Getting fit through indoor cycling
Tough choice between the Alpe du Zwift (standard ride) and some variant of Mont Ventoux for the longer ride. You know things are nuts when the Alpe seems like a more approachable effort. Anyway, such were the thoughts pretty much plaguing me ever since I spotted Stage 3 was the Alpe on Tuesday night earlier … Read more
Sometimes I feel like I excel myself with my post titles. Why knee? whiny… I feel like I’m always complaining about my knee. Specifically my right knee. My best knee. Well, my second best knee. An equal opportunities knee. I genuinely like both of them. But my right knee gives me all the pain. I’m … Read more
Almost as unplanned as my first Tour de Zwift 2021 ride, I didn’t realise Stage 2 started today, so once I’d spotted it was available, it took precedence as to what to ride today. Today’s course was Richmond. Bit confusing, this one billed as “the longer ride”, yet the two shorter rides have over 100m … Read more
Right-o, a jolly easy ride for me today. I have to say, this week I am feeling knackered. Knackered. With a kapital K. I don’t know if it’s just the first week back at work, or the “hangover” from over eating junk last week, or the two harder rides (comparatively speaking) this week, or the … Read more
A tad unexpected, and completely unplanned. Today I took part in the Standard ride for this years Stage 1 of the Tour de Zwift 2021. Yesterday I did the longer ride. Within 2km of setting off, even with a decent-ish 10 minute warm up, I was hurting. I’m out of the habit of doing longer, … Read more