What a difference a week makes! Last week it was in the 50s and sunny. Since then we have had snow, wind, rain, and average temperatures. I spent 4.5 hours over the course of 2 rides on my Orbea Terra in 6 inches of snow on the trails. I never thought that a 9 minute mile would be 325W on a bike. So to say the least, I have done a lot of grinding the last few days. They are great power workouts and terrific core and bike handling workouts, I don't know if the single digit windchill's will help me in Abu Dhabi, but I will let you know in March.
On to my soap box for the week: Each Sunday night I sit down and plan the training for the week on a marker board. I try to get most of the volume in during the week, so I can enjoy the weekends and not spend my weekends training. It is like a game of cards, long workout here, hard workout here, recovery day here, date night here. Sometimes it takes 15 minutes other nights it is an hour.
This week I thought I had a great week planned out. I looked at the weather and boom, had a great plan. I forgot that Monday was Martin Luther King day, so no swim practice. I planned my long ride for Thursday, the projected high has dropped from 32 to 17. The weekend looks good, but like I said, I prefer to get the volume in during the week.
I once got told that the best way to see God laugh is tell him your plans...I think God is laughing hard this week.
All the best,
Andrew
:)
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