It’s been snowing, so another day for indoor training. I was a bit reluctant to get on the trainer, but I managed to convince myself. I had a mechanical problem today. As I was mounting the bike to the trainer, I set the rear wheel aside. As I was setting up the bike, the rear wheel tipper over on the ground and the freewheel mechanism came apart. It is now unrideable. Nevertheless, I hopped on the trainer and got on with business. I chose the London Loop. I wanted to post a negative split if I had the stamina and patience to do so. After the first lap, I was motivated enough to do a second lap. I posted an average time on the first climb. I was well within myself, doing mostly less than W/kg. After the first lap, I was sufficiently warmed up and was able to go it again. I kept the tempo slightly higher. Doing 3 W/kg, plus or minus. I bested my time by about a minute or so. Thus, posting a negative split. I placed 14th on that lap. From there, the morale was better as the ride was mostly done. I made it back to the start finish and cooled down once I got there. I hopped off after reaching 112 BPM.
Concentration was mostly good. Despite the mechanical, I was able to get on with business. Balance and form was good. Ailments were minimal. The knees and hands felt better today. Nutrition was good. I drank most of my sport drink. Gear worked flawlessly. Other notes, there were about 450 riders on this map today.