AM: 2 hours 50'. 36.7 miles @ 12.9 MPH. 224W. HR 154.
Iceman Simulation: 2 Hours @ Sweet Spot
I knew it was going to be cold, but that was kind of the point to prep for Iceman in two weeks. Some guys were doing a D-ride, but I figured the pace was going to be slow and I needed to get some higher efforts on my fat bike to test fitness and the newer modifications from picking my bike up from the shop yesterday.
I warmed up for 15' to Bald Mountain South and then got right into 2 hours around target Iceman power. I was hoping to push 245-250 raw, but didn't quite get there. I averaged 235, but my normalized power was 263 or 265 watts, so that was about what I wanted. HR average was 159. I was sluggish to start, but I just kind of found my effort and got progressively faster. I hit some of the climbs fairly hard and out of the saddle on the last two laps. Tried to do some single track after the long sweet spot segement, but the trails at Lake Orion High School were leaf covered and I lost the trail.
I was proud of this session. It is tied with the longest sweet spot session I have done and the normalized power was in line with what I did earlier in the year when I was doing longer efforts on the trainer and gravel bike.
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