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Dammit
@bothwell
So, I did an 8 minute test today. My FTP has been recalculated to 154 watts, which might not sound fanfuckingdabby spectacular to any of you, but it's a massive gain for me. 3 months ago I couldn't even finish an 8 minute test as my heart would be going mental at the slightest amount of effort due to what I assume to be a nasty bout of post-viral fatigue following an illness in February.
My trainerroad career is filled with aborted attempts to try to uncover my FTP since February and each effort was more depressing than the last. I finally finished a test today without bailing from exhaustion before the first 8 min effort ended (or even began), and I have never been so happy to see such a low number appear on my screen as when my results were recalculated. I wept like a child in the shower afterwards out of relief at finally approaching "normal" again.