Advent of Cycling – Day 12 – The Twelfth Night (Well, Afternoon)

Righty, here’s the deal. I’m thrashed. This 24 rides in a row sounds great on paper, but I didn’t think it through. Part of the problem is that I have a saddle sore on my ass that won’t go because I’m not resting it. And another part of the problem is my recent dip in … Read more

Advent of Cycling – Day 11 – Zwift’s Christmas Miracle

Ooh it’s a Christmas Miracle. Or more accurately, Zwift’s Miracle workout. 20 minutes of “fun”. Short. Sharp. And to the point. Though with a 5 minute warm up, and a 1.5 minute cooldown, there’s really only 8 minutes of actual effort thrown in here. Was it a good use of my time? Let’s have a … Read more

Advent of Cycling – Day 10 – Saddlesaurus

Ow. So after yesterday’s longer ride I ended up with a saddle sore. I can’t say I didn’t try to avoid it. Pre-ride I’d applied a healthy slather of chamois cream to both my ass, and liberally to the gel pad insert of my shorts. However, it didn’t work. I knew today’s ride was going … Read more

Advent of Cycling – Day 8 – Chillout Ride

This one was nothing more than a short chill out ride. There is almost no chance I would have ridden today were it not for my Advent of Cycling challenge. Its not that I’m overly tired. I actually feel alright today. Its more than I want to get in a longer ride tomorrow. I’m off … Read more