Getting fit through indoor cycling
Tough choice between the Alpe du Zwift (standard ride) and some variant of Mont Ventoux for the longer ride. You know things are nuts when the Alpe seems like a more approachable effort. Anyway, such were the thoughts pretty much plaguing me ever since I spotted Stage 3 was the Alpe on Tuesday night earlier … Read more
It’s been a bit of a poor week in terms of cycling activity. I did a light-ish workout on Tuesday, knackered up my knee, and then spent Wednesday and Thursday recovering. I’d been giving the whole “what’s coming next” aspect of the Tour de Zwift a bit of a miss. Not wanting to psyche myself … Read more
Sometimes I feel like I excel myself with my post titles. Why knee? whiny… I feel like I’m always complaining about my knee. Specifically my right knee. My best knee. Well, my second best knee. An equal opportunities knee. I genuinely like both of them. But my right knee gives me all the pain. I’m … 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 really feels like the first proper week of 2021, as last week I … Read more
For today’s ride I managed to get outdoors – my first outdoor ride of 2021. Hurrah. I didn’t think it was going to happen, but with rain instead of snow / sleet, and temperatures above 4c all day (ooh, basically Summer), the ice melted and given the choice between another Zwift session or a bit … Read more