Last two weeks were my top two weeks for time on the bike in, well, ever. I'd topped 10 hours only once before and I've done 12:23 and then 12:24.
3/16 3:04 non-stop riding Tick Tock route on Zwift while watching Back to the Future (in 4k!) and all the extras. 86% Z1, 14% Z2.
3/17 3R Tick Tock Race - 2 laps. I didn't know what to do so picked whatever the very next group ride was. I'm a B group rider. Race, including lead-in, was 48:20. 277W avg, 279W normalized for an intensity of 101%. All I remember of the race is slowly moving up with my blob and picking off riders that got dropped. Finished 72/485 (mass start race). Felt pretty good.
3/19 3R Sand & Sequoias Race - 2 laps. Probably my favorite course so I did another race. 59:58 seconds hard riding. I don't race or do group rides that often on Zwift but this race had something I've never done before. I bridged a gap with a small group chasing a large group. Three other guys took off from the blob I was in to catch the blob (~25 riders) of riders about 15 seconds ahead of us on the long desert stretch on lap one. I took off with them and after six minutes at an average of 117% of FTP we caught them. This effort, combined with the first KOM set a new 2021 high for FTP (280). Stayed with the blob and recovered on the next pass through the desert. Got dropped 30 seconds before summit of next KOM. The blob fractured and I rode alone until the end of the race, which is just as well as I have no sprint. I caught no one and I was far enough ahead of the next blob that I wasn't caught. Zwift Power had me at 21/52 for the B group but it was honestly the most fun I've had in a Zwift Race ever. Average power was 272 and Normalized was 276, which is the most ever for me for an hour.
3/20 2:28 on the local MUP. 61% Intensity but more Z3 than I'd like. Most notable thing was I cleaned/lubed my bike and the chain was so quiet!
3/21 4:45 100k ride with the wife. Previous 100k attempt was aborted on account of her knee hurting. A bit of sun, a bit of clouds, and a tiny bit of rain. Fun day! 46% Intensity so nice and leisurely.
3/23 1:59 Same MUP as 3/20 but with my wife. First out and back was easy pace. Second was moderate. And the "back" part of number three was a hard push with a guy from the local bike shop who I ran into. Set a PB for 5 minute power.
3/24 2:00 Zwift ride. 68% of FTP with very little variability. 80% Z2.
3/26 2:45 Zwift ride. 67% of FTP. 82% Z2.
3/27 3:00 outside. LOL. The pollen was so bad it caked into the crook of my arm. I had to leave the areas near trees so I could at least keep my eyes from watering. 59% Intensity. 28% Z1, 55% Z2, 14% Z3.
3/28 2:40 outside. Same ride as the 100k ride on an old, lightly used road. It has a 10 mile stretch of road with no lights and no stop signs. AND about 1/4 has been newly paved in the past month. The rest is poor quality chip seal. 58% Intensity. 38% Z1, 55% Z2, 7% Z3. The best part was getting bombed with rain in the last 15 minutes while fighting a nasty headwind. That's where most of the Z3 and above riding came in.