Hmm, how bout that.
1754 days agoI have been battling a weird problem with my sinuses for the past several days, making me feel less than super. After a string of pretty ordinary workouts last week (which I bitched about below), I had to take a couple days off to convalesce. No big deal in the grand scheme of things, I hope. I’m still planning to go to Florida next month to race in the new Tri 101 series race there. Hopefully they won’t cancel it, or anything weird. I guess if they do, I’ll find another race to do, or go surfing or something, because it would suck to fly all the way to Florida just to hang out in a swamp.
I managed to get back on my bike yesterday, for a pretty bread-and-butter trainer workout. Paulo has had me in training zones that correspond to an FTP of 320 watts for about a year now, and I finally think that number is beginning to be accurate. This is a sure sign that my zones are going up again soon, but I am enjoying it while I can. This was the workout:
30 minutes @ 235 watts
25 minutes @ 280 watts
5 minutes @ 305 watts
5 minutes @ 150 watts
5 x (1 minute @ 400 watts, 1 minute @ 100 watts) <- Holy Crap! 400 Watts!
5 minutes @ 150 watts
10 minutes @ 275 watts
Warm Down.
I was more than a little surprised by the 400 watt intervals. That’s right around 6 watts/kg for me, which is a fair bit higher than I’ve been able to sustain before, even for a minute. I had a nice swim in the evening, then filed my taxes, which was not the best way to end the day, but at least I’m done with ‘em.
