PM: 2 hours. 32.3 miles @ 16.2 MPH. 176W. HR 119.
Kept the ride pretty strictly zone 2 for the middle portions. Felt very sluggish and had no power the first part of the ride, I think due to caloric restrictions. Roads were in great shape.
Changed back over from TrainerRoad to FasCat for my training. TrainerRoad is great for some things, but for the yearly plan it really doesn't do well for the base season as it looks almost identical throughout the year. FasCat seems to take account of a off-season, base with weights, etc. I have enjoyed the program since the turn of the year, but the workouts just got repetitive, but like running cycling is about consistency and repetition.
Need to get some running in. Plan is to turn the fall into a long and patient base period focusing on HR and effort-based running (which I mostly do anyway). I think this spring I just didn't have that foundation and workouts were good, but maybe I just pushed through and needed to be more patient. I don't know. Plan is to just enjoy the running and use it as a weight loss and mental health tool (which had been really solid lately, really).
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