Weekly Review November 6th – 12th 2023

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.  This week I learned I cannot sprint for 2 minutes, and that whilst I … Read more

Zwift Academy 2023 – Group Workout #1: Long | Explosive 30s

Being a glutton for punishment, today was my second attempt at the Zwift Academy 2023 – Group Workout #1. Only this time around I opted for the Longer workout, as opposed to the Shorter version which I ‘completed’ on Tuesday. Going into this one, I thought the only difference was a 20 minute tempo effort … Read more

Neokyo Nights: Stage 1 – Sleepless City (B)

November’s new ZRacing series kicks off with Stage 1, two laps of the Sleepless City route. That’s 19km of racing for about 85m of elevation. In other words, flat and fast. In fact, all the races in the Neokyo Nights series look to be this way. Will that help me in any way? Well, we … Read more

Zwift Academy 2023 – Group Workout #1: Short | Explosive 30s

Explosive indeed. So explosive I ended up blowing up, big time. The big takeaway from today’s ride was this: eat properly before tackling this one. I’d started the day not even thinking about Zwift. I mean I knew I would be on Zwift at lunch time, but that’s just a regular Tuesday for me. The … Read more

Weekly Review October 30th – November 5th 2023

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.  Three rides, two walks, and a sore knee. Not a bad week, all told. … Read more