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All went as planned. 

Slightly lower power today but still right in the zone. 

all went well with these; stayed in the upper end of the zones 

had some asthma issues from last Wednesday through Friday so I took some time off. Did some light endurance on Saturday and Sunday and then did 3×10 steady state at 313-320 today. Felt pretty good. 

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Same pattern as last week with 10 minute warmup, then 5 at 280-300, then 1 at 340+, then 2 at 230-240, repeat 6 times. 

5 minutes at 280+, 2 at 320+ and then 2 and 230+ X 6