The first thing I noticed was that there were a TON of yoga mats already set up in the class. The only other FFC Yoga classes I have taken had like 5 people max. To my surprise most of these yoga mats were filled with people!
I quickly went ahead and got two blocks and later the teacher told us to get blocks but then quickly realized there weren't enough. I was glad I had gotten mine because I knew I needed them.
So the way the studio is heated is it's pumped full of steam. It was REALLY humid in there.
I'm learning that I like warm yoga (and by warm I mean 85ish degrees) but anything approaching 100 degrees is a bit much for me. I'm not sure how hot the room was but I definitely felt dizzy at times.
The teacher didn't use music which I didn't mind, but I have to say there was something grating about her voice. She just wasn't very soothing. I feel bad saying that though and don't really want to hold it against her. But, I didn't fall in love with the class and not sure I'll make it a permanent part of my Saturday routine.
During Computrainer though I was very excited to ride the Ironman Muncie course!!! I had heard the course was flat but I didn't quite believe it til I saw how EASY the course was!
Don't be fooled by the course profile on the Computrainer!! Despite it looking like there would be a steady climb there really wasn't at all, I think most of that is like at .5 incline. I biked 30 miles in under 2 hours.
Since I had found out on Wednesday that my threshold was 137, I was told to keep my wattage at around 75%. So that would be around 103. Well, I ended up average over 120 for most of it. Towards the end when I got really hungry I started slowing down but I still ended up with and average of 120.
I plan to ride for at least 2 hours on Saturdays so I have to really start thinking about my bike nutrition. I started taking Saltstick Electrolyte Tabs but I really haven't noticed much of a difference. At right around 90 minutes I could feel my blood sugar dropping and I was REALLY REALLY grumpy.
I hopped off the bike and looked through my bag and luckily found a granola bar from Trader Joe's. I took that and also refilled my water and drank a bunch. I managed to finish out the last 30 minutes. Lemme say I was glad that I had planned to go to Yoga after. Although in hindsight I sorta wish I had stuck around to ride the full course. This was definitely the fastest I'd been on the Computrainer in a while!
I'm really glad that now I have a goal in terms of the power wattage and I know what to shoot for. I think riding the Muncie course was a good confidence booster for me. Can't wait for the next Computrainer class!
What's your favorite long bike fuel?
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