…did I do today?!?
So my training assignment for today was a 3 hour ride w/a 1hour interval… at 275watts. My SRM (hopefully) is in the mail today on its way back from being repaired, so I call up “massah” Rogut for directions, and he says that a HR of about 180bpms should just about do it.
FYI- this is between 85 and 90% of my max HR of 205.
Well, I did the damn thing… it was just slightly easier than I expected. I settled in right at 181bpms (with a few excursions up to 185ish when I’d hit a hill), and kept the cruise control on through a ~15mph headwind all the way down highway 196 from Galloway to Seward Road (with some additional sections of other roads… but 196 was the bulk of it).
Afterward, my neck was sore enough that it started to give me a headache. I’m guessing it’s from being in my drops for a little longer than what I’m used to. I felt pretty crappy once I got home & cleaned up- a sure-fire sign that I need to do this more often! Once I had a snack, some Advil, and a half hour nap, I got out of bed feeling much better (and hungrier). My legs are still wondering what just happened, though…
Luckily, tomorrow is “just” a 4-hour base ride
I hope I can get ready for Southern Cross after a week off the bike… or for Arkansas mountains for that matter!
Something tells me that sitting at 181 would be much easier than holding 275 for an hour + 2 hours of JRA….. More you play with the SRM you will notice cardiac drift when you do these high end FTP/SST workouts. I bet at some point you will stop tracking HR numbers.
BTW I had the exact same neck issues when I started doing 2 hour SST workouts 6 weeks ago. I think its due to holding that effort more than being in the drops.
Andrea, you take ibuprofen? I thought that was bad for recovery, wasn’t there a study on that somewhere?
Yeah, but my need to not have a headache overcame the risk of impairing recovery a little bit!