Getting fit through indoor cycling
Not slept that well these last two days – talking 5 hours sleep, tops. Well, 10 if you add the two together. Combine that with the SST session yesterday that left me a bit more knackered than it ought to, and had it not been for the opportunity of an outdoor ride today, I would … Read more
Oh wow. I don’t know if it’s just that I haven’t done anything on the turbo in a while, or whether my FTP setting is perhaps a little too high. But oof, this one was a struggle. I think I’ve said this before about SST – post crash I’m convinced it’s wrong (on the high … Read more
Not a whole lot to write home about today. For my ride, at least. Just a quick jolly out, easy pace, in significantly cooler weather than earlier this week. However, the real fun for my cycling today came in the form of Stage 18 of the Tour de France. That battle between Pogacar and Vingegaard … Read more
Spooky happenings out there on the mean streets of Preston. Apparently when on the bike I am invisible to trucks, cars, and coaches. That would make the several ridiculous circumstances that happened to me, all within the first thirty minutes of my ride, far easier to explain. But lets not dwell on morons in metal … Read more
Two choices: Go out in the late Monday morning rush hour, and get in my first ride of the week, or… Don’t ride today (because leaving it later would mean it’s too hot), and wait till Wednesday. As you might have guessed, I opted for number 1. At the time though, I hadn’t factored in … Read more