The weather played its part again on Sunday. No club ride for me. It was just too icy. So, I banished myself into my garage and jumped on the turbo. I only completed an hour and a half but it was a decent session:
3 mins @ 13mph
3 mins @ 15mph
3 mins @ 17mph
3 mins @ 19mph
3 mins @ 21mph
3 mins @ 23mph
3 mins @ 25mph
3 mins @ 23mph
3 mins @ 21mph
3 mins @ 19mph
3 mins @ 17mph
3 mins @ 15mph
3 mins @ 13mph
Repeat. Then 2 x 3 mins tabata intervals @ 30mph
Warm down.
Anything above 20mph has to be completed on the tribars. It was a nice change from the club run actually. After my last post, I have received some sound advice from Neill and Turbo Man. I was getting too hung up on power numbers. I will carry on with my longer efforts but leave the real top end power stuff for end of March. I almost binned my conditioning sessions but I have decided that I must continue with the Squats/tabata/treadmill fast feet routine for 2 more months. THe session yesterday felt good, with squats well above body weight and tabata intervals not quite maxing out. Treadmill was at 17kph for 5 mins on each circuit.
Swimming is still very technique based but I continue to build on more full stroke swimming but taking it slowly rather than thinking I can just swim fast with a new stroke straight away. I have a session with Ian at Swim Shack on 20 Feb. . . I need it too! It is frustrating to see Nige and Paul Fullalove streaking up and down the pool whilst I bob up and down! I am thinking of completing a 400m time trial to see where I am at. However, is this wise? I am slightly worried that I may clock such a bad time that my confidence would be dented. Anything over 6:20 would be seen as very bad.
Oh well. Time to go and run an easy 10k and jump on my turbo. I am away with work all day tomorrow, so no training. Best I hurt myself to justify the day off. There will be no training but lots of travelling. This always makes me feel tired. . . whinge. . . whinge! Turning into a moaning old man!!
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Thought I was the one who told you not to get hung up on numbers, feeling unwanted and lost now!!! Wouldn't do a swim tt just yet mate as you may feel down if you don't hit your target times.
and what do you mean turning into a whinging old man! thought you were there already!
I remember your swim times being none to shabby so I would hold off until after the swim shack visit. With a coaching head on, SwimshackIan will probably tell you to do 1/3rd tech, 2/3rd trg afterward anyway and then it game on for the season.
I'll try to send a turbo/road session most weeks to keep you going mate.
Oh yeh, what's this with 2 tabatas in a session. Me thinks you're not going hard enough in the 1st one. HTFU :-)
He's messing with your head Daz, he knows that Neill and I aren't his competitors whereas anything he can do to upset your equilibrium before the race season starts is fair game. Ignore him, go back to your turbo and pump out 6 x 3 mins at 450 watts and then shout "THAT'S FOR YOU, SAGS!"
That sounds kind of pervy Turbo! Your mind is a very strange place and speak for yourself my main rivals are Macca and Normann. You can eat my dust and that's just in the pool!
Oh how I laughed! Nice advise Daz and neill! Didn't mean to miss you out young Daz! I am now returning to all rides at a max HR of 130bpm. It's aerobic time. Now i am off to get ready for the 25 mile TT on sunday - ridden at 130bpm of course!
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