I bailed on TrainerRoad (realiesd that I only ever stuck with it for short bursts, then got bored so my form just yo-yo'd). Instead I've moved to Rouvy as an internal VR platform for riding routes around the world they don't have a training calendar or plan builder - but I do like the rides, their challenges, and overall career structure that enforces a reasonable volume for several months.
After prolonged irregular or inactivity, Dads funeral, and what would have been his birthday in mid-Aug I decided to put in some effort to get back into regular riding. Almost exclusively indoors on a Wahoo Kickr + Rouvy. Using
https://intervals.icu/ I've seem my 'Fitness' (I guess CTL) climb steadily from 37 to 72 in only 10 weeks. The ramp has leveled off now, I guess it'll settle between 75 & 85 until I start doing long outdoor rides & audax's again. Using Strava's Fitness thing, it's gone form 27 to 89 - however you count it, it's a nice steady progression.
My plan is to keep that going until the new year, then plan how to either ramp up or focus on training for a specific event. I'd been targeting RATN in May, given Covid I'm far from convince I'll be able to make it though, so perhaps something later in the year & closer to home will make more sense...
I really CBA to do FTP tests at the moment, but I can see great improvements in my PR times, and 'power to HR' (eg at 155BPM, I could only hold 213W in Aug, but by the end of Oct I can hold 242W) There are similar improvements at all levels, and for best power intervals ranging from 10s up to 2h, all up in the order of 10-20%. I know it'll get harder from here on, but am feeling good about it so far