Maybe the stationary bike at the YMCA is out of calibration, maybe I am just hitting a new level of fitness, maybe it was the fact that I only rode for half an hour, but I rode at about 320 watts yesterday for the entire time, at only 155-157 bpm. At least that’s what the bike was telling me. I was using a different bike than usual, so it could be the ergometer or the HR setup. I should have at least worn my HR strap to verify one of those variables, but I was in a hurry to get at least a nominal amount of TSS in. Breathing-wise and PE-wise, it felt more like SST than FTP riding.

I only ride the stationary bike when none of my students show up for my class. Oddly that has happened the last two consecutive Thursdays. Thursday used to be my “big” class. I’m chalking it up to Maundy Thursday last week and Spring Break this week. And maybe the improvement in the weather. I know I’m happy to not have to work out indoors anymore.

Sunday will be my first crit of the season. Also the first where I am going to race both my Masters and my Senior categories. There’s about 3 hours between each race, should be more than enough time to recover. Plus I’m noticing that I am sometimes stronger in the second hour of my longer hard workouts.