Hi Al. I've been here a week and leaving in 30 minutes. It has been great weather and an organised event. I'll probably put a post up about it when I get back. Calpe is awesome 👌
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Hi Al. I've been here a week and leaving in 30 minutes. It has been great weather and an organised event. I'll probably put a post up about it when I get back. Calpe is awesome 👌
Have to agree there 💯
I stayed in a villa just outside the small town of Callosa d’en Sarria. It was at the foot of Taberna and Rates was close by too. An organised ‘camp’ too. I must get back.
HLaB
Marie Attoinette Fan
After a bad stomach reaction to something on Monday night I just cycle commuted on Tuesday and skipped my workout on Tuesday so tonight was my first workout of the week, Red Slate -4 (an Under Over session building to Over Way Over). I rode it a bit conservatively and never dug deep, it shows in the last block, where the threshold intervals were actually tempo on average. Importantly over 2hours later and after tea there’s been no stomach reaction tonight.
Yep, it was as horrible as I anticipated. I cracked on the 5th effort.
I was going to say it looked Like a nasty workout. You did well to get 5 in.
HLaB
Marie Attoinette Fan
Good effort for over 2hours 💪👏
HLaB
Marie Attoinette Fan
A bank holiday and nice weather (albeit windy) saw me cave in and change my rest day to an endurance day. Afterall that was TrainerRoad's RLGL recommendation
Following that advice I opted for Carter.
I went out of town on the cycle path and down Holme Road from Yaxley to keep it Z1 warmup did the workout into the wind and looped round Woodwalton and mainly had a tail wind in the cooldown and decided to take my out route back so I could stay in zone.
The MyWindsock's analysis of 43.5miles is an April Fool I think:
Following that advice I opted for Carter.
I went out of town on the cycle path and down Holme Road from Yaxley to keep it Z1 warmup did the workout into the wind and looped round Woodwalton and mainly had a tail wind in the cooldown and decided to take my out route back so I could stay in zone.
The MyWindsock's analysis of 43.5miles is an April Fool I think:
Last week for me had my monthly power tests scheduled for Monday (3 & 10min) and Wednesday (20min). Neither went to plan which I will put down to two things:- (1) not following the previous weeks lower volume schedule, and (b) it’s starting to warm up in my pain cave or front sitting room as the wife calls it.
My legs didn’t feel great for the first one but I did bang out a new 3 minute power PB but I cracked mentally and physically very early in the 10min effort. The 20 min session went the same way.
I finished off the week with a zwift race on Thurs and two long endurance sessions over the weekend.
As I say I put it down to the pain cave being a fair bit warmer than usual so I just hope it’s that and not down to over training.
I’m for Mallorca tomorrow evening for a weeks cycling with some pals. One of my early season goals is to hit Sa Calobra for a PB. My best is 36:43 and I’m going to aim for sub 35. Could be a tall ask but the training has gone well. I’ll also have a crack at a sub-10minute time on the hill out of Pt.Pollensa towards Formentor.
My legs didn’t feel great for the first one but I did bang out a new 3 minute power PB but I cracked mentally and physically very early in the 10min effort. The 20 min session went the same way.
I finished off the week with a zwift race on Thurs and two long endurance sessions over the weekend.
As I say I put it down to the pain cave being a fair bit warmer than usual so I just hope it’s that and not down to over training.
I’m for Mallorca tomorrow evening for a weeks cycling with some pals. One of my early season goals is to hit Sa Calobra for a PB. My best is 36:43 and I’m going to aim for sub 35. Could be a tall ask but the training has gone well. I’ll also have a crack at a sub-10minute time on the hill out of Pt.Pollensa towards Formentor.
Maybe try your power tests again outdoors in the sun?
Yeah I’ll definitely have a go at the 10 minute as I’ll need a PB there go get close to a PB on the Formentor climb. For Sa Calobra I know it’s a 35 to 40 minute effort so I’ll pace that one a bit over my FTP. Even though I expect it to be warmer the natural air flow will be a big help.
My coach would class a max 35-40 minute effort pretty much as your FTP.
HLaB
Marie Attoinette Fan
A TrainerRoad level 4.4 SS workout was in my calendar tonight. Whilst it wasn’t the steadiest of cadences at this level I seemed to be able to up the rpm when I wanted without overheating despite the pain hall being 20deg C, and overall I’m quite satisfied with it.
Yeah if I’m realistic I will do well to hold FTP for 35 minutes saying as it’s a slog getting over Femenia / Batalla to get to the foot of sa Calobra.
Yesterdays workout was a new one for me - 4x5mins at FTP but with a v.low cadence of 60rpm. I’m normally a bit of a spinner on the higher power efforts so this was a testing workout with short recovery in between.
Today I had another work out planned but I’ve knocked it on the head as I’m feeling tired plus I have a big week ahead.