Day 67 - Longest Bike Yet

The Bike is Addicting…

And I can’t blame Zwift on this one anymore.

I am starting to realize that I like the routine of the bike.

Grab the heart rate monitor, mix up some carb solution, and then find a Zwift course that I find suitable for the prescribed workout.

The trainer has been good to me, and the fact that I can toss on a game while biking makes it all the better.

At some point I will have to get outside, but tonight isn’t the night.

I mix up 25g of carbohydrates. I should probably do a bit more but I don’t want to test the stomach.

I’m beginning to get used to the bike now, shifting becoming a bit more seamless, but today is a flat road ride.

I begin with a warm-up, 5 minutes in Zone 1 followed by 20 in Zone 2.

This has become second nature now, with RPMs riding steady in the high 90s.

The next prescription is 5 minutes of Zone 4 work with a 3 minute Zone 1 recovery for 3 rounds.

I decide to push it a bit today, working my 5 minute zones at wattage higher than normal.

This gets the HR going immediately.

I recover well between my bouts and soon my rounds are over and I am on to an 11 minute cool down.

Sweat is pouring, legs are burning a bit, but I feel great.

16 miles in an hour isn’t anything to smile about but I am.

It’s never bad to have fun…