Registration for the 2027 National Senior Games Reopening Soon
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PREPARATION 1.5 REPORT (10/26 – 11/01)
HIGHLIGHTS: The latest notice from National Senior Games regarding their technical issues preventing online registration is that online registration should reopen on Tuesday, November 3. Hooray!
This week’s workout schedule, the fifth week of the six-week Preparation Phase, saw an increase from an average of 80 miles/week logged to almost 100 miles/week. This phase emphasizes endurance and speed. The next phase is the four-week Base 1 Phase with an emphasis on maximum strength.
All indoor cycling sessions were completed with my recumbent trike on a Kinetic by Kurt Road Machine smart trainer + Rouvy application. One strength workouts with resistance bands was completed.
DETAILS:
- Monday was a rest day off the bike.
- Tuesday’s Sweet Spot Session 0 workout was 17.88 miles in 1:10:00. Average speed was 15.3 mph; maximum speed was 18.9 mph. Average power was 89 watts; maximum power was 128 watts.
- Wednesday’s Seated Accelerations workout was 10.85 miles in 0:45:00. Average speed was 14.5 mph; maximum speed was 21.7 mph. Average power was 78 watts; maximum power was 274 watts.
- Thursday’s Micro Intervals: Strength – Set One workout was 15.13 miles in 1:00:00. Average speed was 15.1 mph; maximum speed was 18.0 mph. Average power was 85 watts; maximum power was 367 watts.
- Friday’s Leg Speed Set 1 workout was 14.54 miles in 1:00:00. Average speed was 14.5 mph; maximum speed was 16.2 mph. Average power was 80 watts; maximum power was 95 watts. A 30-minute strength training with resistance bands workout was completed.
- Saturday’s Early Season – “Sweetspot” Session 3 – Short workout was 7.49 miles in 0:30:00. Average speed was 15.0 mph; maximum speed was 18.0 mph. Average power was 86 watts; maximum power was 127 watts.
- Sunday’s Two Hours Base Zone 1-2 workout was 29.57 miles in 2:00:00. Average speed was 14.8 mph; maximum speed was 17.6 mph. Average power was 80 watts; maximum power was 95 watts.
BY THE NUMBERS:
- Total Distance: 95.45 mi
- Longest Ride: 29.57 mi
- Total Time for Week: 6:55:00 (h:m:s)
- Avg Speed: 14.9 mph
- Max Speed: 21.7 mph
- Avg Power: 83 watts
- Max Power: 367 watts
- Calories: 2,015 C
- Avg Weight: 176.9
- Chronic Training Load: 34 (+1)