This morning was another easy CompuTrainer ride. The idea for this week is to make sure that my legs are recovered enough for the Critical Power test coming on saturday. Worked up a little bit of a sweat, but not too much, as my heart rate averaged 129 and maxed out at 139. I kept…
Yup, Treadmill again
Spent another hour on the treadmill this morning. I don’t know if there is anything more boring. Running on the treadmill for an hour feels like running outside for an hour and a half to me. There are four TVs on the wall where I run and the are tuned to all the various news…
Recovery Ride
This week is all about recovery for the Critical Power test this weekend. Today I did 45 minutes on the CompuTrainer, keeping the cadence up and heart rate down. Pretty much just spinning my legs, hopefully getting some blood flowing through them. Average heart rate was 130, average cadence was 93 and power was 158. My legs…
Vacation Day
I had the day off from work today and since Mackenzie didn’t have school I didn’t have to rush home to get her on the bus I had some extra time. I went to the Danvers Y this morning, and they open at 5:30 but the pool doesn’t open until 6:00. While I waited for the pool…
Looking for warm weather
Spent 2 hours and 45 minutes on the CompuTrainer today. That’s just about 48 miles for me on the Lake Placid RCV. The only nice thing about being inside is being able to fuel easier. I can see I’ll have to get a water bottle holder for behind my seat to refill my main hydration system. That or…
Friday Swim
You never know what kind of day you are going to get on a Friday at the pool. Sometimes it is kinda slow and people drift in and then there are days like today, when people are ready to go. I also got a reminder of just how slow of a swimmer I am today…
CompuTrainer Tempo Session
Had another good workout on the CompuTrainer this morning. I was able to hold 227 watts for an hour this morning, about 4 watts more than last thursday and just a little over what the training program called for. I was on the Ironman Kona course in 3D mode on the CompuTrainer, I do the…
Another Dreadmill Session
Unfortunately the weather is not cooperating enough to get out in the morning for an early run yet, so it was back on the treadmill. I was on it for an hour today, might be a record for me. The weather is looking good for the rest of the week though, so hopefully there will…
CompuTrainer Interval Session
This is week 9 of the Performance Improvement Guarantee program and I’m definitely seeing steady gains. These interval sessions are killing me though. I really think that when I did my last test to set the CP30 (Critical Power over 30 minutes) for these past couple of weeks I didn’t have the trainer calibrated right….
Monday Swim Session
Good morning in the pool. It felt a little short, but after the long ride yesterday that was ok. The pace was a little slower than normal because Mr. Speed was not in the other lane today. Although a young college grad did show up and put a hurting on most of us anyway. I…