To make matters worse, I came down with a bit of illness on Wednesday and could not work out at all. I knew the moment I woke up that it wasn't going to be a good day, but I roughed it into work and missed a swim and a bike ride. Given the shin was sore, I decided to lay off it on Thursday and bike instead. I rode for 1 hour, but felt like I was all out of wack. I feel like I went through a weird detox/rest/recovery period where my body freaked out after the first three weeks of serious training. I probably just came down with something, but I have to say I had a ton of questions about my health while riding that bike.
Friday brought many better feelings and I was able to complete my planned bike test after work. I felt strong and rode hard for a 30 min. time trial on the trainer. I was surprised to find that in the last 20 min. of the test, my average HR was 174. According to the test protocol that means my LTHR is 174 which is quite a bit higher than I thought. I look forward to the run test this weekend to see where I top out on the run. Anyhow, whatever I went through this week, I am ready to start base 2 on Monday. Looking forward to more work!
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