Beer Drinkers Appreciation Society (BDAS) 2023 Mentor Group - ALWAYS OPEN (Page 113)

I really like that version as well.

Solid day in the books, 2K in the pool at 6 AM and a 50-minute ride focusing on Z4 at lunch (3 x 8' @ 95%, which should be my super-sprint bike race pace in a couple of weeks).  No strength work today - ran out of time, though swimming is a core workout depending on the drills you incorporate.  Tempo run in the early AM before it gets hot - it's hot but not humid yet so not stifling. 

That's just wrong. 

@Gretchen:  you should be able to record different PMs on different devices...you might have to force them to do ANT+ and Bluetooth separately (though in theory you can do multiple channels on both depending on your PM).  Good luck on the setup (and the test ).

@Robert:  also not a big fan of stinging insects but generally around here they stay away from humans, except notably the wasps that like to hang out around my patio whom I'm at war with; we have some lavender growing around one of our window-wells and the good bees (bumble and honey) LOVE it.  There might be like 30-50 of them in there on a sunny afternoon, and you'd have to literally attack them for them to care about you as they're focused on the nectar.  Supposedly the lavender also keeps the wasps/hornets/yellowjackets AND mosquitoes away, but we've had mixed luck on that

Awesome 6 AM, 4+ mile tempo run this morning as cruise intervals, 2 x 3/4 mile @ T pace (~8:30 +/- a couple of seconds) with a 1' walk break in between.  That actually felt pretty easy, like zone 3 so I'm not sure where I should be pacing at this point, and I'm really bad still at pacing by feel.  I'm going to do a 5K next week as a test as long as the weather isn't pouring or 98 degrees out.  Also did 45 minutes of lower body and core work with The Wife, who is dealing with a major flare-up of an old knee injury so we did a bunch of PT stuff as well (and frankly, it can't hurt for me to do that stuff too with all of my injury history).  Going to get a quick swim in across the street at noon, assuming 1,000 kids don't show up right then.

Have a good Thursday (or night).

Nothing like signing up for a race to motivate you!  HM used to be my favorite run distance until I just couldn't put in the volume running to make it enjoyable. 

Of course Gretchen and Nathalie race like 10 times a year so they're perpetually motivated. 

Gretchen, your power meter discrepancy makes some sense as you should get higher power numbers on the pedals than the kicker because of drivetrain losses, not 18 watts' worth, but probably half that. 

Hey, all.  Decent easy Friday workout for me after I blew off swimming this morning (I'll just add some tomorrow morning).  30 min bike in aero, 2 mile run on the treadmill (WAY too hot out) and some strength and core work.

@Robert - my daughter used the Garmin plans and they seem pretty good - I like how they adjust based on feedback but that would drive me crazy not knowing what I'm doing a week or two out.

Have a good weekend, all.  Good luck this weekend, Andrew!