BIKE: 32 miles in 1:45, as per plan main set:
6.2 miles at 75% 19:10 ave 131
3 x 1mile at 84% 2:59/139; 3:02/134; 3:04/133
6.2 miles at 75% 19:49 ave 144
3 x 1mile at 84% 3:05/139; 3:03/149; 3:06/157
The rationale as described in the plan is "after the moderately hard set your body will be shocked into a higher HR with the higher levels of lactate, due to the higher amount of oxygen required to process this waste product. Be sure to hold HR UNDER 75% in the second 6.2 mile effort. This will help demonstrate the adjustments that your body makes when you push is harder in the midst of a longer aerobic effort"
I looked at it like an experiment: was my HR really going to be higher? It was!!! I had trouble keeping my HR low, it kept spiking to 150-160. In the end, I didn't get it quite right, as jugdged by the higher HR (144) and similar 19 minute times.
I felt great just after the ride but wiped the rest of the day. Actually didn't feel great at all by afternoon, I might have let myself get dehydrated.
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