Getting fit through indoor cycling
For a while now I’ve been finishing rides and the Garmin has been quick to inform me that my FTP needs updating. And no, I don’t mean upwards. Now, normally I just dismiss the prompt as my theory goes that if I wasn’t intentionally doing a max effort, what the heck use is an updated … Read more
Shall we start with the whoopsies today? Yeah, why not. I mean, there’s a few to cover. So let’s not delay. Whoops #1 – The races are NOT part of the Tour of Makuri Islands Easily the biggest whoops of the last few weeks is my incorrectly held belief that the Race Makuri series is … Read more
On we roll to Stage 3 of the Tour of Makuri Islands race series. I’m not quite sure how many races there are in this series – I’m guessing 6, as per the Tour of Makuri Islands other stages – so that very well may mean we are now at the half way point. A … Read more
Today was all about Zone 2, just getting some time on the bike and back into the legs. Two days recovery and I feel like it’s ages since I’ve been on. Madness. But I wasn’t paying a huge amount of attention today. With the bike desk I’m able to bring the laptop over and ‘work’ … Read more
On to Stage 3 we move – but crucially (and rather confusingly) not for races. At least, not yet. I quite like that the breaks between Tour of Makuri Islands stages for racing is longer than that for the group rides. The truth of it is that this morning I didn’t feel ready / rested … Read more