I just finished the TT. I planned to ride the first mile at about 180 watts, figuring this was just a little below my lactate threshold. I started out in the gear I was wanted to use for the whole ride, but I had so much adreniline going at the start that I spun up to over 120 cadance and 350 watts. It seemed very easy to pedal for about the first 1/2 mile until reality hit and I had to back off to about 100 cadence and 180 watts. I ramped it up to about 200 watts for the next mile, and planned to let it all hang out on the final mile. I started ramping the power up at the 2 mile mark peaking at around 359 watts for a sprint to the finish.

After finishing, I had a throbing head-ache like I never expirenced before, and the veins in my head felt like they were going to burst. My blood pressure must have been through the roof. I could also feel the lactic acid in my blood making me feel a little green around the gills, so to speak. Not barf level, but close. I did a short cool down ride home. My wife said I looked pale, but after a shower I feel very good and back to normal.

As you can tell from the numbers, I've got a lot to improve. This was my first TT. It will be fun to do this test again at the end of the 7 weeks to see how much I've improved. I'll post the results, if I stick to the program. Here's where I stand right now.

Entire workout (199 watts):
Duration: 8:35
Work: 102 kJ
TSS: 24.5 (intensity factor 1.31)
Norm Power: 203
VI: 1.03
Pw:HR: -4.21%
Pa:HR: -0.55%
Distance: 3.004 mi
Min Max Avg
Power: 0 359 199 watts
Heart Rate: 0 185 167 bpm
Cadence: 87 121 101 rpm
Speed: 0 26.4 21.0 mph
Pace 2:16 0:00 2:51 min/mi