Just finished my first 1 hour ride!

So I've been posting a decent bit recently regarding problems I've been having, so I took a rest day yesterday and hopped back on today, I started with a Volcano Circuit route which I got a PR on and my FTP jumped from roughly 96 to 116, im aware thats still low but I was very pleasantly surprised! I took around a 1 hour break to create a new Z2 workout, 1 hour long with 6 20 second free ride breaks spread throughout so that I could stand up and give my butt a break, and get a drink of water without worrying about getting pop-ups to increase my power, and I'm happy to say that I knocked it out first try!

Again im aware for most riders, this isn't anything to brag about, but after kind of being down the last couple of days, feeling like I was never going to be able to sit on this saddle longer than 30 minutes at a time, it felt awesome!!

Thank you to everyone that suggested trying to stand up more often during rides, adding those " free ride " sections was definitely a big reason I was able to keep pushing, I was also able to maintain around an 80 or so average cadence which for me is a big deal, because that was another very weak point of mine. This was definitely the kind of day I needed to remind me why I even started this journey in the first place! I think so that I don't burn myself, I'll rest for the remainder of the day and give it another go tomorrow :)