Not really a
‘target’ time trial but really happy with that.
Been a weird feeling week – felt a bit rundown and developed a crop of
uncomfortable mouth ulcers which is quite unusual for me. Felt a bit below strength training too but
had a decent week nonetheless.
Weds & thurs
last week after the club 10, I got in about 2 1/2 hours both days @ around
130-135bpm. Spent sat on the turbo
watching the final TT of the TdF, again at around 135.
Got a bit drunk on
Saturday evening, so had a day off Sunday!
Beautiful couple of
days mon & tues so got out for a couple of hours both mornings, then spent
the afternoon on the beach! Felt a bit
flat both days so didn’t force it, averaged about 120-125 both days.
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| Another great photo from Gail Watkins! |
Bit knackered on
weds (yesterday) so just went out for a steady 90 min easy spin with Sue. Had a real job warming up for the TT last
night though, legs felt really heavy and still felt a bit sluggish at the start. Struggled to get the HR much past 160 but
felt like I was going okay on the slightly wind-assisted outward leg. Quite a complicated turn on this course (4
RAB’s!) but not especially slow.
Climbing over the A11, my legs finally eased up and I felt like I could
let rip into wind on the way home. Not
sure about the split times but I didn’t feel much slower on the way home – HR
averaging 170-172bpm. By the time I got
to the line I felt awesome! Too
late! Doh!!
Bit of a shambles
logistically. Forgot my gloves, lost my
valve extender (but later found it in the garden!) and had to borrow one to
pump my tyres up. The sunblock on my
body did quite a good job of insulating my HR monitor, making it a bit sporadic
and required major fidgeting to restart whilst racing. Then, the sunblock on my forehead began to
mix with the sweat and trickle into my eyes, leaving me half-blind for the last
couple of miles! Plus a car full of beach
sand inevitably ended up in my skinsuit and left the chammy about as comfy as
emery paper! Must get more organized……
Anyway, like I
said, this one wasn’t a target but I think I’ll ease right up for a while. Fit enough, don’t want to overdo it and spoil
things. Quickish ride (wx permitting) on sat but the next big target is back on
the E2 on the 4th of August.
Proper taper for that!!
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