Tempo to Carter Lake
Today called for a bit of the tempo; 4×12′s to be exact. It was a nice sunshine day here so I decided to add some xtra time to my workout and head up towards Carter Lake.
As mentioned yesterday, I made some changes to my road setup. Boy, what a difference. The bike felt great, fit like a glove. With that came some xtra power on the bike and feeling good!
2 sets: 2×12 on 6 min off 20 min Rest Interval
I was going to capture the whole Carter Lake fly by and the ensuing descent, but somehow I never erased my memory card. Thus you only get a minute or so of video.
WARNING: I didn’t edit it so turn of the sound or the wind will make you deaf!!
It was a great ride. I felt really good and comfortable doing the intervals as compared to yesterday. My wattage was perfect and almost nearly into my Sweet Spot zones. I really felt great finishing up the ride. So my senses and WKO+ agree, my fitness is on the upswing. I plan on hitting up the Gateway ride this weekend to confirm.
Tomorrow, I gotta go get some tubes. I busted off the valve stem on my front, so I haven’t put air in it in a week, and the rear has a pretty good leak, meaning 2 hours in I was probably at 70 psi and had to stop and hand pump. Yah, I’m lazy and cheap. But hey, run what you brung!
Looking North from Carter, Jeff you out there?
January 15th, 2009 at 4:34 pm
Yeah, I was out there….but way further north up towards the WY border. I am heading that way today (thurs) for a 2 hour Z3 tempo. Just waiting for the fog to lift.
January 16th, 2009 at 5:38 am
Dude… I can send you some tubes.
January 16th, 2009 at 2:40 pm
I completely overhauled my road bike yesterday. I’m good. Just was lazy