I'VE FINALLY HATCHED THE PLAN
THE 'A' RACE is exactly five months out, almost to the day. Gravel Nats. The course I have to imagine, given what little I know about MN, is going to be...
... flat, fast, punchy.
Exactly what we don't have here.
I've been racking my brain about how to simulate...
- terrain
- topography
- physical demands
... so, I'll be ready.
Trust me,
pushing hard uphill is completely different from...
... steamrolling along the flats.
Both require fitness.
Climbs around around here are steep...
... with plenty of descents to coast and recover.
Not so, on the flat stuff...
... no reprieves, just constant power being put down.
This week, I think I found the perfect ride...
- crit specialists
- pro triathletes
- gravel kings
... and it's stacked with dream killers to destroy me.
What luck!
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166.7 (wish that extra 5lbs was muscle)
7.5 hrs sleep
PullUps PushUps SplitSquats
20 minutes stretching
60 minutes Reading/Journaling
97 (fitness per Training Peaks)
20 min vision therapy