Took yesterday off and have a busy day tomorrow so I did 4×8 steady state today and held 342, 342, 342 and 343. Felt pretty good. Still not 100% but getting there. Doing these inside increases the perceived effort substantially but at 30 degrees I’m not about to head outside. Overall just a few watts

Did 12 minute at 351, 348 and 350, just about 2-3 minutes between and then an 8 minute effort at 338. Avg power for 1:18, 281, NP 316. Used Riverside Drive from Delta to Sawyer point for the 12 minute effort in and out of downtown for these. Upper 40’s felt good after riding in

After dealing with the flu the last two weeks with it finally tapering to a cough I headed out today to Ault Park do some 4×8 steady state efforts. First time in about two weeks that I’ve hit it hard and things went well with power at 355, 359, 350, and 352. Still kind of

Tried to do some more 5 minute efforts at 330-350, no problem holding 8-10 pre-flu, but only did 4 today before calling it. Seems like it may take a couple of weeks to really get back to feeling 100%.Feel fine at 200 watts but going for tt+ power just isn’t there. Reading Iron War about

as sent to my coach The first half hour was an early morning ride before going to the office. Power was at recovery pace. Mid morning I ended up doing 6×5 minutes with more of a focus on HR than power. On the first one at 340 my HR was already hitting 160+ and truly

Will be doing some 4×8 or 4×10 efforts later this morning after pretty much being off the last week. Really no rush this time of year as the only thing on the calendar is the indoor tt series with the next one January 11. Disappointed to have missed last Sundays but in my age bracket

I haven’t had the flu in a long time, like a decade or more, but I have it now. my doctor tested me and its either the A or B strain the shot protected against. Actually a week off at this point probably isn’t a bad option. Better now than in the late winter/spring. Still,

Went outside in the mid 30’s weather rather than do these inside. Used the course at Ault Park and held 356, 351, 355 and 354 watts with 2 minutes between. Indoor tt on Sunday. Will ride easy on Friday and Saturday with just some light endurance.

…ask yourself if your training for the winter months is better than that of your competition. Are they training more, less or the same as you? Are they striking smarter than you? More training can be good or bad but smart training pays off. This is the toughest time of the year on my schedule