Getting fit through indoor cycling
Whilst definitely not yet back to where I was pre-crash, I do feel that with today’s climb wrapped up, I can confidently say that I’m “back to normal”. For whatever that’s worth. It’s been a glorious day here, weather-wise. Sunny, more than warm enough for just bib shorts and a short sleeve jersey, and with … Read more
Ouch. Can’t say I was too in the mood to ride my bike today, but I did anyway because of routine. I noticed on Tuesday I had a bit of a saddle sore going on, and yesterday’s hot and wet session has clearly made it worse. Within five minutes of setting off today I was … Read more
Oh mercy. Well, thank the Good God Almighty this one is over with. It’s not like I didn’t want to do an SST session. Far from it. I really wanted to get a proper comparative effort, and this is one I know, like, and trust. But this one hurt. Last night it rained a bit, … Read more
Headwinds. In every direction. How is it even possible?! Well, there’s a slim chance that on my outbound leg I was helped along briskly by the tailwind, but just thought I was going fast because I’m ace. Actually, scratch the ‘slim chance’. That was very probably what was happening as I made 10km within just … Read more
Each week I try to review and reflect on my previous week on the bike. This allows me to see how my fitness and ability is progressing on a wider timescale than day to day. For previous weekly reviews please click here. Generally just settling back into it this week. The bigger challenge for me has … Read more