Getting fit through indoor cycling
For tonight’s ride I took part in the Tour de Zwift: Stage 1 Race (C). And boy howdy was it knackering. I have no delusions of grandeur. My goals for this race were simply: Show up Ideally burn 500+ calories Finish Opting for Category C as I have done in previous Zwift races, I figured … Read more
Each week Zwift sends me an email summarising my activity for the week. For previous weekly reviews click here. This week consisted of four rides, which is one fewer than I’d have liked, but four better than it looked like I might do in the first half of the week. During last week’s second Bambino … Read more
This morning I took on the first stage of the Tour of Watopia 2020. This was a super well attended ride / race, probably the most well attended event I’ve been on in Zwift. With over 4,000 riders across three different category (long / short / women’s only), this is a strong sign of how … Read more
For this afternoon’s ride I did an FTP Builder session, this time week 8 day 1. The were two reasons for picking this workout: length, and intensity. Due to some real world commitments I ended up late on the bike. I still wanted to get in an active recovery session but ideally one on the … Read more
Friday night riding is not my usual cup of tea, but this week has been a bit slack – predominantly due to a sore left knee. So I felt I needed to make up for lost time. My aim for this ride was 30 minutes or greater, ideally 45 if I could squeeze it in. … Read more