Getting fit through indoor cycling
Whilst I enjoyed my morning workout, I didn’t feel fully satisfied from that ride. I felt I had more to give, so decided to jump on Zwift whilst waiting for the spuds to boil. It was really busy compared to a typical morning ride. I opted for the Astoria Line 8 route, which is about … Read more
This morning I rode Emily’s Short Mix at my current FTP: 153w. There are two workouts on Zwift that I’ve found by named people which Zwift does a bad job of explaining just who they are. A little Googling tells me: Emily is Emily Mullen, head of brand and marketing at Zwift Jon (from Jon’s … Read more
This morning I took part in Stage 2 of the Tour of Watopia 2019. This was the Road To Ruins stage, or 8 laps of the Volcano Circuit. I managed to start about 10 seconds late. I had planned to get up with plenty of time to spare, but in the end, I only just … Read more
Ahead of tomorrow’s ride – stage two of Tour of Watopia – I wanted to do 25km this morning to get my legs in the right mood. The ride was largely uneventful. I noticed most people seemed to be doing a structured workout. Fair play. I did a free ride. That Alpe is so ridiculous. … Read more
Today’s ride was a mixture of good and bad. Let’s start with the bad. I neglected to start my fan before riding. For the first 1-3km (the warm up), I find having the massive fan blasting in my face to be really quite annoying. My kids love to come in and watch whilst I’m spinning … Read more