THE SLOW AND FAST METHOD TO WINNING
WHO HAD IT RIGHT, the tortoise or the hare? We know the hare had it in him, we also know the tortoise won the race...
... does that mean slow and steady always wins?
Nope.
The past few weeks I've been working on this segment, in search of a PR.
I almost blew it today.
Within seconds,
disappointment.
Quitting and whining,
on the menu.
The segment starts off with a swashbuckling group of marauders,
my booster rockets to escape velocity,
towards two spanking climbs.
The group had already broken apart,
within the first mile.
Leaders were flying when they rounded the corner.
From a dead stop,
- 637 watts
- 478 watts
- 396 watts
I launched what I thought would catch me on.
I was holding,
not gaining.
After about 5 minutes, I sat up...
... waiting for the first chase group.
We chased hard...
... recording my best 10 minute power of the year.
Caught.
Recovered.
Started pulling through.
Winding up, for the first time this year, with the final sprint group.
Next, I headed for the final climbs,
back to a fast tempo pace...
... allowing me to do the final 20 minutes at threshold.
Did I get the PR?
No, but dropped 3 minutes off my previous weeks' efforts.
It's not slow and steady...
... it's slow and fast.
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165.8 lbs
7.5 hrs sleep
No PushUps PullUps & more
20 minutes stretching
60 minutes Reading/Journaling
101/-2 (fitness per Training Peaks)
0 min vision therapy