ToS 2022: Stage 3 - The Downward Spiral - is OPEN! Get down with it here

Finished this yesterday morning, forgot to post about it. Heading into it, I was struggling on the very first MAP interval. After that I was dreading everything to come.

I was also resolved to finish at 100%. I had that same dread on each interval, with my legs telling me that surely this is where I crack, my brain in full agreement and my ethos screaming out “Knights don’t quit!”

I was unable to hit the power targets on the last three sprints, standing on the pedals at 40rpm to stave off the death spiral :cyclone:

Certainly proud of that effort and once again amazed at how well these workouts are structured to squeeze out every ounce of suffering possible. Nothing left to give.

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The first MAP interval was harder than I expected but all I remembered from my last time in the spiral was the whirlpool and the rider begging to be left in the ditch!

Got half way through the second MAP interval (1:45?) and glanced at my Garmin to see the training stats only to realise it was showing the time and not tracking the activity :scream:

So I did what any data loving Sufferlandrian would do:

  • Started Garmin recording
  • Rewound workout to before first map interval
  • Muttered darkly about user error for several intervals

Made it in the end though :face_with_spiral_eyes:

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Quality suffering there. Hat’s off to you. (…and maybe a straitjacket).

:grimacing:

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This stage was a real battle for me. Ended up dropping both MAP and AC to 70% (from the reduced GMTI targets) and still had to take a couple of breaks after ERG mode death spirals. Congrats to everyone for getting it done!

Looking forward to finding some energy for the remaining stages. :muscle:

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