Week 6 - Training Stress Score 701!

Here is what's important to share this week:
1. A high volume of training
2. Rosé all day

Training volume: I haven't kept track of my training stress score (TSS) as closely in the past.  This year is a different story, and the numbers are being tracked closely and are useful in telling part of the training story.  Take, for example, this week's training:
- Three swims - 7100 yards in 2 hours, 13 minutes
- Three bikes (should haven been four but I skipped the Friday ride) - 99.9 miles in 5 hours, 45 minutes
- Three runs - 19.4 miles in 2 hours, 57.5 minutes.
Those nine workouts were the highest volume for me in recent memory, and they produced a TSS of 701.  That's 173 points higher than any week in this training block so far.  Needless to say, I'm ready for a day off on Monday.  It will be interesting to see where the numbers go as we get to peak training.

Rosé - it is a bright and refreshing wine that is making a come back with a lot of people around town. And it's not just for after Memorial Day :-).  According to winepair.com, "Rosé has exploded on the US market over the past few years, especially during the warm months of the year. In France, it now eclipses the sale of white wine and, rumor has it, Sting slugs bottles of the stuff during his live performances."

 Sting slugs bottles of the stuff.  Did you read that????!  Sting!

In any case, I've found Rosé interesting lately too, so bought a few different varieties during a recent outing to Morgan and York (using a seven year old gift certificate from the MLK School days thank you).  I'll report out on my findings in this blog in the weeks to come.

First, let's talk about the pictured 2017 Beaujolais Nouveau Rosé.  It was great. You should check it out too.  Yep, the most simple of reviews here.