le grand bleu

A big blue pepsi for 100 yen. Goes down in seconds in this heat. Revisited the Shinodo climb today. Another short ride with short bursts of medium intensity. 5 climbs the same as Wednesday:

Climb 1: 140 target HR
Climb 2: 150 target HR
Climb 3: 160 target HR
Climb 4: 170 target HR
Climb 5: 177, 178 HR (big ring / out of the saddle)

I responded better than Wednesday despite the heat. The HR rose quickly. I could hold 170 comfortably. And I pushed it close to 180 for the last climb.

A few niggling bike issues:

• A squeaky left cleat - the position has slipped and needs resetting.
• A clicking noise when the right pedal is at 12 o'clock - maybe need to reset the BB?
• A rattling noise from the back wheel - time for a grease up?
• A slow puncture......

Friday's training: Shindou repeats x 5 (45 km, 500 m climbing)