Getting fit through indoor cycling
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. Last week’s review was a little different, it was my first Quarterly Review. Normal … Read more
Allegedly we were on for the hottest day of the year (so far) today. It looked quite like it might be a sunny day this morning, at least when I set off anyway. Blue skies, but windy. Nice enough, but a little chilly. I was glad to be layered up. The plan today was simply … Read more
Something went wrong today. I was late on the bike, and so the ride had already started – but only by 10 seconds or so. I expected to be dumped into the starting pens, but was instead dropped into the already-in-progress ride with pedal assist. The route today should have been the Big Loop, taking … Read more
Wonders never cease. I spent the morning playing computer games, guilt free. Normally I’d hammer myself for “wasting” a day, but I figured why the hell not? I’ve worked. It’s a holiday. What’s the big deal? As the sun got hotter, and the sky got bluer, my resolve faded. There was no way I could … Read more
All the fun ones tonight: What else? Hmm. I don’t know. All I do know is it got to about 20 minutes in, I looked down, saw I’d done only 5km and thought… I’m really not enjoying this. Truthfully I only went out because I felt like I should, because it’s a long weekend. But … Read more