Dec 18, 2021

BAKE MILES

THE PLAN WAS TO MEET THE CREW AT 835, then roll over and join a larger, faster group. Simple enough...

... but, my groggy brain interpreted that as leave my house at 835.

Ugh.

By the time I'd realized my silly error I was 15 minutes behind.

Among the many objectives today besides seeing my friends and logging some base miles, was to

... get in an hour of intensity.

So it began, PRing a section I've ridden 220 times according to the Starva overlords.

But, why an hour?

Because, I'm very dedicated to the MAF Method at the moment. 80% of the week is Zone 2, 20% is Zones 4-5.

Since I'm actually still building base, I'm more like 90% Zone 2 and 10% 4-5. That will change in the coming weeks as I get closer to my first real A races at the beginning of March.

I like to think of the build up for an A race as baking sour dough bread. After kneading, you let it rise for 24 hours. Then bake for 30 minutes. After which, the bread should cool for at least 30 minutes or more.

That time to rise is akin to base miles...

... the baking more like the final brutal weeks of training...

... cooling, the ever critical taper.

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