VO2

Descending VO2s

I did my first “real” workout since last weekend’s hard rides. Since I was on the rollers, I decided to do VO2s today. They’re good

Indoors Outdoors

I did a half hour on the rollers so I could get some intensity before heading out with Heather, Dan, and Kurt for a nice

4×4 VO2s

After hardly riding the last couple of days I ended up doing a nice set of VO2s today. I only did four 4-minute intervals as

May Day VO2s

Did a nice set of 4×5-minute VO2 intervals today. I think the wattage numbers are slightly low, probably because my PowerTap wasn’t properly zeroed. The

Short VO2s

I kept it indoors today and did a set of 4×3-minute VO2s followed by a 30-second L7 push. Legs felt good.

Cold and Windy VO2s

Even though it’s now April, the weather still feels like winter. It was sunny most of the day and looked warm outside, but it barely

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

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

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

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

Mix it Up

I did a mishmash of an indoor workout today. I wanted to do 5×5 VO2s but my legs could only take two reps at my

Incremental Progress

Solid set of 5×5 VO2 intervals followed by an hour of tempo. Interval wattage was slightly better than my Thanksgiving VO2s. It’s nice to see

Thanksgiving VO2s

With the turkey-fest scheduled for 3:00 PM at a friends house, I wanted to get in a solid workout so I’d be good and hungry.

Getting Ready

I’m tapering for the upcoming criteriums this weekend and today was my longest workout of the week…a whopping hour and a half! I did a set

Flat VO2’s

Tried some VO2’s on the flats today and was surprised at my power. Wattage wasn’t as high as when I did VO2’s on Bogus, but

VO2’s on Bogus

Did an awesome set of VO2 intervals on Bogus today. Doing them on a hill helps and I was happy to see averages in the

Aborted VO2’s

Even thought it was nice and hot out today—just the way I like it—I didn’t have such a great workout. The Emmett–Horseshoe Bend Loop on

Better VO2 Workout

After a few days of rest and recovery rides, I decided to attempt another VO2 workout. The last time I did them was back on

Getting Hot

I headed out today not exactly sure what my plan was for the workout. Yesterday was a recovery day, but for some reason my resting

Testing the Waters

Today I tested the waters with some VO2 intervals. I haven’t gone hard all week and felt good enough these last couple days that I