Doing well

Well, my trainging has continued to go well. I am really enjoying my new training and work schedule. It is allowing me more rest which is allowing me to go harder on the hard days. Wednesday was more mountain time trialing with a strong transition run after. My watts came up immediately and I was able to keep them right where I wanted. It makes a huge difference getting off the bike knowing that you did exactly what you were supposed to do and have no doubts. That's the beauty and value of a powermeter.
Today I drove to Boulder and did a strong 90 minutes with a group of 4 other guys. The first 30 are flat and a nice warm up. Then we head up hill on a trail and push this section a bit. We roll back down and meet up with the same roads and trails we came out on. The last 30 is just a TT back to the cars. Since I didn't do the Tuesday interval session like the others, I felt great. I was holding 6:15's and then drilled it down to 6:05 for the last 15. With the terrain being flat, it's all about a quick and light turnover. My cadence was at 96+ footstrikes per minute. I was tired at the end, but not wasted. All the easy paced base work I did in the winter are starting to pay off.
After the ride I met up with Mike, the owner of D3 Multisport and we went out for a 90' recovery spin. It was good to get out on a bike and just chill with another rider. The effort was low and that's just what I needed.
I drove home, checked some email, ate some rice, veggies and turkey then headed for the gym. I am now in a phase where I am doing low weight but lots of reps. I will do something like 20 lunges, 20 front squats, 20 hamstring curls, 20 single legged lunges, and 20 squats, all in a row, no stopping. It BURNS at the end, but it also builds great muscle endurance. After the lift I went down stairs for a 1 hour yoga class to get in some core work and relax.
Tomorrow should be off, but with bad weather coming on Saturday, I am going long again. Keep you posted.