Great Workout

I decided to sleep in this past Tuesday morning. Weather in the 60's and 70's spoils my cold weather fortitude. So, when I read that it was going to be in the 40's, I chose a different training route:).

On the other side of the coin, you can tell when you are really interested in training. If you skip a day, you miss it. I could tell that I missed being on the bike. I decided to do a late night workout last night. I've been working on my cp20 performances lately because research points to this workout duration as a great base builder. I increased my cp20 wattage to 223 watts and set sail for two twenty minute bouts of work with a small break in the middle. I fully expected to complete the first bout but I had concerns for the second. To my surprise, I completed both with relative ease. My HR averaged about 161 which is about 15 bpm lower than my LT threshold. It was great workout. Most of all, it was encouraging. On the 3rd of March, I did a CP20 workout at 221 watts and I was only able to complete 20min 36 seconds. In just the past couple weeks, my wattage tolerace has improved significantly.

I recalculated my CP20 and my next workout is set at 229 watts. I'll let you know how I do.

On another topic. I ordered the ibike pro wattage meter yesterday. They are suppose to ship at the end of the month. Once I have it, I'll have the ability to monitor my power output at home via the computrainer and on the road with the ibike.

Here's where the coaching begins.