In my never-ending quest to land employment in the “financial” world, I found myself on the train to NYC this Monday. Mission: interview with Bloomberg. 3pm.

First a meeting with the eye doc - a quick follow-up on the surgery. (Now they want to operate laser the other eye. WONDERFUL!) It ’should’ be a quick in-and-out type appointment but…yeah…it’s not. Despite the leaving 1-hr before my pre-schedule departure time, traffic on Route202 just wasn’t moving fast enough. Dammit Facas/O’Donnell…why didn’t you warn me about Route202 during the week. (The only time I take that route is when frequenting the mall or making my rounds to East/New Brunswick.) I’m blaming you two! At any rate, arrive just on time but for some reason things weren’t moving there either. Maybe it’s the age difference and the fact that I need to quote “be somewhere.” Most people with retina detachments are twice my age if you get drift. Long story short, I make it back to my place at 1030, eat, shower, shave, match my tie and shirt and BLOOMBERG HERE I GO!

Arrive into the city at 130pm and by 2pm I’m there, right at the building. (Note to self: always buffer an extra hour just in case. Good idea E.)

Ok what’s your point Eric? Absolutely no point. Basically, that between my doc appointment, travel to and from NYC, there was zero riding. 3 days no riding! ouch! ok so we’ll call it a rest week and get the legs ready for the ensuing carnage.

Did the break serve me well…I would say…yes. Below’s the evidence/analysis. Please note, we’re all different. We each respond to different stimuli to rest ratios. For me specifically, 2 or 3 “SOLID” days workout, followed by 2 or 3 “OFF” days…apparently works. Or rather, I can get away with it. Again, this is for me! Some people atrophy (is that the right word E? Not sure but it sounds good.) after one or two days. Sure, I’m only running the experiment n=1 but the numbers are numbers. Can’t refute them. I can always run it again, double-check, cross-check, double and single-blinded. It is what it is.

Without confusing myself too much, observe the graphs below, taken on 11/15 and 11/28, respectively. These are both Tempo rides. I am also only taking into account the ‘higher’ ranges for HR and power.

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Top graph (11/15) shows:
1:24 @ 170-180bmp.
18:57 @ 160-170bpm

and

5:57 @ 240-260watts
:39 @ 260-280watts

Bottom graph (11/21) shows:
12:51 @ 170-180bmp
25:12 @ 160-170bpm

and

7:36 @ 240-260watts
1:33 @ 260-280watts

Ok Eric, once again, what’s your point. First off, the numbers aren’t spectacular. That’s ok. It’s November. Secondly, it’s a Tempo ride, not a crankathon power-hour full-bore TT. Secondly, the numbers are moving up and towards the right. Up and towards the right…that’s what we want. So my theory/conclusion, if I can train my HR and cardiovascular system enough, and raise my time with elevated HRs, then the power ’should’ follow. Either the power rises, or my body gets more efficient. Regardless, we’re making progress.

Until next time…remember, up and to the right.

eric