New Place, New Program, First Time
Dec. 1st, 2022 10:45 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
thisnewdayI've decided to permanently relocate my bicycle training stand from the basement, where it's resided since I first set it up last winter, to a place in front of my dining room window.
I've also revised the program I'd previously written for my indoor rides. Whereas it previously consisted of 4 segments building to peak effort over a 30 minute period, I've extended it to 45 minutes with 6 peaks.
Also, because I now have a computer that reads off a sensor at the rear wheel, I now know that my first ride under this new regimen was at a sustained minimum speed of 10+ to 11+ MPH and a sustained maximum speed of 12+ to 13+ MPH and covered a distance just short of 9 miles. (I expect those numbers to improve after I get acclimated to the indoor regimen.)
And, for the first time since I've had the Alpcoure magnetic resistance trainer, I actually felt like I'd been on a training ride.
So, all things considered, the effort to clean up the bike, mat, cooling fan and training stand and to relocate them upstairs--where I can now look out of a window and imagine I'm out there, with the wind blowing through my hair--feels like it was worth it, lol...
LPK
Dreamwidth
12.1.2022
I've also revised the program I'd previously written for my indoor rides. Whereas it previously consisted of 4 segments building to peak effort over a 30 minute period, I've extended it to 45 minutes with 6 peaks.
Also, because I now have a computer that reads off a sensor at the rear wheel, I now know that my first ride under this new regimen was at a sustained minimum speed of 10+ to 11+ MPH and a sustained maximum speed of 12+ to 13+ MPH and covered a distance just short of 9 miles. (I expect those numbers to improve after I get acclimated to the indoor regimen.)
And, for the first time since I've had the Alpcoure magnetic resistance trainer, I actually felt like I'd been on a training ride.
So, all things considered, the effort to clean up the bike, mat, cooling fan and training stand and to relocate them upstairs--where I can now look out of a window and imagine I'm out there, with the wind blowing through my hair--feels like it was worth it, lol...
LPK
Dreamwidth
12.1.2022
