Ming the Merciless
There is no mercy
- Location
- Inside my skull
Threshold session done. Legs and lungs felt good. Recovered from last weekend’s 610km outing.
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bobinski
Legendary Member
- Location
- Tulse Hill
Commute to and from work followed by 42 minutes of low cadence high torque endurance work just below/above ftp. Supposed to have the same physiological impact as a long endurance ride. Ummh.
bobinski
Legendary Member
- Location
- Tulse Hill
110km in sunny lumpy Kent today, legs definitely fatigued from turbo yesterday. I aimed to keep np around 180 and bar last 4km home bang on target.
Ming the Merciless
There is no mercy
- Location
- Inside my skull
A three hour Z2 outing today. Felt good and temps just right in morning.
nagden
Über Member
- Location
- Normandy, France
Monday is fartlek day for me. It is not scientific and I just ride by feel. Today I felt really good and since April I have increased my average speed for the same route by 3 kph. I did start from a really low base. If I was younger I think 2 sessions a week like this would be very effective.
Ming the Merciless
There is no mercy
- Location
- Inside my skull
A two hour Z2 outing today. Weight down to 69.5kg, haven’t seen that for about 20 years. Rest day tomorrow, then FTP test on Thu.
nagden
Über Member
- Location
- Normandy, France
2 hour 20 steady ride. I have adopted my own 2 zone method, steady or a bit faster as I feel. This morning started off misty but the sun came through and I found myself thinking how lucky I am to be living in such a lovely area and relatively traffic free. All in all a great ride with an increase in average speed compared to the last time I rode this route.
bobinski
Legendary Member
- Location
- Tulse Hill
bobinski
Legendary Member
- Location
- Tulse Hill
I haven’t sprinted in a while so Suff Idol beckoned. I have such weedy legs 😂
Ming the Merciless
There is no mercy
- Location
- Inside my skull
Completed my FTP test today. First time I’ve done it outdoors. I couldn’t find a safe uninterrupted road for the 20 minute protocol. Thus I went for the 2 x 8 minutes all out, with 10 mins easy between efforts protocol instead. It’s bumped up my FTP, and nice to know the training is working. I think this is my highest power to weight ratio since I have tested. I don’t race, just an average punter in my late 50s; thus happy with where the numbers are, and are going.
<Tommy>
Illegitimi non carborundum
- Location
- Camden, London
Does anyone use the Strava fitness score?
I have a feeling most of you probably use more advanced metrics to determine gains.
And hello by the way! It’s been a while hasn’t it? I’ve had some issue with injury that kept me off the bike for some time. And I find it less depressing not talking about it than talking about it, so I figure it was better to keep my head down than keep on about it.
The last couple of weeks I’ve been trying to do hill repeats as often as my body allows. It’s not particularly scientific but my logic is there is an element of HIIT about it, with some, if slightly limited element of endurance.
Today was the first time I’ve cycled 2 days in a row for some time. In the context of the amount of cycling involved in the Pyrenees raid. Which in short hand equates to approximately 100 miles a day for 5 days with 11k ft of climbing a day minimum. The rides I’m doing are paling by comparison. But I am at least playing with the power level I think is realistically sustainable up the climbs, and also working on my fuelling which definitely needs some work.
Hope everyone else is in good form, and enjoying what I think we can officially now declare as the summer!
I have a feeling most of you probably use more advanced metrics to determine gains.
And hello by the way! It’s been a while hasn’t it? I’ve had some issue with injury that kept me off the bike for some time. And I find it less depressing not talking about it than talking about it, so I figure it was better to keep my head down than keep on about it.
The last couple of weeks I’ve been trying to do hill repeats as often as my body allows. It’s not particularly scientific but my logic is there is an element of HIIT about it, with some, if slightly limited element of endurance.
Today was the first time I’ve cycled 2 days in a row for some time. In the context of the amount of cycling involved in the Pyrenees raid. Which in short hand equates to approximately 100 miles a day for 5 days with 11k ft of climbing a day minimum. The rides I’m doing are paling by comparison. But I am at least playing with the power level I think is realistically sustainable up the climbs, and also working on my fuelling which definitely needs some work.
Hope everyone else is in good form, and enjoying what I think we can officially now declare as the summer!
Ming the Merciless
There is no mercy
- Location
- Inside my skull
Did 5 hours of Z2 yesterday. Mostly heat acclimatisation with a cafe stop about halfway.
5hrs is a good haul.
My Garmin told me I was 2% heat acclimatised after today's race
Ming the Merciless
There is no mercy
- Location
- Inside my skull
5hrs is a good haul.
My Garmin told me I was 2% heat acclimatised after today's race
My main event in August will likely be hot during day. I need to ride in the heat when I get the opportunity subject to my other training needs. As much as anything it allows me to find out how much water I need to drink, what food works (or doesn’t), and how often to reapply sun oil. What clothing works best to keep me as cool as possible as well.