2 hours on the TT in the afternoon/evening is a wonderful thing.
Even better if you can do it at actual race time on a morning (say 0630-0640) gets you used to putting out power early doors
I canāt do that on race dayā¦ let alone a training morning 
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Just seen your ride - did you get lucky with no traffic and at the lights or what?!?
Thatās a mental route 
And where (Draycott One Stop) some dude who was about the same size as The Rock pinned me and my bike against the kerb with his car and got out to tell me how to ride on double yellow lines 
Also - full aero kit, too?
No I had some lights, learner drivers and such. Garmin on autopause when below walking pace (mainly so I donāt take stupid risks and or jump lights).
I seem to find loops much more mentally doable. Time flew by. Also looped past home after 50km, decided Iād grab another bottle just incase. Ended up finishing it in the next 45 mins of riding. Was warm but not unbearable. Happy with it all once the hip settled down.
Nah. TT bike. Disc. Standard bibs and Jersey. Even took off the aero bottle for a standard one (cause I wanted bigger and insulated - and I dropped the aero one on the 25 last week. Think Iāll leave it like that for race - much less faff, can drink more, easier to replace bottle. Not sure Iāve got much more power, may get a bit more speed from better course and aero lid but nothing major.
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It also wasnāt that luckyā¦I mean not even a KM in and first ped lights are red.
Thereās not actually that many lights on that route - the bridge at elvaston can be a pain. I also deviated the loops depending on traffic at junctions. So avoided a few queues to keep moving.
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THIS 
I have mine on like this, too.
Although turned it off in Mallorca as it kept auto pausing on some climbs - THE CHEEK OF IT 
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I had the same on an training day run by an ex SAS chap. It kept auto pausing me up the hills the git
Are we doing a sweepstake on distance and pace for this run?
Iāll open with 16k at 4:10s avg.
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Nah, he wonāt go that long I donāt think.
Iāll say 13km at 4.09
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@fruit_thief Finished on the turbo?
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Yup - 2 hours at 247w
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Yeah. 2 hours at 246W.
For his jog?
Iām going 60mins at 4:08/km
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Solid
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@Poet closestā¦
For the 2nd time today " 'kin hell"!
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14.7 @ 4.04 pace!
Sheeeeeeet
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Old man podium incoming!
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Edit!
Outdoor run too 
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NO! he was outside!!
They are building his podium now!
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LOL to the Dorset Echo and the sweepstake
Promise you no sandbagging or mind games intended , I have just had a solid 8 week training block which seems to be working out ok & this morning felt really good. Love training in the heat too 
. Just hope it lasts another 2 weeks
If any interest, on the bike this morning took 2l of water, 1.5l of high5, 2 bananas and half a Jamaica ginger cake. Havenāt worked out the carb there yet but probably 150gish. Then a wee in transition as suggested by @Doonhamer . Nothing in or out on the run.
Went more by feel on the bike in the end, rpe around 7 . Bizarrely Garmin pedals almost agreed with the Saris today. Pedals said 247 and Saris said 245. No idea why they didnāt last time 
Then on the run just at a pace that felt hard but sustainable, rpe 7 rising to 8 in the last 2 km. Thatās 3 hard sessions in the last 5 days though, so Iām going to back off a bit now.
Hope everyone else doing Cots is looking forward to it as much, good luck with last 2 weeks of prep and no mishaps between now and then 
PS alcohol seems to make a huge difference here -
in a bad way- something I have only just learned after walking this earth for the best part of 49 years 
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