Beer Drinkers' Appreciation Society (BDAS) 2020 Version - ALWAYS OPEN (Page 35)

Which pub? I will look on Google Maps too! 

Sorry to hear about your job. 

Hello, all.  A little over 45 miles today., could not have had more perfect weather.  I think I saw 200 people out running and biking today.  Some pics:

The farm:

Bike photoshoot ('cause it's high maintenance and needs attention ):

And Gunpowder River:

100% agree with Jenn, DQ.  That job sounded like it sucked.  Been there, and I quit, too. 

Gorgeous bike! 

Yes and yes.  Your inside HR will likely be higher because of the heat build up that you don't get outside with a 15-20 mph wind and usually less humidity, and I've had some occasional flaky results with my Wahoo Tckr.  I wear it on my forearm, just below the elbow...for me that gets me more consistent readings that either my bicep or wrist. I feel like sometimes it's reading vibrations or something - yesterday I did a REALLY easy Z1 recovery ride on the trainer and my HR showed 145+ on my Tckr optical thing, which is like my mid-Z5 HR (max on a bike is in the low 150s).

Nothing beats a good chest strap, once you account for the weird readings you might get during warm up.

Day off from training yesterday (sat around and did NOTHING...) and it was needed.  Legs were dead and it was an effort to move around.  Got a couple of good nights' sleep and back at it today with two hours on Zwift, about 34 miles mostly sweet spot and tempo but pushed the steeper uphills.  Good workout overall, though I had to stop 20 minutes in because my cleat had come loose and I had to look around for a screwdriver to fix it.

Back in the pool tomorrow morning.

Don't be - this morning was 62 degrees with a 20 mph breeze and an unheated, 68-degree pool. 

@DQ:  Just guessing on the HR part because HR can be so wonky, but:

• 7 minutes outdoors is WAY too short of a warm-up for interval work, so I'm not surprised your HR spiked; I do a 15-minute WU at least for harder efforts, and my pre-race WU is 22 minutes on Zwift
• HR monitors take a while to get settled, again especially outdoors and even more so if it's not hot out and you're wearing a tech shirt; those spikes into the 180s would have me in a hospital so I don't trust those readings
• We all bonk on intervals, especially repeating ones; you haven't built the muscular endurance to handle those repeats...it'll come slowly, and even when it comes, I promise you there will still be days that you'll crack on an interval; the fact that you cracked means you pushed your limit for that day, which is what you want to do
• As for becoming a better cyclist, there are whole books on the topic , but three main things matter:  your weight, your ability to drive the pedals, and your handling skills (which includes position, etc.);  diet and riding help with the first, but expect some plateaus because cyclists gain a lot of big muscle in our legs (I haven't dropped an ounce since like March even though I'm killing myself on the bike); riding often and sometimes hard helps with the second, but it's a slow process and some days are going to just suck for whatever reason - the long haul training develops that power; bike skills are simply from riding often and in different situations

If you're doing two interval days plus a long ride, that's a good start.  It wouldn't hurt to do a couple of short trainer rides (maybe 30 minutes) fairly easy during the week and then do your PT and core work.  Frequency also makes a big difference, even if those additional days are easy recovery rides.

Keep at it! 

Had a long-ish race on Zwift today, about 24 miles so just over an hour.  With that distance the start was much more manageable than some of the shorter races where you have to basically sprint the first 30 seconds.  Got in a good groove with three other rides and we took turns pulling, as much cooperation as you can do without actually communicating.  Last half mile I was holding back a little waiting to attack the last quarter mile and I made a tactical mistake and waited too long and didn't catch the lead out, couldn't catch up and would up in fourth of our group.  Solid ride considering my Training Peaks fatigue number is nuts right now...definitely not tapered and race-ready that's for sure.