Winter Cycling Training – Day 4 of Week 8 (Recovery Ride)

This was suppose to be a long ride. It did not happen.

Two weeks ago, I added circuit training two times a week to my overall training. My weekly schedule is now:

Day Workout
Monday Circuit Training
Tuesday Bicycle Training
Wednesday Circuit Training and Easy Bicycle Training
Thursday Bicycle Training
Friday Rest Day
Saturday Bicycle Training
Sunday Long Bicycle Training

I am somewhat concerned that this is too much. It seems to violate the maxim “Train Hard, Rest Harder!”.

Today, when I got on the bike, I was tried from the last two days of workouts (I rode on Friday to make up for a missed Wednesday). I felt good on the bike, however, I could tell that three hours on the trainer would be very tiring, so I cut it short and called it a “recovery ride”.

The CycleTap power meter also started to suffer from data drops. It maybe time to replace the batteries in the hub.