By Mark on March 3, 2009
Week In Review
Time Spent Training- 3:44
Time In Sweet Spot- 116 minutes
Miles Ridden- 72
TSS (training stress score)- 251
Weight- 163
TSS YTD- 3040
Total Miles YTD- 802
Total Hours YTD- 44:00
Last week was a bit of a disappointment. I was signed up to do a time trial on Saturday, February 28, but didn’t race due to the weather. I woke [...]
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By Mark on December 30, 2008
Week In Review
Time Spent Training- 7:06
Time In Sweet Spot- 128 minutes (182 total at Tempo or Threshhold)
Miles Ridden- 124
TSS (training stress score)- 530
Weight- 166
TSS YTD- 20752
Total Miles YTD- 5000
Total Hours YTD- 288:10
This was my best week in 3 months! The last time I did this much in a week was way back in September when [...]
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By Mark on December 23, 2008
Week In Review
Here is the week in review for the week ending December 14th, 2008
Time Spent Training- 6:07
Time In Sweet Spot- 108 minutes (155 total at Tempo or Threshhold)
Miles Ridden- 110
TSS (training stress score)- 491
Weight- 166
TSS YTD- 20221
Total Miles YTD- 4876
Total Hours YTD- 281:05
This was my best week in a couple of months, both in [...]
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By Mark on December 16, 2008
Week In Review
Here is the week in review for the week ending December 14th, 2008
Time Spent Training- 5:14
Time In Sweet Spot- 133 minutes
Miles Ridden- 95
TSS (training stress score)- 384
Weight- 166
TSS YTD- 19730
Total Miles YTD- 4766
Total Hours YTD-274:57
The week went pretty much as planned. I got in my three weekday trainer rides:
Tuesday- 2×20 minutes at 90-95% [...]
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By Mark on December 9, 2008
Week In Review
Here is the week in review for the week ending December 7th, 2008
Time Spent Training- 5:15
Time In Sweet Spot- 121 minutes
Miles Ridden- 92
TSS (training stress score)- 392
Weight- 165
TSS YTD- 19347
Total Miles YTD- 4670
Total Hours YTD- 269:42
This was a good week. I got back on track with my training and felt pretty good. I [...]
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By Mark on December 2, 2008
Week In Review
Here is the week in review for the week ending November 30, 2008
Time Spent Training-1:15
Time In Sweet Spot-55 minutes
Miles Ridden-24
TSS (training stress score)-94
Weight-168
TSS YTD-18954
Total Miles YTD-4578
Total Hours YTD-264:28
This was a very short week. The Thanksgiving Holiday really cut into training. While I didn’t get as much as I wanted, training that is not [...]
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By Mark on November 25, 2008
Week In Review
Here is the week in review for the week ending November 23, 2008
Time Spent Training-4:03
Time In Sweet Spot-1:58
Miles Ridden-79
TSS (training stress score)-304
Weight-164
TSS YTD-18861
Total Miles YTD-4554
Total Hours YTD-263:12
This week was not as good as I wanted in some ways and better than expected in others.
The Good News First
I exceeded my mileage goal for 2008 [...]
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By Mark on November 18, 2008
Week In Review
Here is the week in review for the week ending November 16, 2008
Time Spent Training-5:42
Time In Sweet Spot- 1:52
Miles Ridden-99
TSS (training stress score)-402
Weight-164
TSS YTD-18557
Total Miles YTD-4475
Total Hours YTD-259:09
This was a good week. I finally got into the indoor training routine by doing 3 good workouts Tuesday-Thursday. On Tuesday I did 2×20minutes at 255 [...]
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By Mark on November 11, 2008
Week In Review
Here is my activity review for the week ended Nov 9th, 2008. If you notice, I am tracking a new stat, Time In Sweet Spot. This is the time I spend in my “high aerobic” zone (85% to 105% of FTP). For me this is around 230-285 watts. I have the WKO+ software [...]
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By Mark on November 4, 2008
Well, tonight I set out to do my 1st 2×20 workout tonight and I FAILED! I was unable to generate any real power and my legs were dead.
I don’t get sick very often but I’ve been fighting a cold for the last 4 days or so and I think it caught up with me tonight. [...]
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