Month: November 2023

Zwift Academy 2023 – Workout #4: Long | Fast Twitch HIIT

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My week’s a bit messed up. Thursday is usually race day, but due to sore calves earlier in the week I took a light ride Tuesday, a ‘recovery’ walk yesterday, and then today I felt like I would be making a mistake by racing, so did the Zwift Academy 2023 Workout #4 instead. It probably … Read more

Fore!

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After Saturday’s ride I had some bad cramp just as we hit the cool down. It was the kind of cramp that feels like I have a golf ball lodged under my skin, trying to burst out. A bit like Alien… except, as I say, with golf balls. I didn’t really think much of it, … Read more

Weekly Review November 20th – 26th 2023

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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 happy with the week’s progress, but a couple of things to cover really … Read more

Zwift Academy 2023 – Workout #3: Long | The Finisher

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Workout #3 in Zwift Academy 2023 is sort of a variation on Workout #1. Both workouts focus on the 30 second, and 2 minute max efforts. And when I saw this in the Event screen on Zwift, I was thinking … oh, I didn’t much enjoy Workout #1. It was hard. Well, good news! Workout … Read more

Neokyo Nights: Stage 3 – Railways & Rooftops (B)

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A slight change to my usual weekly proceedings. Usually I would go for a walk on Wednesday dinner breaks to get some fresh air and some much needed “sunlight”. Or what passes for sunlight right now. But for some reason I felt like racing last night, and that didn’t change today. As such I found … Read more