It was pretty easy rolling out of bed this morning. After a day rest I was ready to get back on the saddle. I was schedule for tempo ride... Zone 3(approx 153 - 163) for 35min.
This time anything less than 35min was unacceptable. After about 8minutes of spinning easy, I forced my HR up with some 30sec hard efforts. 15min into ride I was firmly into my zone 2. After 18min, I was up to 150bpm. So, I started my tempo work 19min into my workout. I still struggled with the first 10min in zone 3. I think I will just have to get use to it. My HR leveled at 160bpm and for the last 10min in zone 3 I had to concentrate to keep my HR below 163. It was easy for the last 10min.
For the rest of the workout I just soft pedaled and kept my cadence up around 105. I finally climbed off my bike after 1:15hr. My new mantra is "No Junk Miles" or in this case "No Junk Minutes". Coach Troy said this on one of his Spinerval DVDs. If I am not being productive on the bike then I am done with the workout. No sitting on the bike "Doing Time".
About Me
- Joe
- I love to ride my bike and race it. I don't make much money racing so I do Java Programming to pay the bills. I also enjoy spending time with my wife and family. Did I say I was a grandpa... I am too young for that.
Of course I have a secret identity...
who wants the pressure of being "Super" all the time.
2 comments:
Very wise. There's no need to hit an exact amount of time, especially once the "meat" of the workout is done. Not that you need to, but you could always go longer on your long days to hit the exact numbers if you wanted. Longer long days are never a bad thing. Unless it's all on the trainer. Then it sucks big time.
You got that right.
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