Getting fit through indoor cycling
Yeah, the title says it all really. I skipped yesterday – for reasons largely related to laziness – in favour of riding today. In truth I expected to be on the turbo, and perhaps I should have been. There’s a storm a brewin’ out there, Storm Arwen. A named storm. Which usually means it’s bad … Read more
Lemon Drizzle Cake. Minus the Lemon. And minus the cake. So just the drizzle then. Less than 10 minutes into the ride, it started. Then it persisted for the rest of the ride. Which was nice. Anyway, getting out for the second lunch time ride in a row? I’ll take it. What I won’t take … Read more
An outdoor ride, at lunch time, in late November. I’ll take it. Conditions outside looked dry. Cold, for sure. But dry. And of course, as soon as I set off it started to drizzle. Boo. Not to be deterred I had a plan in mind. I’d try and do a 20 minute effort. An FTP … Read more
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. A decent week overall, even if it wasn’t a five day riding week. My … Read more
Yesterday should have been an outdoor ride. Heck, it should have been a lot of things… but work got in the way. I started at 7:30 (yes, on a Saturday) and worked right through till 21:30… what a day. Sucks, because I looked out of the window early on, about 10:30 and thought: you know … Read more