PM: ~1:40 on the trainer.
Zwift Race - Oktoberfest Handful of Gravel (5 Laps)
Decided to do a Zwift race as a kind of last harder effort before Iceman. I did not run at lunch as I ended up napping while the boys napped. Passed out for 90'. It was needed and glorious.
Race went okay. I have done this race in the past (February 6 or 7?), though it was 4 laps. I think that race was around 50' and 292 watts. I knew this race would be approximately 60' and I wanted to try to hold 300 watts for the full hour. Didn't quite get there and could have maybe pressed a bit but it is racing and a group of teammates were working together, so they were able to draft any time I pulled ahead, so I backed off just a touch here and there. 288 watts @ 165 BPM. I am also down 8-10 lbs from February, so my watts/kilo was slightly better even with the power being a few watts lower (could be explained by racing tactics, fatigue, etc). Finished gasping for air even though my breathing wasn't that heavy. It was like all of a sudden the air was thin and the oxygen had been sucked out of the room. I had a decent coughing fit, but recovered.
25' up/15' down
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