Getting fit through indoor cycling
Oh sweet Lord have mercy, is it hot. But fortunately, at 7.15 this morning, it wasn’t as hot. I mean, it was still fairly hot. Around 17 or 18c, pretty much like a nice weeknight. Except… you know, early in the morning. Madness. After a rather bizarre dream about sharing a swimming pool changing room … Read more
After a couple of days off the bike, this afternoon I got outdoors and did a reverse route of one I’ve done previously. My left foot is still in a bad way, but fortunately the bone that hurts is clearly not used for cycling as there is no pain within the entire pedal stroke. Talk … Read more
Every 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 consisted of 4 days of exercise, with two of those days being … Read more
Today’s exercise consisted of two separate activities. First up I needed to complete the next Run in the Zwift Running 101 series. The expiry timer has been slowly ticking down on me, and today was my last day. Still two runs left in that series. I’m enjoying it, but when mixed with cycling I’m finding … Read more
Continuing with my “think positive” mindset, I was genuinely looking forward to attacking the Innsbruck Forward KOM today. So much so that I skipped yesterday in order to put in an effort on that map in particular. My plan today was to go hard on the KOM. I figured I could use it as an … Read more