Getting fit through indoor cycling
Last week I thought we were done with racing on the Scottish roads. But alas no, I had clearly forgotten that a good week remained of August. Wishing my life away? For the fifth and final race of Zwift’s Race the Worlds series we would be taking on City and the Sgurr. It’s less city, … Read more
It’s important not to look a gift horse in the mouth. I was expecting between 6 and 8 laps today. We only had to do 5. Bonus. So the game would basically be: how many laps can I hold on for, before I am inevitably dropped on the Clyde Kicker? OK, so bit late on … Read more
A new week, a new month, and therefore a new stage on the latest Zwift ZRacing series. For August we are taking on “Race the Worlds”, which is accurate so long as the world means Scotland. Yes, August will see 5 races across various Scottish routes, and today I took on Stage 1 where we … Read more
After a couple of days off the bike I was hoping to feel a little better about riding this evening. For whatever reason, this week I have felt… tired. Really tired. Drained. My legs, in particular my thighs have just said no. I’ve been mentally drained for other reasons, so I’m not going to beat … Read more
Exercising for 1 hour 25 minutes? Oof. Full on. Particularly a day after doing my first FTP test that was itself the most full on workout I think I’ve ever done. In my entire life. It seems like the only way I’m going to improve on my FTP – currently 195w – is to go … Read more