Thursday - 16 km with middle 20’ at threshold

Out for my weekly threshold run up at North Head on a very still and humid morning. It was actually quite errie going past Manly Hospital, it’s basically an abandoned building like those you would see in cities like Detroit! Anyway, apart from the humidity, I was feeling pretty good. I really focused on keeping the heartrate below that redline and tried holding it for the entire 20 minute effort. This meant holding back a few times throughout, most notably on the uphills and throughout the last kilometer. Finished with 5.88 km holding 3:24’s at 167 bpm (averaging 299 W, I finally hooked the power meter back up). Pretty much spot on with the heart rate and power output, so I’m happy with that. Ever so slightly slower than two weeks ago, but definitely better than last week. Anyway, it’s only a threshold effort, so comparing week to week is trivial at best. Finished the remaining distance to get out 16 km all up.