Getting fit through indoor cycling
More so than yesterday, today I really wasn’t in the mood to exercise. Partly because I’d kinda mentally resigned to riding only 4 days this week, and partly due to laziness. By 4pm I’d had my chocolate bar, my magnum lollipop, and a fistful of fizzy Harribos. These are all the post ride treats I … Read more
Today’s ride was the 8th and final stage of the Tour de Zwift 2021. Essential this was five laps of the London Classique circuit, but the official Zwift description says it better than I can: Leave the trees behind and pedal towards the concrete jungles of Stage 8: Urban Routes. London, New York, and France … 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. This week’s rides were as follows: Tuesday – Tour De Zwift 2021 – Stage 6: Longer … Read more
I’m not rightly sure what my objective was for today. Get outdoors, maybe? If so, goal achieved. Climb a hill? I climbed two, go me. Pass 1,000 calories? Yep, nailed that one, too. But this ride never felt strong at any point. A lot of this, I think, was to do with the weather. It … Read more
The weather person (or robot, probably) predicted a 90% chance of rain today, and I can unhappily confirm they were spot on. It’s rained for about 90% of the day. So no outdoors riding for me. It did stop, briefly, around 4pm – about the time I got on Zwift. But I didn’t fancy getting … Read more