Training Update - Week 4 / 26

Distance: 191.5km (year 686km)
Longest Ride: 107.5km
Weight: 97.2kg -0.9kg (year -4.4kg)

Hell of Ashdown Forest - 27Jan

First sportive of the year. The 'HELL' of Ashdown Forest. Great weather added to an excellent route. Hurt a lot towards the end, but a very hilly course. Official time: 5h18
107.5km - 151/179bpm - 22.0/20.2kph - 1565m - 3850kcal

Training Update - Week 3 / 26

Distance: 156.5km (year 494km)
Longest Ride: 51.3km
Weight: 98.1kg -0.6kg (year -3.5kg)

Richmond Park - 20 Jan

Another not so nice weekend, so just a quick trip to Richmond Park.
51.3km - 153/183bpm - 24.4/22.3kph - 370m - 1740kcal
3 lap time, was a slow 77:41, but another very windy day.
... next week the first sportive of the year "The Hell of Ashdown Forest"

Training Update - Week 2 / 26

Distance: 145km (year 337.5km)
Longest Ride: 77.4km
Weight: 98.7kg -0.3kg (year -2.9kg)

Surrey - 13 Jan

Very windy today and 3 punctures!!!
77.4km - 142/179bpm - 22.5/16.6kph - 725m - 2910kcal

Training Update - Week 1 / 26

Distance: 192.5km (year 192.5km)
Longest Ride: 83.0km
Weight: 99.0kg -2.6kg (year -2.6kg)

Surrey - 6 Jan

First good ride of the year. Cold, but comfortable. Nice spin out to Surrey and back.
83km - 155/178bpm - 22.1/19.9kph - 855m - 3170kcal

Weight Aims

To get over the mountains (within the time limit) lowering weight is a priority. I'm starting from 101.6kg and will set the aim at 90kg. At 1.85m (6"1') this will take my BMI down to 26.3

Commute

First day of the year. Have doubled the commute distance.

Training Update - Week 0 / 26

Ok, Christmas out of the way. Turned into the usual sloth.
For that reason I'm starting the training schedule again. Makes more sense starting with the New Year. There's 26 weeks (Wed-Tue) to go. Each week I'll post a summary of:
Total Distance - for Week and Year
Longest Ride - from the previous week
Weight - starting at 101.6kg, aiming for 90kg
Power - starting at 301W, aiming for 340W