Shattered.

My training plan said to do a 3 hour ride zone 4-5 or do a C priority race today. So I figured what the heck I’ll join Trev, Stephen, Alex and Simon for a spin around north and west of Calgary. Well I definitely got what I came for. Anaerobics anybody?. I’m not sure what I was thinking as these guys are all of a different caliber of fitness than I, a.k.a. “way more fit”. Anyway I got dragged around the country side like that damn yo-yo that sometimes doesn’t come back up. Very cool of the guys to put up with my weak ass for the duration, much appreciated.

As you will see in the map below, my heart almost exploded along several stretches. For comparison sake my lactate threshold is about 167bpm. Here is how I spent my time today:

Zone 1: Recovery                      13.26min
Zone 2: Aerobic                         54.2min
Zone 3: Tempo                          32.96min
Zone 4: SubThreshohold             54.61min
Zone 5A: SuperThreshold           19.28min
Zone 5B: Aerobic Capacity         25.63min
Zone 5C: Anaerobic capacity      22.71min

All pain and suffering aside, it was a good time and I’m sure I will reap some gains from it. But for the mean time I’m completely shattered, over and way way out.