EVER FIND YOURSELF IN A TRAINING HOLE?
IT'S BEEN 3 LONG MONTHS since I've done a Saturday group ride. Around here, that means meeting up with the local hotshots and the occasional ex-pro...
... basically a race.
For me.
All the Saturdays in between have been on the dirt,
mostly gravel,
some MTB
very fast.
It felt nice to be on the smooth stuff,
with road tires.
Because it was early,
the streets were mostly quiet.
For a moment, a brief one, I thought...
... this will be chill.
That ended abruptly...
- 1 min @ 420w
- 5 min @ 314w
- 9 min @ 297w
- 8 min @ 261 w
... with some snappy climbs.
That last 8 min burst my legs just felt like crapola.
I shoulda pulled the plug.
Instead, I soldiered on until riders I'd dropped earlier started passin' me.
Time to limp home.
At that point, it occurred to me that I need a good break.
Rather than wing it, I took the time to have Grok figure out my FTP and training zones...
... which I haven't adjusted in about 20 years.
Based on my best 20 minute outputs of HR and W during the last 2 years...
... I'm way off.
As part of this break,
I'm going to legit honor Zones 1 and 2.
Gotta get this fitness fixed because in a mere 4 weeks...
... we tackle the most epic ride of the year.
Have you checked it out,
are you going to join in,
do have the goods?
Click here: https://pedalindustries.com/collections/surf-n-summit
or Google: 5th Annual Surf N Summit - 10.11.25
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162.4 lbs/12.3%
7 hours sleep
0 PullUps, 0 PushUps, 0 Box Jumps
10 minutes stretching
30 minutes Reading/Journaling
103/102/21 (fitness per training peaks)