This was the first week of my all-bike training, so 602TSS on 8hr of riding. Legs are sore like they haven't been in a while, and I spent today with a case of the hangrys (hungry + angry). Fuelling is working out well, I'm using just gel, and have been experimenting with replicating Skratch Lab's Hydrate formula, which is a minimal amount of carbs (about 80kcal), sodium, a bunch of other trace elements I don't care about, and the awesomeness of their flavouring. That's really the hard part to duplicate, right now I'm using lemon/lime KoolAid, but it's not acidic enough, and tastes sort of blah. Maybe some more actual fruit would help.
Anyways, the ride this morning was gorgeous, perfect weather and worked hard on the hills, as per instructions.
Had a good TT on Thursday, CP20 = 263, which puts my FTP around 250, which is up from 238 at the end of last year. I would like to get my FTP up to 260 for the end of the year, then next year 280.
Tour de Terra Cotta is next week, which will be hard(?), according to other people in WCC. May just have been a characteristic of the group they were in. I had a good ride this Tuesday where I wasn't stupid and managed to stay in on the end after two loops until the last four riders. Staying out of the red is the key, which is also a sign I need more training in the red.
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