Tuesday, October 14, 2008

4 more weeks

Short post this week as commitments are a bit tight. All is going reasonably well and not quite as fatigued as last week.

Training:
Mon: 90 minutes (30 min ez, 60 min avg 133)
Tues: off bike
Wed: Track Brick (60 min cycle)
Thurs: 60 min (138 avg)
Fri: 60 min PC's (124 avg)
Sat: 4.5 hrs done as 45 min ez (134 max/119 avg), 60 min race cadence (142/129), 45 min BRO (149/140), 10min EZ, 45 min standing (152/144), 10 min EZ, 45 min high cadence (151/143) 10 min cool down
Sun: 30 min ez spin

MBT Results:
Date Watts Duration Avg. HR
9/28 180 60 min 147
10/6 180 60 min 135
10/13 180 60 min 131

My hr. requirement continues to trend down. I'm surprised to see the downward trend as dramatic as it appears. My experience with running is that I have a much slower response to training load. Next week will be a bit more challenging with a scheduled 6 hour ride. We had our first snow of the year this past weekend, necessitating the long trainer ride. I've done one 6 hour trainer ride in the past, so I'm prepared to do it if necessary. Fortunately it immediately warmed up again to good weather. Lets hope not!!!!

Fantastic race in Kona...congrats to all of the athletes.

J

1 comment:

Gordo Byrn said...

That is REALLY fast downward adjustments on the heart rate. Will be interesting to see if HR goes up a little bit when you unload training fatigue.

g