Cycling

4×5 VO2s

I did a nice set of 4×5-minute VO2s today. Wattage was good for the set and while I probably could have done another one, I

Hour of Power

I was reminded of the HOP (Hour of Power) workout – popular among wattage geeks – when I read Alex’s recent blog post. So after

Weekly Volume

If I’ve learned anything over the past six years of training with a power meter, it is how to train efficiently. With things like TSS

Windy Workout

Today we did a team ride, this time starting out downtown for a change. We headed southeast on Pleasant Valley, then east on Kuna Mora

Hammer Until Your Teeth Hurt

It’s just over two weeks before my first road race so to get my body accustomed to going all out, I did some anaerobic work

Tough Group Ride

A few of my teammates and I did the Emmett Rd, South Slope, Emmett–Horseshoe Bend loop today. Even though we waited until 11:00 AM to

Average Workout

Just your run-of-the-mill 2×20 workout today. Rode the rollers, power was good, not much else to write about. This will be a lower-volume week for

5×5 Minute VO2s and LT

I’ve been taking it easy since the weekend, so today was the first day doing a “real” workout. I got on the rollers and after

Back Indoors

Today I was back on the rollers but I didn’t mind. Even though it was sunny outside, it was colder than yesterday and I was

Emmett Horseshoe Bend

We had a decent turnout for our team ride of the Emmett–Horseshoe Bend loop today. This morning we woke up to fog so I was

Outside in Boise

Today was the first time I’ve ridden outside here in Boise, since November. The temperature was in the high 40’s by early afternoon so I

Long Weekend in Saint George

Heather and I headed down the Saint George, UT for a weekend of warm weather riding. On Saturday we did a ride which we’ve always

Solid VO2 Workout

I did a nice set of 5×5-minute VO2 intervals today. It didn’t hurt as bad as the last couple times at Level 5. Average power

Microintervals and Tempo

It’s been a while since I’ve done microintervals. Actually, come to think of it I haven’t done them since last winter, so it’s about time

One More

I just had to do another LT workout today, but this time I extended the ride after my 1×60 by doing 45 minutes of high-tempo.

LT, LT, LT

Last few days I’ve been doing back-to-back LT workouts. Monday I did a single 1×20, yesterday 2x20s, and today I did a 1×60. In the

MAP Test Redux

I was feeling frisky this morning so I decided to redo the MAP test I did last week. My warm-up was more in line with

4x5s then an LT

I worked from home today so I jumped on my rollers during “lunch” and cranked out some intervals. VO2 wattage wasn’t as good as last

Morning Tempo

I rode before work today, for a change, and did a nice little tempo ride on the rollers. Wattage was easy to generate but I