Getting fit through indoor cycling
With a dentist appointment already taking ~40 minutes of morning, I didn’t have a full hour to ride over my lunch break. Having scoffed some sandwiches at the desk around noon, I let them settle for an hour before heading out at 13:30, knowing I’d only have ~30 minutes of riding today. The plan lately … Read more
I blame the 6 week summer holidays. Setting off at 14:40, I was out to meet a different kind of rush hour today: the school run. So rather than being passed at high speed by frustrated office bods in their Ford Mondeos desperate to make it home 30 seconds faster than usual, today I ended … Read more
Lately I’ve been trailing a new system. It’s not super scientific, as is the case with pretty much everything I do. Instead it’s based on cold, hard feelings 🙂 A while back I had this light bulb moment. As I sucked so bad on my last FTP (well, 4DP) test, how would I fare if … 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. Starting the week off with back to back rest days meant either having a … Read more
A couple of Sundays ago I vowed not to cycle round town again due to road traffic and general nincompoopery. Well, as with most things I say, I contradicted myself just two short weekends later. However, I did have the forethought not to go to that end of town. No. Stick to the quieter end. … Read more