TSS

Been a While

Hmmm….wondering if I should get this blog going again? Here’s the first post after a big break, kind of like my cycling! 🙂

Hardest Race Ever Recorded

Heather and I did the 1,000 Warriors race this past weekend and it was tougher than I thought it would be. I actually have proof

Double Bogus

To get Heather ready for Mt Hood, and me for Elkhorn Classic, we rode early today to get in some serious climbing miles. We did

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

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.

Reversing the CTL Trend

My Chronic Training Load (CTL) has stalled and even regressed a bit since taking my new job with Microsoft, but I finally feel like I’m

Thanksgiving Intervals

After returning from our cruise a couple of weeks ago, we decided that we would just have a low-key Thanksgiving weekend. We both had medium-hard

Record Emmett-Horseshoe Bend Loop

After a few easy days, today I went out and hammered! I did yet another Emmett-Horseshoe Bend loop. Instead of doing intervals, I just rode

RWA, BP and Other Road Work Acronyms

So when you’re riding by yourself, you have time to think about things. I always noticed letters spray-painted on the side of the roadways and

Peak 1-min MMP

I didn’t workout at all during our trip so today I made up for it. I went out and did a sprint workout and since

Easy Long Ride

I wanted to get some good saddle time in as the weather has been great recently, but I didn’t want to overdo it. So today

Can this be?

Not only did I hit the highest max power today, I also broke my 5-second record. The former is not a big deal; PowerTaps aren’t

Easing Back into It

The reason it’s been so quiet around here is because I’ve taken a break off the bike. I was feeling fatigued through the month of

Old Standby

I’ve been feeling better and better these last couple days so today I went out to do an old “standby” workout: 2×20’s followed by tempo.

Chicken Dinner Road Race

Today was super-windy, as forecasted, and in combination with the two back-to-back hills each lap, made today’s race a “race of attrition”. We had our

Pre-Race Power

Today I did my typical pre-race ride which is a mostly tempo ride with a few “blow-out” efforts thrown in here and there. I had

Bogus Time!

Bogus Basin officially closed on Saturday and that means that the 16-mile road up to the lodge (17 if you go all the way to

VO2 Part 2

I did a second VO2 workout this morning and it went better than I thought it would. I was worried that I wouldn’t be able