I just had a really interesting hit out! Went out on my local time trial run expecting to come back in a little under 80mins. Bike was still dirty so gave the chain a quick lube, fired up my HR monitor and hit the road. I haven't been using my HR monitor much lately, only in racing really but I better get on it again because I had some interesting readings today.
I went out with the intention to push hard for the duration and turn it into intervals if I get a bit puffed. The first 5min 'warm up' hill I normally hit in middle to middle ring, but today I felt ok in big to 4th ring. Got to the top and didn't even crack 155bpm. My legs were feeling it a little after doing 2 1/2hrs of forest bashing yesterday but my lungs were coping just fine.
Up Stromlo I manage to keep pushing out the big ring the entire way. So something has changed with my fitness for the first time ever, I think I actually have some core fitness now and need to start working on strengthening again.
Time Trial - 61mins (I'll have to check the route because I think I must have taken a shortcut)
Max HR: 165
Average HR: 152
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