After an abbreviated week of training ( missed a day of training due to scheduling conflicts ), I was kinda feeling bummed. It's just one of those things when you expect to have 6 days of training, and only get 5. So while I was entering my stats tonight, I was perusing the differences between last February and this month.
February 2006:
913.19 km
20 rides
- 7 on the rollers
- 3 spin classes
- 10 outside
HR Zone Times (since I don't have power numbers for last year)
Zone 1: 6 hr 47 min
Zone 2: 6 hr 23 min
Zone 3: 9 hr 13 min
Zone 4: 6 hr 23 min
Zone 5: 1 hr 13 min
February 2007 (through the 24th):
1629.7 km
20 rides
- 3 days on trainer
- 17 outside
HR Zone Times (since I don't have power numbers for last year)
Zone 1: 26 hr 37 min
Zone 2: 15 hr 52 min
Zone 3: 4 hr 59 min
Zone 4: 4 hr 24 min
Zone 5: 39 min
With three more workout days left in February I'll have 23 rides and around 1800 km.
All of last season (ending Oct 31st, 2006) I had 2 weeks over 400 km. This week even with missing a day of riding I was at 401km on the bike. All this and I'm still worried about being able to perform at the level necessary to compete against the riders in my area. You can see that there's a significant shift in the way I'm training this year if you compare the HR zones. Of course, a lot of that is simple on the bike endurance mileage.
When I come out of this week, I'll again re-affirm whether or not the training is working. Tuesday is another climb up my favorite Zenitsuboyama TT course. I won't really have tapered for the event like I did the last time, so if my numbers are slightly lower I won't scream and holler. I'll strip the bike down a little this week for the climb. I'd love to get under 28 minutes this time. The more I do the climb the more familiar I am with where I need to be at certain time marks if I expect to get to the top when I want.
More importantly, I can't wait for races to start happening! 22 more days until the Hiroshima race, then there's a race almost every other weekend! Wheeeee!
February 2006:
913.19 km
20 rides
- 7 on the rollers
- 3 spin classes
- 10 outside
HR Zone Times (since I don't have power numbers for last year)
Zone 1: 6 hr 47 min
Zone 2: 6 hr 23 min
Zone 3: 9 hr 13 min
Zone 4: 6 hr 23 min
Zone 5: 1 hr 13 min
February 2007 (through the 24th):
1629.7 km
20 rides
- 3 days on trainer
- 17 outside
HR Zone Times (since I don't have power numbers for last year)
Zone 1: 26 hr 37 min
Zone 2: 15 hr 52 min
Zone 3: 4 hr 59 min
Zone 4: 4 hr 24 min
Zone 5: 39 min
With three more workout days left in February I'll have 23 rides and around 1800 km.
All of last season (ending Oct 31st, 2006) I had 2 weeks over 400 km. This week even with missing a day of riding I was at 401km on the bike. All this and I'm still worried about being able to perform at the level necessary to compete against the riders in my area. You can see that there's a significant shift in the way I'm training this year if you compare the HR zones. Of course, a lot of that is simple on the bike endurance mileage.
When I come out of this week, I'll again re-affirm whether or not the training is working. Tuesday is another climb up my favorite Zenitsuboyama TT course. I won't really have tapered for the event like I did the last time, so if my numbers are slightly lower I won't scream and holler. I'll strip the bike down a little this week for the climb. I'd love to get under 28 minutes this time. The more I do the climb the more familiar I am with where I need to be at certain time marks if I expect to get to the top when I want.
More importantly, I can't wait for races to start happening! 22 more days until the Hiroshima race, then there's a race almost every other weekend! Wheeeee!