Another week without bike commuting, another undercooked session on the trainer. Although I know these sessions are worthwhile, and I'm starting to get back some of last season's strength, I know I'd be better off with some midweek easy riding. Here's hoping the groundhog is nice on Monday, and the good weather will be on its way soon.
Of course Saturdays are the weekly appointment with Coach Troy, and today was the second part of the Have Mercy series (appropriately called Have Mercy, The Sequel). Again, these sessions are the "highlight" package of the previous few Spinervals DVDs, so it's one tough set after another. I actually find this one a bit easier than the original, mainly because it focuses on really long tempo effort sets, and those are right in my wheelhouse. I wasn't as wobbly-legged getting off the bike this week as last, although my output for the day was within 1.5 watts on the average (208.1w vs. 206.6w).
As I cycle through these DVDs, I know I'll be cranking up the intensity, and I'll be shooting for an average wattage of 240+ by the time race season approaches. (Isn't a 20% increase reasonable?)
Bike: Spinervals 14.0 - Have Mercy, The Sequel, 120 minutes
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