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THRESHOLD 4X8

THRESHOLD · 60 MIN
100 % FTP100 % FTP100 % FTP100 % FTP100 % FTP
100 % FTP100 % FTP100 % FTP100 % FTP100 % FTP
LENGTH60 MIN
LOAD74
STEPS11
HARDESTZ4

Four eight-minute efforts at threshold, with four minutes between.

THE STEPS

  1. WARM-UP10 MIN FROM 45 TO 75 % · 85 RPM, 1 MIN AT 100 % · 95 RPM, 1 MIN AT 55 %
  2. THRESHOLD4 × (8 MIN AT 98 % · 90 RPM, 4 MIN AT 55 %)

Percentages are of your FTP.

TIME IN EACH ZONE

  • Z1RECOVERY22 MIN
  • Z2ENDURANCE5 MIN
  • Z4THRESHOLD33 MIN

THE COACH SAYS

  • 12:00 Threshold. Hard and even.
  • 16:00 Halfway.
  • 20:00 Recover.

RIDE IT

In Pedal Mania: open WORKOUTS, then OURS, and pick Threshold 4x8.

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