Back to the PI's

After several weeks of long Tempo efforts at around 3.9 watts/kg this week is all about Power Intervals. These are all out for the designated time with the highest power possible. The time between is the same as the time in the interval. Todays schedule called for 15 x 1 minute efforts. With the weather being pretty nice (about 55 degrees) I headed to the crit course at Ault Park. I used the uphill section of the one kilometer course, going clockwise starting at the bottom of the loop, for the interval and then coasted from the back of the pavilion to the bottom of the slope to start again. Power ranged from a high of 492 watts to a low of 451 with an average for all 15 at 468 or about 6.07 watts per kilogram. The lowest power was actually around efforts 8 through 11. The last few were around the average. We have two more 15x1's this week. With a trip to Tennessee tomorrow and a hike on Thursday morning I'll likely get the next efforts in on Thursday afternoon and the next maybe Friday or Sunday. A week from Sunday is the 100 mile Crankenstein team time trial and then not long after we start the first of the indoor tt's. These PI's will certainly be great training for the indoor tt's. They last under 15 minutes so 15 x 1's well above the power held at that event (usually around 390) will prepare me for that effort. the previous long tempo efforts and a season of long rides (17 centuries) and time trials (35+) should have me ready for Crankenstein.