heart in a cage

Working in Takayanagi is a great chance to train. Ride there. Ride back. Sneak in a climb of Isonobe? And you have a great training ride.

When the weather forces me into the car it always feels like a missed chance. The demon face on the truck blocking my way sums it up. But I was glad I took the car as it rained all day and was much colder than it has been recently. Taking care of the bike and kit becomes a grind day after day in this weather too.

Back on the rollers then. Essentially the same training as yesterday but with 5 songs of the top end 140 ~ 170 HR intervals. Watching how your heart rate responds to effort and how it recovers is really interesting. You can compare this between rides and also within the ride itself. Hopefully I can focus some more on this over the winter. Need to start looking for some new music to keep me going this winter too. An old favorite tonight.

Wednesday’s training: Rollers – ride to the music The Strokes’ First Impressions of Earth.

"You Only Live Once" – 3:09 (50 kmph)

"Juicebox" – 3:17 (52 kmph)

Heart in a Cage – 3:27 (55 kmph)

"Razorblade" – 3:29 (58 kmph)

"On the Other Side" – 4:38 (60 kmph)

"Vision of Division" – 4:20 (62 kmph)

"Ask Me Anything," – 3:12 (58 kmph)

"Electricityscape" – 3:33 (60 kmph)

"Killing Lies" – 3:50 (140 ~ 170 HR criss cross)

"Fear of Sleep" – 4:00 (140 ~ 170 HR criss cross)

"15 Minutes" – 4:34 (140 ~ 170 HR criss cross)

"Ize of the World" – 4:29 (140 ~ 170 HR criss cross)

"Evening Sun" – 3:06 (140 ~ 170 HR criss cross)

"Red Light" – 3:11 (warm down)

Total: 45 mins (40 km, 55 kmph, 148 HR AV)