Functional Threshold Heart Rate Test
Distance: 2.14 mi
Time: 20 min
Avg. Pace: 9:18 mi/mile
Avg HR: 185
I followed up on last weeks functional threshold heart rate (FTHR) test for running with a cycling test today. A 30 minute warm up for a good 8 miles brought my heart rate 165 BPM. Following was a 30 minute ride at [...]
amp Test without a Power Meter.
A ramp test consists of progressively more difficult stages lasting from 3-4 minutes. It is usually performed on an indoor trainer in a controlled environment. An indoor trainer like theCompuTrainer that can function as an ergometer is ideal, as it allows one to increase the resistance in a controlled and [...]
Following the Trainer Time Trial, a road time trial was next. Same rules, stay 9-11 bpm under my FTHR and ride 8 miles as fast as possible. To my surprise, I shaved about 6 minutes of my bike-trainer time out on the open road: 24:51 for the 8 miles.
Here are the details:
Distance: 8mi
Time: 24:51
Avg HR: [...]
Aerobic Time Trial (ATT). Warm-up about 20 minutes raising heart rate to the 3 zone. Then ride 8 miles on a flat course on the CompuTrainer at 9-11 bpm below your lowest 5a zone heart rate. Exactly! Record time.
This time trial was supposed to be done on a CompuTrainer, but I was able to make [...]
Marc and I are both back in Los Angeles and kicked off our Ironman season today. What was supposed to be an easy 30 miler, turned into a pretty grueling 51.2 miles from Zuma Beach to Camarillo. The new bike felt good, even though, I do get pretty sore in my neck from all that [...]