[AoC Day #15] Zwift Workout: Calorie Crush

I would be telling big fat lies if I said, at this point in the Advent of Cycling challenge, I was not feeling flat. Yes, it’s a real slog lately to get on the bike. About the only saving grace is being able to do the rides during my dinner break. For today I decided … Read more

[AoC Day #14] Type Rider

Fourteen days into the Advent of Cycling challenge and I’m really starting to feel tired. Rest days are important, folks. Just another 9 rides to go… After yesterday’s race I woke up today just knowing I wouldn’t want to get on the bike. It definitely didn’t help with it being -7c outside, and sleeping terribly. … Read more

[AoC Day #13] Zwift Race Like A Pro: Stage 2 – Richmond Rollercoaster (Jumbo Visma) (B)

Yesterday I got in some sweaty kilometres, but today very much felt like the true kick start to the week. On the bike early, I got in a decent – if slow – warm up. This was due to work commitments, and right up until the last two minutes I wasn’t sure if this was … Read more

[AoC Day #12] Zwift Workout: Control the Burn

Monday. It should be a rest day, but during the Advent of Cycling challenge I am doing shorter workouts. Today’s ride was Control the Burn workout from Zwift’s Less than 30 minutes to burn category. As ever with these short workouts there is a lot happening in a condensed timeframe. Today was definitely no exception. The … Read more

[AoC Day #11] Island Hopper

Not fancying a structured workout, I was looking for a group ride / event to get stuck in to this morning. But unfortunately I couldn’t find anything suitable. I did spend ages looking though. And I started looking before I’d connected the turbo or anything, skipping that initial connection screen to get into the list … Read more