TAPERING FOR DUMMIES
TODAY WAS THE BEST I've felt on the bike in nearly two years. The recovery from my TBI continues, but...
... there's more to it.
I was supposed to be at Gravel Nationals today.
For a variety of reasons, it wasn't working out...
... mainly, I just wasn't feelin' it.
Instead,
I lined up for a 50 mile MTB,
on my gravel bike.
Here's my super masterful taper...
- overtrain into oblivion all August
- recommit to real polarized training
- actually stay in Z2 all week
- eat a late, massive pasta dinner
- stay up late watching The Fall Guy with Surfergirl
- finally, in bed at 11pm
- wake up at 5am
- arrive at event at 6am
- set up canopy and get checked in
- put on kit at 6:48am
- line up at 6:57am
... can you see the key moves there?
I do...
- 9 hours of chillaxing on the bike, M-F
- an idc dinner and a movie
- with a whatever warm up
... in other words, no pressure.
Lots of fun.
How good did I feel?...
... nearly an hour in VO2Max/Anaerobic/Zone6.
ie: prettydamnfine.
Did I screw up not going to Gravel Nats?
Nope.
Can't think that way...
... too dawgawn grateful to finally feel fantastic.
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too groggy for the scale lbs/12.3%
5 hours sleep
0 PullUps, 0 PushUps, 0 Box Jumps, 0 Nordic Curls
0 minutes stretching
20 minutes Reading/Journaling
102/100/15 (fitness per training peaks)