Cycling Indoors

Another straightforward, short ride today. I went for the Sweet Spot session just to mix things up from doing tempo yesterday. When it got to the end of this one I couldn’t help myself to stay on and finish the last ~1km of the lap, so I managed to do slightly over 30 minutes… which … Read more

A steady tempo session was the order of the day today. I’m finding these shorter sessions really rather frustrating currently, but my time slots are what they are. I could either ride before work or after work, but neither appeal. I prefer my lunch time rides. I’d say mentally I’m in a better state to … Read more

I didn’t do a session on Saturday, opting instead to go for a nice countryside walk. The reasons are what I’ve covered previously, which are that getting some fresh air is preferable to spending yet more hours in front of the computer. Such are the hazards of riding solely indoors. However, after Thursday’s ride last … Read more

It’s been hard work adjusting to the new routine – shorter lunch breaks, shorter rides, busier days. One thing I’m finding is that when riding now, I have the work laptop open, and I can see message (after message, after message) arriving on Slack as I ride. All queued up and waiting for my perusal … Read more

Another straightforward session today. In some ways it is frustrating to do shorter sessions, at least once under way it can be annoying to have to stop at 30 minutes. But the reality is right now that I’m time pressured. Hopefully that will change over the next ~4 weeks, but I kinda doubt it. Some … Read more