Week one ‘attack’
One week down. Edging closer till we cycle off on the first week of July…
This is a brief fill in of what’s been up.
Firstly I didn't increase the tyre PSI from last Friday when we did testing in the soft sand, so I’ve been doing a lot of extra work you could say!
So on strava I’ve gone with time and elevation on a weekly basis. This week I’ve done 6 hours in time and 900m of elevation, next week I am going with 8 hours over 4 days with 1200m of elevation, the week after 10hrs/1500m, then 12hrs/1800m, back to week 3 then progress from there. So every four weeks I’ll do a ‘maintenance check’ you could say…
I reckon that’s a steady but a progressive enough plan..
What do you reckon?
In other news, we’ve got a few upcoming meetings with VU and the Florey Inst. and also with the social media team, which is real positive!
I’m going to be in 3AW on the 13th of April around 1405 (24hr clock is what i go by) so that’s going to be a thrill!
And lastly Mark, Jules and I are trying to get set up with the 4 Points line of clothing.
Ballarat cycling classic, Post-ride
I was quite happily surprised with yesterday's performance. Even though I only managed 12.6kms per hour (50km’s) and 13km’s per hour was the benchmark I'd set. From a mind, body and everything in between perspective, it was a fairly easy ride maybe because of the tailwind up some hills. I felt that if I had REALLY tried I could have got about a whole km more…. I will never really know apart perhaps from when we come back through Ballarat on the big big trip. That's a while off though and maybe as well by then, I will also have boulder legs, HOPEFULLY!!
All in all, it was a fun day, had a lot of people urging me on, might have been 'coz I was the only recumbent rider there but also it was for a great cause! Followed by a good debrief at the Western Hotel.
So what's the training plan change?
I'm going to only train on hills, progressively but fewer hours on the actual bike. My goals will be the same 80kms three days in a row, however, that'll be done (the final conclusion of real training) in late June, early July. The main reasons are the time pressures, between riding, gym and doing things I need to do…. Already it’s getting a little bit busy, and with the time the meetings go (start, finish), it’s just hard to juggle!
Anyway, until we meet again my good friend, laptop keyboard ….
