I think it’s fair to say today’s SST session was challenging. It felt hard. Harder than last week for sure.
What was confusing was that I couldn’t work out whether it was in my head, or whether it really was harder than previously.
It shouldn’t have been.
This one was taken at an FTP of 241w, as Zwift bumped me automagically a few rides back. But 1w is surely not enough to have made that kind of difference from last week’s 240w ride.
At the time, like I say, I thought it might just be in my head. But looking at the stats, particularly the heart rate stats from this week compared to last, my heart rate both max and average is waaaay higher:
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The only thing I noticed was that the Garmin was reporting a target power of 205w during the off blocks – which were 215w on Zwift.
And then for the on blocks, Garmin said 220w vs the 230w on Zwift.
Did this mean anything? I don’t know. That’s the only odd thing I noticed. I felt like I was working harder, but it’s all subjective I guess.
Anyway, I feel thrashed. Luckily it’s an easier endurance ride tomorrow. But then Thursday is supposed to be really hot this week, and I don’t feel like racing in the baking heat. So there’s a chance I’m going to swap this round and do my race tomorrow.
Or maybe not.
I kinda feel like I need a rest, and it’s only Tuesday!
What a crazy start to the week.
