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@Smallfurry
I came out of Xmas, overweight, a pretty heavy drinker, and a full time smoker. My FTP was so low I stopped testing, and running was just something I did out of habit.
I quit smoking, lost the Xmas kgs, and cut down on the booze. My plan for the new year was to embrace my inner nerd, and train smart. Both yourself and and my riding bud have pointed out that I need to HTFU regarding my HR. So I've focused on that. Once that fell in place everything else felt easy. My threshold HR (cycling) has climbed to 160bpm, and my threshold HR (running) is 162bpm. So far this year I have set PBs (well PBs for say the last 6 years) for the following.
Running
1km
10km
local 425 step climb.
timed climb to top of local mountain (400m ascent)
Cycling
5sec power
10 sec power
15 sec power
10min min power
15 min power
20 min power (FTP)
PBs on a few 10km, 20km, and 25km routes.
Massive boast post (wouldnt be if I bothered to post times and watts etc.). But I'm pretty chuffed with myself.
I have of course peaked 3 months too early, and will die on top of Dalsnibbe once again.