In spite of my disgruntled TT ride on Wednesday, I opted to go outside (vs the trainer) on it against today, with an even colder start of 41 F. This time, I did a 25' by feel and ended up at z4 power, feeling quite smooth and comfy in my tuck on the front and back stretches. I then rested and did a 10' at 30 watts higher to get a feel for (nearly) race pace, and my legs were def a bit stiff and sore for that one. HR was fine, but I just need some more training and adaptation at those power outputs. I'm going for big volume this month, but I'm thinking January will have some time going hard in position, so I can be ready for Valley of the Sun in Feb.
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"Your beauty is an aeroplane;
so high, my heart cannot bear the strain." -A.C. Jobim, Triste