Thurs 30/1 – Turbo – TR Jobs.
http://www.trainerroad.com/cycling/rides/690498-JobsA supposed ‘recovery’ session again (!?) – still tough, but much closer to holding the target power level, which I always find hard on these longer intervals. Perhaps time to re-test FTP (though slightly dread that, as I hate the test workouts, and I know what sort of sessions are coming next in the plan – more long intervals, which I don’t much fancy doing at a higher target power).
Fri 31/1 – Bootcamp. Post bootcamp swim ditched in favour of quick coffee – naughty!
Sat 1/2 – Short run during judo. 5.5km in 31:09 – damned Garmin display not working (though the unit itself seems OK, still making all its usual bleeps etc – but useless when I can’t see what it says!) – must get it sent back while it is still under warranty.
Sun 2/2 – Turbo – 8 min test
http://www.trainerroad.com/cycling/rides/703149-8-Minute-Test. I am really bad at pacing these – and it felt really tough. Still, FTP up to 177 now. Interesting observation – in the warm up, in the first couple of bursts where it asks you to really push the cadence, I found it really easy to up the power (way beyond the target when I went for the cadence they suggested) – but the impact on HR suggested that I definitely can’t hold a high cadence for long. Should I work on this (perhaps some Whitney style workouts on my non planned bike days) and try to get acclimatised to working at a higher cadence – or should I just accept that I am a low cadence sort of person (presumably my leg strength is better than my cardiovascular fitness)... or should I just stop thinking myself around in circles when I am bored on the turbo.
8 days now without sugar, and I seem to be doing OK. Afternoon slump seems to be disappearing – though I has shattered after the FTP test, and did resort to a power nap. On the positive side, I am currently pretty much the lightest I have ever been (certainly in the last 20 years or so, barring stomach bugs / food poisoning episode etc), and currently am about 3lbs under my best case race weight – though sure that will fluctuate as it usually does... A few weeks of training hard and trying to eat healthily seems to pay dividends!