Bad Time Trial

[Disylizzy]

I did a time trial last night, and totally bombed it compared to previous performances. It's an indoor 10 mile (16km) flat ride on a computrainer, so the conditions are controlled. It's used as a baseline for indoor training, and since the weather is getting cold here now, it's the start of indoor training again.

 

Anywho, in April I did it in 29:06, avg watts 206, yesterday it was in 32:40, avg watts 176. Not pretty! First 10 minutes felt fine, and then min 15 I hit the wall until about min 27 when I was able to somewhat pick it up again (although I think this was me just being stubborn).

 

I had a very successful racing season this summer, and granted I've been slacking on the bike the last 1.5 months due to working ridiculously long hours but I've been working harder on my swimming because I can get in to the pool at more odd hours than on the bike outside, so I haven't lost my aerobic fitness.

 

Anyone else ever experience this? How long did it take you to get back to previous fitness level? Anything I should be doing differently?

 

Thanks guys!

[Disylizzy]

Definitely feeling the love here!

[Lucky Luke.]

Swim less ride more? Low cadence workouts to build power maybe?

[Minion]

Pacing might also be out?

[Lucky Fish]

Many factors affect performance. A bad TT does not mean much in itself. You could just have had a 'bad day'. Analize your training log to see if anything glaring show up. Then, at an appropriate time, redo the TT.

 

Regards