Getting fit through indoor cycling
My week of riding has so far not gone to plan. I had expected to do a race yesterday morning, but having taken part in 3R Richmond UCI Hilly Race (D) on Monday, I ended up tweaking a muscle in the back of my right leg. Apparently it’s a calf muscle. I am none the … Read more
Much like when I did the Bologna Time Trial the other evening, I had no intention of doing a race for today’s ride until about 5 minutes before the event was due to start. Day 1 of my holiday and I’m already feeling a bit bored. Self imposed computer exile is not something that sits … Read more
Each week Zwift sends me an email summarising my activity for the week. For previous weekly reviews click here. This week consisted of 5 rides (not counting the warm up before the TT), all bar one of which were deliberately at an easier tempo than a typical week. I met both my weekly goals of: … Read more
For today’s ride I opted for The Herd’s Thundering Turtles Endurance Ride, a 1.5 hour long group ride between 1.0 and 1.3 w/kg. I’ve mentioned several times in the past that I’d like to get more into group rides. For hour+ rides I definitely prefer having people around me to pace against, and talk too. … Read more
For tonight’s ride I opted to take on … well, New York initially. I opted for one of Zwift’s 4 Week FTP builder workouts, thinking I’d put in a solid hour. However, inadvertently, I clicked on the 5pm Time Trial (starting about ~8 minutes from when I got on the bike) and I couldn’t figure … Read more