Spring's early arrival

First outdoor spin is scheduled for tomorrow - after one of the few remaining Computrainer sessions.

I've been spinning inside on the CT since early October, mostly twice a week. While the sessions are mostly 20k in distance and 40 minutes, the intensity is what it's all about.

As expected I started out slow but I have found my strength.

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Computrainer data from early October 2014 through January 2015 

*courses varied in terms of terrain, some rolling, some mostly up, some mostly down and a TT which we repeated 

**course distance on average 22-23km

***Most of the weeks the faster time was my second spin 

week                time     avg    Peak    avg     peak    WPKG   Peak

                                    spd     spd      wtt     wats                  WPKG 

Fall - October - Dec

week one - in Toronto

week two    46:23.1    27.9   51.1    224      441     2.93     5.75

                   48:57.7    26.4   50.6   200.9    417     2.62     5.44

week three 43:50.8     30.8   49.7   226.7    364    3.03     4.866

week four   35:06.6    38.9   54.8    244.5     431    3.25     5.72

                  35:17.7    38.7    52.4    237.95   446    3.16     5.92

week five - in Toronto

week six   35:08.9    34.1   50.98   263.96   386    3.46     5.07

              * 38:10.1    31.59 49.08  235.06   2036  3.05   26.4 *

              * electrical glitch

week seven 38:15.2    35.4     56.7    262.2    491    3.45    6.44

                    39:08.1    34.6     61.6    250.2    602     3.28     7.9

week eight   41:07.8     20.42   30.02   261.7    464     3.43   6.09

                    41:58.4     32.2                 251

week nine   33:01.8      40.5    51.9     275.6    464      3.64   6.13

                   33:48.1     39.6    52.3     259      402    3.42     5.31

week 10 and 11 lost due to flu

week 12 (TT)  42:00.4    32.2    50.4    249.9      375    3.24    4.86

                      45:03.6    29.99   50.2   216.7      413     2.81     5.36

Winter - January - March

Week One  - Tuesday glitch

                   - Friday flat tire

Week Two - TT  41:58.9  32.2   253 

                           40:16.7   33.6  274

Week Three - Tuesday glitch

                     - Sat morn

Week Four - Tuesday glitch

                   - Sunday         37:46   34.3     279

Week Five - Tuesday glitch

                  - Sunday Feb 1 38:17   36.9    274

Week Six - TT  - Missed Thursday

                          - Sunday Feb 8    41:09    32.8   261

Week Seven  - Tues Feb 10th evening  38:50  33.3   259

Week Eight  *18k course three short uphills

    Tues Feb 17th evening   32:56        32.9  268

     Fri  Feb 20th evening    31:31.54   34.3   290

Week Nine - TT - Friday Feb 27   40:14.56    33.6      275

                            Sunday Mar 1    40:24.77    33.5      272

Week 10 - Fri Mar 6    38:05.93       36.4     258

                 Sun Mar 8    37:38.4       36.8     268

Week 11 - Fri Mar 13    41:27.29    32.6    267

                 Sun Mar 15   40:48.53   33.1    274

Week 12 - Fri Mar 20 (uphill!)  40:37.41  25.6   269

               - Sun Mar 22

Week 13 - TT - Fri Mar 27

                         Sun Mar 29