Well the new Tacx Fortius is sitting pride of place in the conservatory still and it has seen a lot of action over the past week or so. Jenny (Copnall) has put together an amazing annual training plan taking into account all of my objectives for next year (stay tuned...the big announcement is coming!). This starts right here, right now with a month of steady training, keeping my heart rate down within reason and concentrating on technique, power and efficiency. I'm loving it.
A mixture of Fortius training and road/MTB riding is keeping things fresh and varied whilst letting me enjoy my riding without too much worrying about performance at this stage...just nice and steady with the odd sprint and effort thrown in.
The body weight is coming down nicely and leg power is doing well - 772 watts recorded at the weekend. So my power to weight ratio is going in the right direction...at last.
So the project has well and truly started. Over the coming months I'll challenge myself like never before. my body shape will no doubt change (hurrah!!) and I will learn a lot of new things about myself and my bike skills as I push myself progressively harder leading to the big one...
Exciting news too on equipment for my big race...a stunning new bike is heading my way. It's full suspension, light as a feather, tough as an ox and has Kate Beckinsale looks....in other words, understated at first glance but the closer you look, it just gets plain sexy! :-) But that's the subject of my next blog complete with a run down of the also rans...the bikes I tested but which didn't quite make it.
In the mean time, I'll keep on training and keep on smiling :-)
Cheers
Mark
