Rest week

This is the fourth week of this block of training. The previous three weeks have ramped up in volume and I raised the intensity a touch. Last week was 400km/14 hours and a weekly TSS of 756.

I've taken two days off from riding and today I did 2 hours (and a bit) at endurance intensity. I did it on the handlebar drops to improve my strength and pedalling economy in that position. I did a few small ring sprints too.

In these easier rides, where I'm not trying too hard to stay in a narrow power zone, my mind wanders. Today I was thinking about an alternative glossary of cycling terms;

Periodized Training Plan - Riding a bike once a month to avoid the dark side of the woman in your life.
Altitude Training - Turbo training in the loft conversion.

Anyway, I'll probably do an hour easy if anything at all tomorrow then Thursday I'll do a FTP test to determine the power levels for the next four weeks of training.

Duration: 2:08:20 (2:13:50)

Work: 1069 kJ
TSS: 101.9 (intensity factor 0.69)
Norm Power: 180
VI: 1.29
Pw:HR: 4.83%
Pa:HR: -5.93%
Distance: 54.374 km
Elevation Gain: 1043 m
Elevation Loss: 1077 m
Grade: -0.1 % (-35 m)
Min Max Avg
Power: 0 918 139 watts
Heart Rate: 90 183 137 bpm
Cadence: 30 206 85 rpm
Speed: 0 54.9 25.4 kph
Pace 1:06 0:00 2:22 min/km
Altitude: 12 179 83 m
Crank Torque: 0 140.7 16.4 N-m