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Just one year ago, I raced in my first Battenkill – known by cyclists as one of the toughest one day amateur races in the Northeast. Last year, I raced in Category 5 and came through with a top 10 finish. This year I raced in the Open Category 4 race and found myself finishing 22nd! But that’s only part of the story…
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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%
Just like January, it was another freezing and snowy month of indoor training. February featured my first race of 2014, with a second place finish at the Old Bethpage 5K, followed by wattage tests on the trainer, resulting in a new Functional Threshold Power. Without a doubt, this month went very smoothly and according to plan.
Month – February
Duration – 46:55:08
Distance – 597.43 miles [-10.77%]
HR (avg) – 143.0 bpm [+3.62%]
TSS – 1780 [-1.28%]
kJ – 11502 [+19.10%]
Just by comparing these totals from the January report, I trained slightly less, but with greater intensity. But what we don’t see in this data is that I’ve been in the pool much more 😉
Off to March!
