Athlete Blogs
April 20th, 2009Hold that thought
I decided not to make the trip up to DC for those crits - the total travel time (11hrs) was just not worth it. So I stayed home and I'm really glad I did.Yesterday I headed out the door early for a nice interval workout OUTSIDE! I know, a big change for me. As I have found in the past, my PE and power output are identical inside and out. TT bike and Road Bike. All the same.
I am getting reacquainted with my favorite strech of road - this long winding road that goes right past our house. 30 miles north with maybe 2 stops along that way, 95% of the time you can hammer right through them. Slightly uphill on the way out, but basically flat. Perfect for intervals. Near zero cars.
So yesterday I had my best ever set of 20s, felt awesome and put out big power. I have certainly done (recently) higher power for a single 20:00 effort - but I like to also track how consistenly I do workouts like 2x20 and compare year over year - etc. They are going really well now for sure.
After eating tons of food I spent the afternoon in the sun on the patio, napping, relaxing. Much better to be home than in some industrial park.
Today was a repeate of yesterday - but with shorter intervals, 2x10:00 at 105% of FTP. Went great, hard work but totally fun. It's a blast to be rolling along in your 53x12, 30+mph just jammin it. When I finished my second interval today I looked around and realized how far I had gone along this road - a funny feeling, like, how the hell did I get all the way out here so fast LOL
cheers,
Pete
