Ah, Turbo man has been missing my daily posts (see comments!). Yes, I know, I have missed a couple of days. I have just been mega busy and I am really trying to get 8 hours sleep every night! I am eating into my 8 hours for tonight now because of you T Man! Oh the pressure you put on me!!
Quick training recap:
Sunday: Strength and spin session on the turbo - felt very strong and if you want wattage T Man, pushing 400W + for 2 mins on hill simulations. Of course, I have no idea what that means as all these wattage measurements are worthless when compared across different turbo trainers - probably worth about 700W on T Man's easy life turbo trainer 8-)
Monday: 2k technique swim set. Felt rotten in the water again.....what's new! Later I did an easy 5 miles which felt ok.
I rested today.......Na! change that! Went to Legoland with the kids and walked all day; should I log that as a long endurance session? I thought about getting a pic of me for the Blog coming down the water slidy thing with the kids but 1) the pic cost £6! 2) I am too ugly!
Tomorrow I go to London to register for the marathon so probably another 'rest' day. I plan a track session on Thursday to turn the legs over. last week's track session felt good so I may repeat something similar. Apart from feeling like I have lost any resemblance of marathon fitness, I feel great! Bed calls.........you will pay for keeping me up T Man!!!
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2 comments:
400 watt turbo sessions when tapering for a marathon - ARE YOU MAD?
Seriously mate, you don't want to be doing that.
Rest you mad fool, rest.
(It is estimated that you need 280-290 watts to maintain 40kmh for an hour - so 400 watts is, well, a lot!).
It didn't feel that hard chap. But as I said, these turbo trainers are different and 400W on mine may mean nothing more than a reference point. Not ridden my bike since Sunday 8-(
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