March 2014 Training Totals

ByAnthony Chan
At a Glance

March 2014 training totals: a breakout month with big jumps across the board and an unexpected dive into road racing — six bike races (two doubles and a criterium) after signing up for just Battenkill.

HIGHLIGHTS

  • Duration: 58:08:48 (+27.82% vs February)
  • Distance: 784.18 miles (+31.26%); TSS: 2241 (+25.84%)
  • Raced six bike events in one month, including two doubles and a crit
  • Found a new pool and let the gym membership lapse

KEY TAKEAWAYS

  • Plans evolve: what started as one race (Battenkill) turned into a full road-racing habit
  • Numbers confirm progress: March beat February across nearly every metric
  • Follow the fun: getting hooked on road racing added volume and motivation
  • Adapt your setup: a new pool and dropped gym membership reflect a shifting focus

There’s a lot that happened this month! The poor weather in the first half of the month kept my workouts on the trainer. I let my gym membership expire. I found a new pool for my swim workouts.

But what surprised me the most were the 6 bike races that I did in just one month, including two doubles and a criterium. When I signed up for the Tour of Battenkill bike race, I had no intention of doing any other bike races. It’s funny how plans quickly change and how easily I got hooked on road racing!

In all aspects, March was exponentially better than February – and the numbers don’t lie.

Month – February

  • Duration – 46:55:08
  • Distance – 597.43 miles
  • HR (avg) – 138.0 bpm
  • TSS – 1780
  • kJ – 11502

Month – March

  • Duration – 58:08:48 +27.82%
  • Distance – 784.18 miles +31.26%
  • HR (avg) – 139.0 bpm +0.72%
  • TSS – 2241 +25.84%
  • kJ – 12428 +8.05%

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