Had four hours on the schedule so I went for the Ripley Century. Had the wind at my back on the way out and averaged about 21 mph riding at just 217 watts avg or about 2:24. Paid for it on the way back with the headwind. Took 3 hours to get back. Ended up […]
Warmed up for 20 minutes at 180-190 and then did 7 minutes at 280, 1 at 300, 7 at 280 and 5 minutes at 190. This was repeated three times so I ended up with about 90 minutes at 250 normalized power. Felt fine on these and really could have held the 280 for a
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I’ve been using the Power Bar version for a couple of years. It basically buffers your muscles against the burn caused by the release of that hydrogen ion when the muscle contracts. Does it work? Seems to. As with anything like this its not like one day you find that you can ride way over
This is the post I made to my calendar for my coach just this morning. This is why schedules have to be flexible and why its always good to feel like you’ve done all of your training and a few days off schedule won’t matter. The last 48 hours has been pretty much a disaster. Spent
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I’m only a few chapters into this book but it is really interesting. http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1623361486/ref=oh_details_o03_s00_i00?ie=UTF8&psc=1
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Its finally on its way to Montgomery Cyclery. Should have it and my TT bike back next week. Was also waiting for a new cog set to I’m not dealing with that missing 16t. Drove me just last year s the 15 and 17 didn’t always meet my cadence goal.
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Yesterday I did 1 minute, 5 minute and 20 minute time trial efforts on the Cycle Ops. One minute, easy at 360. Five minutes, no problem at 353. Twenty minutes inside, miserable at 345. Well off my indoor tt efforts under competition but still had HR going at 95% of max or 107% of LT
Some of the food I carry on long rides: Clik Blok Shots; PowerBars; Clif Bars (but not my favorite…too dry); one or two per hour drink of choice is Gatorade and later in the ride sometimes just water and I try to go through 2 bottles per hours on hot days pre-race: always staying hydrated