Getting fit through indoor cycling
Each week I try to review and reflect on my previous week on the bike. This allows me to see how my fitness and ability is progressing on a wider timescale than day to day. For previous weekly reviews please click here. Phew. We made it. Several near misses and idiot motorists avoided this week, so … Read more
I’ve had a week of outdoor rides with interactions with idiot motorists. I’ve written about both and kinda don’t want to bang on about it again today. But I did have three more incidents on today’s ride, two within 5 minutes of each other with people pulling out in front of me … how they … Read more
Rather than do another turbo session today, which would have been sensible, I instead opted for a bit of a recovery ride outside. This generally means I was cycling slower than usual. And that means some impatient road users were upset with my antics. How dare I ride my bike on their roads? I know. … Read more
Ahead of the forthcoming FTP test I wanted to get some indication of how I’m doing at the current 245w figure. I’ve been thinking that’s on the high side, but was keen to understand whether or not I could actually hold that power for a prolonged period of time. Spoiler alert: yes. But it wasn’t … Read more
It’s been a pretty so-and-so day. Started off with me having a melt down in the kitchen. Last night’s dirty pots everywhere (my fault), then spilling my kids party sweets all over the floor (their fault, leaving half open bags of junk around), then standing in a inexplicably wet patch of the carpet whilst in … Read more