Another week gone by. The last days of my “off-season” and Only 5 days until the first Club group ride, so here is the Weekly Summary. Weight program: Explosive Power Week 4 out of 6 Monday: Off Tuesday: Off (Christmas) Wednesday: Weights Thursday: 78min Z2 ride, 227W Avg, 227W xPower Friday: 79min Z3 ride, 242W Avg, 242W xPower Saturday: Weights Sunday: 2h!!!! Indoor […]
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Season 2012 The Numbers
When you commit a lot of hours into a hobby such as cycling, it is nice to get tangible results. A great season or not what quite you hoped for, it is nice to have a good idea of why? The beauty of training with a power meter is that it forces you to keep […]
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2012 Cycling Season In Review
Going back to January or even a week or two before I first started training I set a couple of goals that I wanted to achieve for myself. Join a cycling team/club Draft up and follow a training program Learn what it takes to be self coached and self sufficient as an athlete. Start the National Time Trial Championships […]
Last Friday, 29 June 2012, was the National Time Trial Championships in Bulgaria. As previously mentioned, this was THE race of my 2012 racing calendar. I wanted to do a time in the range 57-55min over the almost 40km course. I clocked a respectable 54:16.86 putting me in the top half at 12th place The […]
Friday, June 29 is the date of the 2012 TT championships in Bulgaria. This has been my number 1 goal this season so I after almost 7 months of training it is good to recap the past period. Fitness and Equipment I completed a solid 8 weeks of base training starting January and I have […]