Plan horizon: recovery today, FTP retest tomorrow, then late-August altitude and specificity work toward the Canmore season opener
Status: Preparation only
Coach preparation
Weekly positives
The week had a coherent build and taper shape, starting with recovery and then moving through race-pace repeatability, heat work, CX skills, a long durability ride, and a final easy endurance day.
The calendar shows the right kind of specificity for this point in the season, with race-speed work, short starts, and race-simulation sessions lined up before the opener.
At least one nutrition day was captured directly in the record, which gives a small but useful window into fueling execution during the build.
Today is a genuine recovery day, which gives a clean absorption window before the FTP retest.
The next three weeks are clearly oriented toward sharpening rather than building, which fits the season phase if the athlete is absorbing load well.
Weekly concerns
There is still very little direct athlete-local feedback on fatigue, sleep, appetite, heat response, or general freshness, so absorption has to be inferred more from the log than from athlete report.
Several key sessions were logged as planned but not clearly confirmed as completed in the canonical record, so the actual load may be lower or messier than the calendar suggests.
The build stacked race-pace, heat, CX skills, long endurance, and running or strength touches close together, which raises the chance of hidden fatigue even if each day felt manageable in the moment.
Running and gym work still carry calf, ankle, back, and SI watch items, especially with stair and hill work in the mix.
The Alberta move was still tentative in the travel record as of yesterday, so late-week logistics need one more check before race-week planning hardens.
The unanswered Aug 10 weekly assessment means the athlete has not yet given a clean subjective summary of how the post-camp block actually landed.
Ranked talking points
What actually landed from Aug 11 through Aug 16, especially the race-pace ride, heat session, CX skills day, long ride, and the way the body feels this morning?
Is tomorrow's FTP retest realistic as written, or does the week need another recovery buffer before a true number is taken?
Any lingering sleep debt, appetite changes, heat strain, GI drift, or overall heaviness from the build?
Any calf, ankle, back, SI, or run-related irritation from the hill work, stairs, or gym sessions?
Is the Alberta move now locked in, and do we need to adjust the late-week logistics, packing, or fueling around it?
Unresolved issues that require athlete clarification
Whether the Aug 11 to Aug 16 sessions were fully completed, shortened, or skipped in any meaningful way.
How much fatigue is sitting under the legs after the long ride and the closing build block.
Whether the FTP retest should stay on for tomorrow or be softened, delayed, or replaced by a lighter day.
Whether there is any lingering tissue issue from the run or strength work.
Whether the Alberta travel date is confirmed.
Forward-looking planning checkpoints for the coming week
Use today as true recovery and do not let it turn into hidden volume.
Tomorrow's FTP retest is the first major decision point. Keep it only if sleep, freshness, and leg feel are normal enough to make the number useful.
If the retest goes ahead, watch the next 24 to 48 hours closely for freshness and response before the short-power and CX work later in the week.
Keep the late-August sessions specific and sharp rather than trying to squeeze in extra fitness.
Reconfirm travel timing and Canmore logistics before race-week planning is locked.
Specialist-sensitive prompts
Endurance: is the athlete fresh enough for a valid FTP retest, or is the block carrying too much fatigue for the number to matter?
Recovery: any sleep debt, systemic heaviness, or lingering fatigue from the final durability ride and the closing build?
Nutrition: did fueling on the long ride and the logged intake day feel realistic and sustainable?
Strength: any calf, ankle, back, SI, or run-related complaint after the hill repeats, stairs, or gym work?
Conversation goals
Confirm how the post-camp build actually absorbed over the last week.
Decide whether the FTP retest should stay on schedule tomorrow or be adjusted.
Surface any recovery, fueling, travel, or tissue issues before the late-August sharpening block.
Keep the next three weeks pointed toward freshness, race specificity, and a clean season opener.
