Getting fit through indoor cycling
Well, it turns out the weather is good this weekend. Amazing, rain rain rain all week, then today and, apparently, tomorrow are sunny and (comparatively) warm (13c), and then rain starts again Monday. I will take it! Thinking I’d be inside this weekend, I wasn’t prepared for an outdoor ride. Without a route in mind, … Read more
Sunday morning outdoor bike rides. It’s what the world was made for. Looking out of the curtains, my first task of the day, I saw dry concrete. Great success! Whilst drinking my morning’s cup of coffee, what I noticed when I looked a little more closely was just how windy it looked outside. Blowing sideways. … Read more
Outdoors? In November? Unheard of. Well, not quite. There were plenty of other cyclists out today. A lovely dinner time spin. Nice and sunny, a bit wet under the wheels, and a tad nippy. But in my three layers, rubber gloves, and long johns bib tights I was toasty. Nice and toasty. Rather than risk … Read more
Eugh. This one was a struggle. On the plus side I managed to get in an outdoor ride, and at 30km / >1 hour, I was happy to only encounter the smallest threat of light drizzle. I plotted the route ahead of setting off, and seeing it was ~30km I figured I might get out … Read more
Today was down as a recovery day. The plan was to do the Zwift Academy Recovery Ride 2, which would be the final structured activity to tick off the list for this years ZA. However, there wasn’t a suitable time. I wanted to ride at 12 noon, but the only available rides were RR1 at … Read more