Its a been a few weeks since the announcement of Amy’s Gran Fondo moving to November from September. This has been the same weekend of Gravel Nats, but as yet there has been no announcement of Gravel Nats. Its disappointing, but like all things in life, sometimes you cop lemons. Time to come up with […]
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Week 11 – Time to get your S#!T together again.
I love Monday’s. Its the start to a fresh new week and a great opportunity to keep moving forward. Today I decided to add a little yoga into the mix. Yoga is fantastic to free up the body after a tough week of training. Tuesday was my rescheduled FTP test after carrying too much fatigue […]
Continue readingWeek 9 – Who’s bloody idea was this anyway!! What a bloody week.
After two tough weeks of block two, I spent much of Monday asking myself, “Why in the hell did you decide to do this during the busiest period of bicycle retail/servicing EVER?”. Yeah we have been insanely busy and in parallel I have decided to amp up training for a big event. Obviously a glutton […]
Continue readingWeek 8 – Starting to feel the pinch
This second week of this new block of training was certainly very challenging. The wattage ask has gone up and the legs are protesting already. Monday was a public holiday but I resisted the urge to get out and ride. Tuesday’s session is an important one to come into as fresh as possible. So I […]
Continue readingWeek 7 – Time to build up again
Despite the issues with my FTP test, I am pretty buoyed by the rest and looking forward to a whole new set of levels to hit in training. One thing I have decided to do is to try a few new angles, especially in VO2 Max sessions. Monday is always a rest day in my […]
Continue readingWeek 6 – A Welcome Recovery Last Week
Recovery week is often a misunderstood concept. Some think of a recovery week as laying on the couch doing nothing all week. Completely turn off. Some do not really lower their volume or intensity and may just drop a ride for the week. Read burnout on the horizon. There are many aspects to consider when […]
Continue readingWeek 5 – A differentiator week
This week is the last of this first block and definitely the toughest. There are a couple of really solid sessions before we roll into an easier week or recovery, adaptation and reloading for another FTP test. Again Monday was about rest and recovery. Two solid rides in the last two days and the recovery […]
Continue readingWeek 4 – Feeling the cold
After a big weekend at the end of last week, I really needed Monday off. Some days after a rest day you wake up and try and convince yourself you are rested, recovered and ready to tackle it all again. Well Tuesday was exactly what I just described. I got up and said to myself, […]
Continue readingWeek 3 – Getting tired now
Well that was a tough week. This week was probably my biggest load week in almost six months. However it wasn’t just the volume, but the intensity that went with the load. Four of the six sessions for the week were .85 Intensity Factor (1 is a full session at threshold) and if you know […]
Continue readingWeek 2 – Gaining momentum
Week 2 is over, done and dusted. Since my first post it’s been a very big week both on and off the bike. We have had a big week at the shop , getting people back on their bikes and in some cases new bikes. We have had new stock arrive and lots of bikes […]
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