It must be the power of positive thinking because as I had predicted yesterday, it was indeed a good day today!
To start with, what a gorgeous day. When I headed out at 10 am it was 20 degrees, not a cloud in the sky, and not a breath of wind. And while the breeze did pick up quite a bit as the day wore on, everything else remained perfect for riding.
I was determined to stay within myself throughout the ride, and I'm very proud of my efforts. I managed my 160 kms in 5 1/2 hours at a nice 29.3 kms/hr, but much more importantly, at a reserved power average of 134 watts!!
And it worked damn it! Woohoo!
Of course the only way to measure that is how I felt on my transition run, and I am happy to report a quick, head up all the way 6 kms, at a 4:47 pace.
What a relief after last weeks fall apart!
And it's pretty sad I guess that it's taken me 4 training cycles to finally figure out this not so secret, secret. The fact is that if you leave it all out on the bike course then that is exactly where you are leaving it. There is nothing left!
But learn it I did, and I'm pretty convinced I'll even remember it come race day. I will probably be able to go a bit harder than today, but I will still err on the side of caution. One thing I'm pretty good at is sticking to my plan and not letting race day adrenaline carry me along.
Speaking of which....just 10 weeks til D-day.
Ride 160 kms, 6 k transition run
"If you plan on being anything less than you are capable of being, you will probably be unhappy all the days of your life.
Love
Peter
To start with, what a gorgeous day. When I headed out at 10 am it was 20 degrees, not a cloud in the sky, and not a breath of wind. And while the breeze did pick up quite a bit as the day wore on, everything else remained perfect for riding.
I was determined to stay within myself throughout the ride, and I'm very proud of my efforts. I managed my 160 kms in 5 1/2 hours at a nice 29.3 kms/hr, but much more importantly, at a reserved power average of 134 watts!!
And it worked damn it! Woohoo!
Of course the only way to measure that is how I felt on my transition run, and I am happy to report a quick, head up all the way 6 kms, at a 4:47 pace.
What a relief after last weeks fall apart!
And it's pretty sad I guess that it's taken me 4 training cycles to finally figure out this not so secret, secret. The fact is that if you leave it all out on the bike course then that is exactly where you are leaving it. There is nothing left!
But learn it I did, and I'm pretty convinced I'll even remember it come race day. I will probably be able to go a bit harder than today, but I will still err on the side of caution. One thing I'm pretty good at is sticking to my plan and not letting race day adrenaline carry me along.
Speaking of which....just 10 weeks til D-day.
Ride 160 kms, 6 k transition run
"If you plan on being anything less than you are capable of being, you will probably be unhappy all the days of your life.
Love
Peter
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