Almost got took out by a Red light jumping cyclist before I started the session. You know the type, the type with 4 wheels on the tarmac, a steering wheel, possibly a spare wheel in the back and definitely a spare wheel in the driver’s seat. As everyone knows only cyclists jump red lights
Anyway I had Pettit in the diary but finally the wind dropped so I took it outside and TR changed it into Barronette
It’s kinda a zone 2 ride, until I got back to town when I slightly went out of zone in traffic
Avalanche Spire today. Upped the intensity last three sets with 5% so that @nvalphen would make it . Group workouts are great for powering through the workout. Time flies by and it’s a great motivation to know Ur not the only one suffering.
I liked the look of this workout and its name when an athlete on this thread posted they had completed it. Tempo rocks!!! Hard but not too hard. Perfect for supplementing plan rides.
Really needed a mental boost to get through, after my holiday, I made the mistake to continue the plan, without following the progression (and surely some drop in FTP…). So the first few workouts where physically and mentally very though, after shifting some (SSBLV2) workouts around it’s looking better again. But finishing this one @100% really boosted my confidence again (thanks to the group workout!)
First workout in exactly a month after a respiratory infection that had me feeling very conservative given the pandemic. Opted for 1hr light tempo and the struggle sure was real. Huge HR. Maybe the net result of hoping W/kg would be the same after a month off was just a litttttle optimistic. (I manually adjusted my FTP down by 15. I’ve also lost 3-4kg in that time due to illness and fasting.)
I shoulda skipped the cadence drills. Or done them backwards. I got about three hours of sleep last night and was absolutely dead by the end of this. Got to wear polka dots for the Epic KOM though, that was fun! There were even other people on the board this time!
Kudos on the Epic KOM … I remember when Zwift wasn’t that popular and very quiet in the summer season and I also used to wear the odd KOM jersey… Global pandemic put an end to that, make sure you get that screenshot
Palisade. Had to repeat the Standing Drills of Interval 4, to get through Interval 5. Poor nights sleep last night, added to by an earlier alarm (if not start time) to adjust to the routine that will be required when the children go back to school!
Colder day today so temperature inside went down. It is strange to see HR in normal zones and not dripping sweat. 5x15@97%. Only significant change was saddle height (up) and my legs were extremely happy about this decision. Other conclusion is that is time for VO2 max block.
The Priest +3 today, final point in a progression taking me to 30sec at 150% to start then settle into 95% for 10min. Wrapping up short power build HV this weekend, coasting to the finish, @chad you haven’t broken me yet, honey!
Taku. I wanted to do a ramp test today but man I did not feel it. Maybe those 2000 meters of climbing 2 days ago caught up to me luckily nobody joined my group workout anyway lol. Will try the ramp test this weekend instead and then I will start sweet spot mid volume
. Group workouts are great for powering through the workout. Time flies by and it’s a great motivation to know Ur not the only one suffering.
(thanks to the group workout!)
