Getting fit through indoor cycling
Straight up, the mistake today was not route planning. I said yesterday that the plan for today was to do a 50km ride. Well, I can tick that one off. But because I’d not got a route in my Garmin, I was a bit lost at times. I knew roughly where I was, but I … Read more
Wasn’t planning on heading up Beacon Fell (well, Carwags Lane) climb today, but I found myself in the vicinity and figured it would be rude not too. As it was I managed to PB the climb, even in long sleeve jersey and long sleeve base layer – bit of a sweaty affair, truth be told. … Read more
Not slept that well these last two days – talking 5 hours sleep, tops. Well, 10 if you add the two together. Combine that with the SST session yesterday that left me a bit more knackered than it ought to, and had it not been for the opportunity of an outdoor ride today, I would … Read more
Not a whole lot to write home about today. For my ride, at least. Just a quick jolly out, easy pace, in significantly cooler weather than earlier this week. However, the real fun for my cycling today came in the form of Stage 18 of the Tour de France. That battle between Pogacar and Vingegaard … Read more
Spooky happenings out there on the mean streets of Preston. Apparently when on the bike I am invisible to trucks, cars, and coaches. That would make the several ridiculous circumstances that happened to me, all within the first thirty minutes of my ride, far easier to explain. But lets not dwell on morons in metal … Read more