I decided not to make the trip to Elliot Lake for the Jewel in the Wilderness stage race, which I would now consider a mistake. If ever I was guaranteed upgrade points, this would have been the race. The terrain suits me (lots of "up"), and only 6 other people in the S4/M3 race (one of who DNF'ed the crit). I'm pretty confident I could have collected a point or two from the weekend. Next year.
Since I was supposed to race for two days, instead of taking today as a Z1/Z2 day like every other Sunday, I put a little more intensity into the ride. Considering yesterday's effort, everything felt good this morning, so I did 2 hours, with 3 - 20 minute efforts. Nothing killer, just tenderizing the meat a little. This week coming up starts the return to running, with fewer rides (2 each for 3 weeks, then 3 run - 1 ride until the marathon).
Bike: 2 hours, w/ 3 x 20 minutes @ 230, 240, 250w
Only 6 people... Wow! I'll be doing that race for sure next year (hopefully there aren't 40 other S4 guys thinking the same thing...).
ReplyDeleteSounds like a good solid workout today. Those are some nice numbers for 20 minute FT intervals.
I took advantage of a brief break in the rain that coincided with a break in my schedule (I have a visitor from Manitoba this week) and hammered out a 1 hour tempo ride. No time to go long, so I had to go hard. Ended up with a NP of 221 for the ride, so it was worth gearing up for.
When the saw the results of the hillclimb, it was like a stake through the heart. An independent, 2 from Sudbury, 1 from Thunder Bay, and a rider from d'Ornellas (I can't remember the other). Next year for sure.
ReplyDeleteSounds like you got a good ride in. That's a high NP for one hour. I can feel the consecutive days in my legs this morning, but it should clear by the end of the day.