I Broke 20! 🚄
I broke 20 mph this morning! That doesn’t happen very often; and I wish I could cruise at 20 mph as a regular thing. Well, maybe someday — but it will take time and hard work.
This morning I worked on force intervals, as I call them. I shifted into a hard gear that really slowed my cadence; then worked to push my rpm to 70 for a minute. Then I’d ride easy for two minutes before attempting another hard effort.
After three efforts, I rode easily for five minutes, then began another set; for a total of three sets. At some point during these hard efforts, I broke 20 mph. I didn’t stay there for long; but just getting there is an accomplishment. 👏🏻
The Day After 🌅
The day after these hard efforts is typically a ride-easy day. It’s gratifying to see these peak-speed notes in my cycling journal; but I know from reading about training that you shouldn’t do intense efforts day after day.
I had planned to do force work yesterday, and ride easy today. But I already changed things around and rode easy yesterday, because my legs felt tired. So I’ll “just ride” tomorrow, without any structured efforts.
Maybe it’s a good thing my plan for day after tomorrow is only the ride to and from the salvage store. I saw a news article that says, people in certain states are warned to stay out of the sun this coming weekend because of an unusually high UV index. Louisiana is one of the states affected.
As this warning is in effect between 10:00 am and 4:00 pm, I might have to save the “Sunday” long ride for Monday! Either that, or start at five o’clock in the morning.