Fingers crossed, in a week's time I recommence TR sweet spot base, beginning a 7 month programme I've mapped out to prepare me for a Channel to Med ride across France next summer...
"Fingers crossed" because I've been struggling to return to exercise following some surgery last summer: several prior attempts at steadily increasing the exercise load have had to be abandoned due to it eventually not feeling very good at all. This time I've taken it super steady, a very slow trajectory for raising workload, and I'm optimistic I'm "mended" and will be fine to proceed. Should find out soon!
I posted earlier in the year about seeing if I could get to 4w/kg - the idea was to buy myself a really fancy bike if I managed to hit the target. I've still got the aspiration but have changed the reward, giving myself some nice bike trips instead, with the C2M being taken as an advance payment
The notional "goal" then is to reach 4w/kg by September '19. The last test I did was mid-July at 3.4 w/kg. Based on how I was riding then I was probably around the fittest I've been, so bridging the gap to 4.0, if I manage it, will not be easy and I won't really be disappointed if I don't manage it. It's quite possible life (particularly health) may get in the way, but I'll give it a whirl and see what happens.
I hadn't expected to be much interested in TR's calendar, but already I'm finding it invaluable. A plan's in place, and all I have to do is keep pressing really hard on the pedals when I'm told to and to rest when I'm told to. Easy