Hill Repeats
Posted by FLATOUT JIM in hill repeats, interval, itt, Training
I glanced back through some of my training last fall when I clocked a sub 36 minute 20k ITT. Besides being nearly race ready for Clearwater, 10 lbs lighter, and fit from a summer of hard training, I noticed that I did a couple of blocks of super intense training with tons of hill repeats, and intervals.
So in trying to shock my body into shape for the upcoming 40k ITT, I decided to embark on a hill workout today. A total of 4 repeats of about 4 minutes with HR at 165 to 175, which falls into zone 5a, or a PRE of 8.5 out of 10.
I did mine on my tri bike, in the aerobars for as long as I could stand. The other significant item is that I felt more comfortable in the bars than ever. So we’ll see if the hard work will transfer into speed on our hilly windy 40k course.
