Endurance Junky

Bike commute 1:00

Check out the Velo News Post: Discovery premieres “The Science of Lance Armstrong” THE SCIENCE OF LANCE ARMSTRONG takes an in-depth look at the record- holding champion’s superhuman physiology and training techniques. Did you know that raising only his thumb while riding at full speed adds 20 grams of drag, costing him precious time? Or [...]

Bike Commute extended the ride home total 1:30

Cool article on the Polar site on the Power and Physiological Demands of riding the Tour. Of interest was watts I just had mine measured on a bike during the VO2 test, I finished the test at 370 watts which was very hard. Compare this to super human Lance Armstrong…. Dr. Alejandro Lucía, Universidad Europea [...]

Bike Commute 1:00 I am still sore my calves and quads are very tight/sore. This is my own stupidity I should have done a few hard downhill sessions prior to the Half Knacker to prevent this.