Getting fit through indoor cycling
I blame the 6 week summer holidays. Setting off at 14:40, I was out to meet a different kind of rush hour today: the school run. So rather than being passed at high speed by frustrated office bods in their Ford Mondeos desperate to make it home 30 seconds faster than usual, today I ended … Read more
Lately I’ve been trailing a new system. It’s not super scientific, as is the case with pretty much everything I do. Instead it’s based on cold, hard feelings 🙂 A while back I had this light bulb moment. As I sucked so bad on my last FTP (well, 4DP) test, how would I fare if … Read more
A couple of Sundays ago I vowed not to cycle round town again due to road traffic and general nincompoopery. Well, as with most things I say, I contradicted myself just two short weekends later. However, I did have the forethought not to go to that end of town. No. Stick to the quieter end. … Read more
Although I had a route in mind today, I didn’t have a game plan of any distinction. Lately my rides seem to consist of a five minute warm up, 20 minutes of hard effort, and then after that I feel like I’ve earned the right to take it easier for a subsequent ~20 minutes before … Read more
Friday. Finally! It’s felt like a long week this one. So much so I couldn’t actually wait till 5pm to get out and get some fresh air. I needed to be away from the PC. I had my exact route in mind today, which is unusual. I figured I’d head out and do some quiet … Read more