SBR Utopia - OPEN (Page 28)

Couple of things.

Unless you are closely controlling the tension of your trainer and the pressure of your tire, there will be slight differences in power. This could account for some of it.

Some would argue that an 8min test is not accurate enough to establish an FTP. Jorge use to recommend a 5 and 20min test to better estimate.

It is very possible your ability to generate short power has not improved but your ability to sustain power has. The test you did will not show the later. The later is the one that really counts.

You could have had an off day when you tested today. Maybe you left some in the tank. Maybe you have accumulated fatigue.

If you did the program and you felt some of those workouts were tough, chances are you did improve.

The upside is you get to spend time in Toronto !

I tried :-).

I'll be there taking training for work.  My wife is going tomorrow but now she will get there before me!

Fail

I was here a couple of months ago, I'd rather Vancouver!

Wearing his wife's running skirt shorts.

Rusty - I'm not far from you: about 5 hours south in Tallahassee.  Rev3 Knoxville sounds awesome, but not sure if 8+ hours in the car is on the agenda again for the family this year.  We did it last year when traveling to Wilmington for the B2B half, and though we all had a great time, it makes for a long trip.....sigh.  Please let me know what other races you line up.

Brian

I am focused on running and it has been good. I hope to see 95 running miles this month, which I think would be my max yet. It is but one of my objectives.

For those (like me) who need further instruction - plagiarized from Tom (TSimone) in the Fred D III group:

To add friends you go to your training log and on the left side of the screen you should see "Friends" under your Progress.  Just click the + sign and you can copy and paste names from the roster I posted.  If you're going to add several names it's easiest to open 2 browser tabs and use one to copy from and the other to paste into.  Then just save when done.

To make your log semi private, go to settings at the top, then training log settings.  From there you'll see the privacy options in the dropdown for Training Log Privacy.

- Brian
 

I am indeed in the FL area, though it's north Florida, and Rev3 Venice does sound appealing. I like the distance and location...this one is on the short list for sure.

- Brian

Welcome back Chris!...that is one heck of a planned race schedule!

- Brian

Going well for me, just a bit of an issue with shin splints in my left leg.  It's nothing bad and I'm keeping a close eye on it - lots of stretching.

What's the issue with the trainer tire?

I would wear them if it got me there sooner!

Fred - good to hear from you! I started the train moving in January and right off the bat, came down with a fever and chest congestion at the end of last week! Took all weekend in bed to recover and I'm still a bit under the weather. The good news is I watched A LOT of football.  Going to try for a run this evening and see how it goes. Was planning on getting back on the bike trainer this week, but getting sick has pushed this back a few days, especially since I typically ride the trainer in the morning and run in the evenings. And yes, I still find it hard just to drive by the pool this time of year ;)

- Brian

That will be interesting to look into for the hillier courses, as I tend to like those even though I'm also heavier (175-180 or 80-82 kg). I've seen it proposed that when one is a stronger runner the TSS for the ride can go up higher and still expect to run well. Otherwise keep it down some if one is not. But balancing out the bike taking longer due to hills and/or extra length (like Muskoka) is an interesting thought.

So far have been able to maintain swim volume, but have better quality and plan in place to get more in. Biking & running are coming along.

What's going on with the trainer tire?

Hey Arend - for the shin splints, a friend of mine pointed me to ART - specifically for shin splints, you take a tennis ball and roll along the outside of the shin bone (so for the left leg, you would be rolling on the left side of the shin bone, right where it starts to get meaty) as much as you can stand - this made a world of different for me. If you are interested, I'll try to scare up the link to the site.

Thanks!  Were you getting the shin splints along the outside?  Mine is along the inside.

I had ones along the inside (and remember that "shin splints" is a generic term for any kind of shin pain ... thus it's a symptom and you're best served finding the cause blah blah blah).

While I pulled back from running a bit (and subbed in aquajogging) to heal, I had a PT do what she termed was a myofascial release on them--sent me screaming but I felt that it really helped.

Basically she took a blunt edge (it looked like the opposite side of a butter knife, frankly) and really ground it down those sides of my shinbone.

It makes me howl just thinking of it.

Umm, ouch???

The cause has been diagnosed as a tight Soleus so I've been doing lots of stretching of that and it seems to be helping.

Try some foam rolling as well.  I get a really tight Soleus and honestly ART or a good massage will fix you up in a jiff.