TRI Week 06: Tuesday, 3/7 - Spinning March 7, 2006
Posted by Amber D. Evans in : Cycling, Chico CA, Training Stats , add a comment"One hour in the afternoon feels so much harder than two in the morning."
Context
City, State: Chico, CA.
Location: Chico Sports Club.
Course: Spinning Room.
Terrain: Mixed.
Time: 00:55:00.
RPE: 7 (hard-heavy).
HRR: 165-197 (Anaerobic).
HR(avg.): 164.
Tuesday, March 7, 2006
The Spinning Class
- High spinning, low gear
- Lots of 2's and 3's positions
- "Mashing" the high gears
- "Sits", "Stands", and others …
- 10 minutes - flats.
- 38:30 minutes - Intervals: 3 minutes of each w/30s recovery: seated hill, standing run (position 2), standing climb (position 3), jumps (4 count)
- 6.5 minutes - Easy flats.
Synopsis
- Upshot: I more than made up for missing the morning spinning.
- Downside: I missed the morning's two-hour spinning class.
- What I'm most proud of: I busted ass in there today.
- What I would do differently: Not push too much past my crazy 181 heart rate (get's a little dizzy).
Overall
I missed the morning spin class. That's not a good way to start my metric century training, is it? Well, no biggie. I just didn't get a reservation in time, and I'm just not that dedicated to getting up 45 minutes earlier to fight for one of the remaining 12 bikes. So, I thought I'd just catch an afternoon spin session. Try something and someone new.
OMG. Lauren kicked my butt, and I swear she barely broke a sweat. I LOVE being out of the saddle. I could go days up and out of the saddle. This was the only time that I doubted that I could really withstand being up and out of the saddle for so long. Nearly 35 minutes of it. That begins to burn at some point, but it was awesome. I did the whole thing. I was sweating bullets even after two bandana changes (ewwwwwww) and I was sucking up the water. It was very challenging, but a lot of fun. The only scary thing was that my heart rate was 181 bpm at some points. That's that crazy lightheaded stage for me. I almost thought I might pitch off my bike at one point. I guess that's about when I should ease off a bit, doncha' think? 
In the end, I loved it, but for a very different reason that I love the 2 hour morning spin class. The afternoon class was intense, like speed play. The morning class is grueling, like an actual ride, but even tougher because of the mental factor. Maybe I can mix them up more often? I actually wish I could survive doing both in a day, because I'd happily do that. I just don't think I could–or should. What do you think?