90 kms | 3 h 15 min | avg speed 27.8 | avg hr 139 | kcal 1862
| Back to the road today! After almost a month only doing training inside, I decided to go out today regardless of weather. I met 3 other guys in Utrecht center and we did a nice 90kms ride around the region. Some sprints, some good pacing but mainly training in zone 2 (between 146 and 156 bpm). The weather was pretty bad with heavy cold rain but good training. Check after the link for details. | De volta à estrada hoje. Depois de quase um mês sótreinando dentro de casa decidi treinar fora hoje. Encontrei outros três fanáticos no centro de Utrecht e fizemos uma volta de 90 kms pela região. Algumas arrancadas, outras áreas de ritmo elevado, mas principalmente treinamos em zona 2 (entre 146 e 156 bpm). O clima estava terrível, com vento e chuva, mas um bom treino. Dá uma olhada depois do link. |
The original plan for the weekend was for a team ride on Sunday with the Nike team. But the extreme rain and wind forecast made the organization calcel the ride for the safety of the rookies. Not wanting to lose another week training, a couple of us agreed to ride today when the forecast was better. Today the team was Stef, Tom, Richard and me.
Right from the start in the city center, the rain was heavy pouring down and the wind was strong. Tom was pushing quite strong from the get go, something we should be used to by now. From Utrecht we went to Soest where we added Mark to our team and went around the area with mostly flat roads and almost nobody cycling due to the bad weather.
One new thing that I’ve never done was to ride on the Soest airport runway. Great for some fast pacing and little sprint, with a heart rate above 175 bpm. We did the spring thru the runway twice and I completely blowup. Because I did the interval training yesterday, my legs were not in shape for acceleration or for climbing, but I managed to keep up on the flats.
But best of the day was really to be out there with the guys, sprinting against each other and making stupid jokes. Gotta love that!
