out of the zone

During the winter I want to do mostly endurance training. Zone 2. In heart rate terms, that's 120〜145 bpm.

A group ride today. I set the time to meet Nishihiro san (540) and Hayakawa san and Adachi san (645) on a summer schedule.

In the dark. In the fog. 2 degrees.

A race to meet promised times has me in zone 3 for almost 90 minutes.

Two become four at Bunsui.

4th man, 3rd man in the zone at around 130 HR.

2nd man behind Adachi san. Still holding his form. Tapping out 40kmph. This drags me into zone 3. 150 HR plus.

Once on the front I can actually ease off. But it's difficult to recover when you are doing your pull.

Group rides are great and make the difference in the training year. But we need to be clearer on our shared objectives. Pre-ride communication is key.

Still a great training ride. All done before an 830 departure for a 2 day holiday in Toyama.

Monday's training: Road (95 km, 500 m climbing, 32 kmph)