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'It is not the critic who counts; not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles, or where the doer of deeds could have done them better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood; who strives valiantly; who errs, who comes short again and again, because there is no effort without error and shortcoming; but who does actually strive to do the deeds; who knows great enthusiasms, the great devotions; who spends himself in a worthy cause; who at the best knows in the end the triumph of high achievement, and who at the worst, if he fails, at least fails while daring greatly, so that his place shall never be with those cold and timid souls who neither know victory nor defeat.' Theodore Roosevelt 23 April 1910

Saturday 16 May 2009

It's turbo-tastic time!

After a work-induced training break I had to get back into it this morning. After walking the dog along the seafront (a bit fresh and breezy this morning) it was time to hit the turbo. The programme said "Warm up, one hour at FTP, warm down", however, there is a race on Wednesday so I thought I would see how much the legs could withstand, so changed it to the classic 6 x 6 minutes @ 105% of FTP. I'm glad to announce that I completed the session with ease (well, not completely "with ease", but I think you know what I mean). So, 36 minutes at 105% of FTP means I should be able to cycle OK on Wednesday; my power figures are currently lower than last year so whether I can get another one over on Sags at the Brize Sprint we shall have to wait and see. I suspect that is unlikely as Sags is going like a train at the moment. And there are some other tasty contenders signed up as well. Should be a good race at the head of the field (which most certainly won't include me) and I'm hoping I will be finished, showered and changed before the leaders get on their bikes. Yes, having not been near a swimming pool this year I will be entering with a very slow swim time, hope to scare some other athletes on the bike leg, before jogging around the run at IM pace.

Am certainly looking forward to catching up with everyone.
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