Routine Bean

Continuing with the (potential) startings of a new morning routine, I managed to rouse a little earlier than yesterday and be dressed and ready to cycle by 07:40. Unsure what workout to complete, I opted for another jaunt of the Sweet Spot Training session I completed yesterday morning. Maybe I need to pre-plan the night … Read more

Medium Sweet Sweet Spot Training

In what was probably a Bad Idea™, this morning’s session was my first attempt at Sweet Spot Training at my (fairly) recently improved FTP (206w). The one difference between this and previous SST sessions would be that for this ride I opted for the Medium length session, whereas typically I would go for the short … Read more

Saturday Soft Spin

For this afternoon’s ride I did an FTP Builder session, this time week 8 day 1. The were two reasons for picking this workout: length, and intensity. Due to some real world commitments I ended up late on the bike. I still wanted to get in an active recovery session but ideally one on the … Read more

Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee

Not for the first time in my cycling career, I accidentally “knackered up” my knee on my previous ride. This was entirely caused by either an adjustment I made to my left cleat position, or raising my saddle height by a centimeter. Or… both. Never make two changes at the same time. When will I … Read more