What was I saying in my last post about completing the turbo short intervals to assess my return to health? Oh dear! The session did not go well. When healthy a few weeks ago I completed the 4 x 6 mins efforts at 305W. I tried to do the same on Friday. The first set smarted but was ok. The second set my legs blew and i struggled to hold 270W. This is not good and I am obviously not firing on all cylinders. I attempted a 3rd set but the numbers were worse still, so I did not start the 4th set. I jumped off and went into my short run efforts that I normally do after the turbo. I took it easy to begin with but felt ok. I did 6 x 400m with 1 min recovery. The first rep was 1:28 and I gradually eased into the reps, getting faster with each one until I finished with 1:19. I am confused now; why was my bike so bad but run ok. It seems that the top end efforts are not possible at the moment.
Today I completed the St Ives CC club ride of about 65 miles. I felt ok but it was very muddy! I even managed to put a few digs in without blowing up. Oh well, mustn't get too hung up with this effort stuff - it is only December. I have my first cross country race on Wednesday in the Lincs Services League. I am not expecting much at this event as I intend to complete a full conditioning session either Monday or Tuesday.
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2 comments:
hi mate
it will come, as you said not the time of year to be getting hung up on efforts! base, base, base; technique, technique, technique.
wrt turbo's what sort of sessions are you doing times and power? is the power from the TT?
cheers
train smart
Hi Roy. I alternate long and short turbo intervals each week. I use power on the turbo but speed would be just the same on our basic turbos! I work up to 2 x 20 mins for long and 4 x 6 mins for short. Once I hit my target for 2 x 20 mins I raise hte power slightly and drop the time; then I build up to 2 x 20 mins again. Same idea for the shorter turbo intervals. I blew on the shorter efforts last week at 305W. I may drop to 300W and build up again. And I run off the bike each session; short turbo efforts followed by short run efforts etc. hard sessions!
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