enjoyed the outdoor ride.
The ponds are still covered in ice and the hills above 2kâ are still snow covered.
The red bit in the distance is a train that just passed me. I was slow in deciding to get the GoPro from the pocket.
Today, Petit, maybe a very short run (gotta walk the dog anyway), and a day off for Langlauf, or XC skiing.
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Iâve got that one coming up next week. Fang Mountain +1 today. I better buy some more chocolate bars. Topping off energy reserves helps. I was a bit worried about it going into to it. Went well.
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Is it about time for a new ftp test? That looks insanely brutal if FTP is correct
Ritter for me this morning. Not on the plan but I liked the look of it. All surges done in the drops.
Loved this! Underworld playing on the stereo and it was like a 90s rave in my garage this morning 
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Hot, sweaty, dark, and everyoneâs a little out of their mind? 
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I had the same yesterday. Tough but fair. I had a super-weird sensation in my legs at the start of the second and third sets â almost like adrenaline rushing through my thighs, but I presume it was lactate? It reminded me of the start of a brick run.
It also didnât help that my front derailleur wasnât shifting properly, so I had to duck down to poke it â I felt like I was going to black-out when I came back up 
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Yeah FTP is due next week!
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Baxter in the morning, capping off first week of SSBLV1. Felt fresh today after Mount Field so did an easy ride.
First 30s-1m of harder intervals sometimes load up my legs quickly too⌠the breaks in Carpathian Peak are long, so plenty of time to be totally cooled down - that feeling wouldnât surprise me. For me anyway, usually pedal through it after getting into the work a bit more.