Great workout last night. 4 sets of 6 minutes just below TT pace along with 3 sets of one leg drills. So exhausted, I slept like a baby. One more week and we redo the failure test - I am hoping to see some major improvement from my pitiful 175 watts.

Tiredness

Last week's sessions were greuling and I imagine this week won't be any different. I'm currently fighting off a cold and I just want to go home to sleep it off. Alas, duty calls and I won't be skipping any sessions any time soon. Only a handful of months left before the season starts and I need to be in top form for my debut.

Cardiac Drift

Last night's class, in the words of my coach was "the toughest workout we'll be doing this month." Indeed. We did 2 intervals at 10/10 RPE, one interval at 9/10 and two lengthy intervals at 8/10 with a push of the last 30 seconds at 9/10. It was difficult, especially given the fact that I've been off the saddle for just about 3 weeks now and haven't run in about a month. And I've been stressed. And I've been drinking a lot of coffee and not enough H20.

We tracked our heart rates throughout the session and I noticed something odd - after each interval, my HR would increase a handful of beats before it would drop. So, I ask after class, is it normal that I would see an increase in HR after my interval is finished? No...in fact, I know of only a few athletes that have experienced this on a handful of occasions in their training...it is called cardiac drift, he says to me. I laughed nervously. He continued to give me some information about it and told me not to worry, it was probably due to stress or caffeine. Interesting, I think to myself. I'll have to do some research on this tomorrow. Not too concerned as I am still getting used to all this tracking and monitoring of my body's reaction to consistent exercise...

Today, this is what I found: http://www.serotta.com/forum/showthread.php?t=2499

Good information to keep in mind for next time...

Hiatus

With the holidays now barely visible through the rear view mirror, I can get back on track with training. I missed a couple of classes due to my trip home and I will surely pay dearly for it tomorrow. It has been a stressful couple of weeks and I am more than ready to get back into a regular routine.

Support a Good Cause

Good way to keep track of your outdoor activities and help support a worthy cause in the process...

http://www.plus3network.com/

Tough Week

Yesterday's class was a tough one. We did some interval work and finished off the class with 5 minutes at an 80% effort. It completely wiped me out. Apparently tomorrow night we are upping that to 20 minutes at 80%. I'm not quite sure how I am going to surive that. This is all supposed to prepare us for time trialing. Couldn't resist signing up for the January & February sessions - I love this torture.

Tonight, I am expecting another grueling workout. For some reason this class totally kicks my derriere. Perhaps it's because the computer controls all of the resistance on my bike and there is nowhere for me to hide with the instructor standing right in front of me the whole time. I am expecting to sweat buckets again (here comes the obnoxious girly part) which is rather annoying - it is guaranteed to ruin my hair (I just got it cut into a cute new style today) Maybe I should skip class and go out instead...

I think I am crazy

...because I signed up for this half marathon and haven't even started training for it yet. this will be an insanely cold race.
http://www.hyannismarathon.com/