Jump Start 🌅
I’ll really need a jump start tomorrow morning if I’m to get in a 20-mile ride. Maybe a Power Crunch bar would help me get going?
I’ve gotten my bike fitting set for 10:30 am tomorrow; and I’d rather put in the miles beforehand. If any changes are made, a long ride immediately afterwards isn’t the best idea. Not that 20 miles is all that long to me any more! But your body needs shorter rides for a few days to adapt to any tweaks to the bike.
A jump start to the day will let me see the almost-full moon; and I won’t have to worry much about hurrying to get home. All the same, I plan to do some force work; I haven’t done any yet this week. Perhaps better, I can work at simulating a 7% grade. I need to be able to keep at that effort level for more than 12 seconds! Some of the RAGBRAI climbs will be that steep; and they might be long.
RAGBRAI Climbs 🚵🏽
I’m very glad the RAGBRAI climbs this year are mostly pretty tame; but I still have to train for them. Unfortunately it’s tricky to gauge the effort level needed for effective hill simulation! It’s a good thing I have three months left to work on it. That’s about more than legs; it’s also about CV fitness, too.
When I check my Garmin after a ride, I see that I’m spending less time in the upper heart-rate zones than I used to. I’m not sure whether that indicates improved fitness; or shows that I’m not working as hard as I was before now. Maybe it’s some of both.
It might be a good idea to forget about speed per se for a bit; and concentrate on strength development. I’ll need it for those RAGBRAI climbs, after all. Now, how can I jump start improved “hill” training?
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